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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2022

Identification of Knockdown Resistance Mutations in the Cimex hemipterus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Iran.

Mehdi Tiotour, Minoo Shaddel, Mohammad Aminianfar, Hadi Mirahmadi, Gholamreza Barzegar, Rahmat Solgi, Mohammad Darvishi

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mehdi TiotourFaculty of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Minoo ShaddelDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad AminianfarInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Department of Aerospace and Subaquatic Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hadi MirahmadiInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Research Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences in Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Gholamreza BarzegarDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Rahmat SolgiCellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Mohammad DarvishiInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Department of Aerospace and Subaquatic Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aja University of Medical Sciences · IRBirjand University of Medical Sciences · IRShiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRZahedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The worldwide resurgence of tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus beginning in the late 1990s has led to growing concern. Molecular data on pyrethroid resistance, which is essential for the control strategies, is unknown for C. hemipterus in Iran. The current study evaluated the deltamethrin resistance status of C. hemipterus by bioassay and molecular tests. Live bed bugs were collected from sleeping quarters (dormitories) in the city of Tehran and used for insecticide bioassay tests. For bioassay evaluation, mixed-sex pools of adult bugs were exposed to deltamethrin (0.025%)-treated paper. Polymerase chain reaction assay evaluated resistance-related mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene (VGSC) gene of studied populations. On the basis of the bioassay test within the 48-h exposure to deltamethrin, C. hemipterus were determined to be resistant. Knockdown time ratios (KR50) in the studied populations of C. hemipterus was 5.5-fold compared with those of the C. lectularius Teh strain. DNA sequencing of the VGSC gene revealed the presence of mutations at M918I and L1014 in C. hemipterus. According to the bioassay and molecular results of current study, C. hemipterus showed a high degree of pyrethroid resistance. The application of multiple approaches including physical, biological, and chemical tests should be regarded in future bed bug control strategies.

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BedbugsInsecticide ResistanceInsecticidesPyrethrinsAnimalsIranMutationInsecticidesPyrethrins

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