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In Cameroon, pyrethroid-only long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are still largely used for malaria control. The present study assessed the efficacy of such LLINs against a multiple-resistant population of the major malaria vector,  Anopheles coluzzii,  in the city of Yaoundé via a cone bioassay and release-recapture experimental hut trial. Susceptibility of field mosquitoes in Yaoundé to pyrethroids, DDT, carbamates and organophosphate insecticides was investigated using World Health Organization (WHO) bioassay tube tests. Mechanisms of insecticide resistance were characterised molecularly. Efficacy of unwashed PermaNet ®  2.0 was evaluated against untreated control nets using a resistant colonised strain of  An. coluzzii . Mortality, exophily and blood feeding inhibition were estimated. Field collected  An. coluzzii  displayed high resistance with mortality rates of 3.5% for propoxur (0.1%), 4.16% for DDT (4%), 26.9% for permethrin (0.75%), 50.8% for deltamethrin (0.05%), and 80% for bendiocarb (0.1%). High frequency of the 1014F west-Africa  kdr  allele was recorded in addition to the overexpression of several detoxification genes, such as  Cyp6P3, Cyp6M2, Cyp9K1, Cyp6P4 Cyp6Z1  and  GSTe2 . A low mortality rate (23.2%) and high blood feeding inhibition rate (65%) were observed when resistant  An. coluzzii  were exposed to unwashed PermaNet ®  2.0 net compared to control untreated net ( p  < 0.001). Furthermore, low personal protection (52.4%) was observed with the resistant strain, indicating reduction of efficacy. The study highlights the loss of efficacy of pyrethroid-only nets against mosquitoes exhibiting high insecticide resistance and suggests a switch to new generation bed nets to improve control of malaria vector populations in Yaoundé.

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Increased prevalence of insecticide resistance in <i>Anopheles coluzzii</i> populations in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon and influence on pyrethroid-only treated bed net efficacy

Increased prevalence of insecticide resistance in Anopheles coluzzii populations in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon and influence on pyrethroid-only treated bed net efficacy