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29 March 2016 Dengue Virus-1 Infection Did Not Alter the Behavioral Response of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to DEET
Victor A. Sugiharto, Jittawadee R. Murphy, Michael J. Turell, Cara H. Olsen, V. Ann Stewart, Michelle G. Colacicco-Mayhugh, John P. Grieco, Nicole L. Achee
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Abstract

No licensed vaccine or antiviral drug against dengue virus (DENV) is available; therefore, most of the effort to prevent this disease is focused on reducing vector–host interactions. One of the most widely accepted methods of blocking vector–human contact is to use insect repellents to interfere with mosquito host-seeking behavior. Some arboviruses can replicate in the nervous system of the vector, raising the concern that arboviral infection may alter the insect behavioral response toward chemical stimuli. Three different Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito cohorts: DENV-1-injected, diluent-injected, and uninjected were subjected to behavioral tests using a high-throughput screening system with 2.5% DEET and 0.14% DEET on 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, and 17 d postinjection. All test cohorts exhibited significant contact irritant or escape responses when they were exposed to 2.5% or 0.14% DEET. However, we found no biologically relevant irritancy response change in DENV-1-infected Ae. aegypti mosquitoes when they were exposed to DEET. Further studies evaluating the effects of other arboviral infections on insect repellents activity are necessary in order to provide better recommendation on the prevention of vector-borne disease transmission.

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Victor A. Sugiharto, Jittawadee R. Murphy, Michael J. Turell, Cara H. Olsen, V. Ann Stewart, Michelle G. Colacicco-Mayhugh, John P. Grieco, and Nicole L. Achee "Dengue Virus-1 Infection Did Not Alter the Behavioral Response of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to DEET," Journal of Medical Entomology 53(3), 687-691, (29 March 2016). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw030
Received: 14 January 2016; Accepted: 26 February 2016; Published: 29 March 2016
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KEYWORDS
Aedes aegypti
behavior
DEET
dengue
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