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Green cities and the risk for vector-borne disease transmission for humans and animals: a scoping review Open
Greening cities is a nature-based strategy for sustainable urban development that integrates natural elements like plants or water bodies, to mitigate climate change impacts and enhance human well-being. However, urban green infrastructure…
View article: Inferring human behavior through online social networks may provide accurate behavioral estimates for outbreak forecasting of arboviruses
Inferring human behavior through online social networks may provide accurate behavioral estimates for outbreak forecasting of arboviruses Open
Human behavior is known to be a fundamental, yet often neglected, component of infectious disease epidemiology, especially during outbreaks. To quantify its role and fluctuations, analyzing message contents on popular online social network…
View article: Suppression of Aedes mosquito populations with the boosted sterile insect technique in contrasted environments
Suppression of Aedes mosquito populations with the boosted sterile insect technique in contrasted environments Open
Aedes mosquitoes are the vectors of dengue and other arboviruses, which threaten billions of people world-wide. The boosted sterile insect technique (boosted SIT) is a version of SIT where irradiated sterile male also transmit a biocide to…
View article: Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microbiota dynamics across developmental stages of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus exposed to urban pollutants
Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microbiota dynamics across developmental stages of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus exposed to urban pollutants Open
Aedes albopictus mosquitoes face numerous anthropic stressors in urban areas. These xenobiotics not only impact mosquito physiology but also shape the composition of their microbiota, which play important roles in host physiological traits…
Locally acquired malaria: a retrospective analysis of long-term surveillance data, European France, 1995 to 2022 Open
Background In European France, the bulk of malaria cases are travel-related, and only locally acquired cases are notifiable to assess any risk of re-emergence. Aims We aimed to contribute to assessing the health impact of locally acquired …
Green cities and vector-borne diseases: emerging concerns and opportunities Open
Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, nature-based solutions such as urban greening e.g. public gardens, urban forests, parks and street trees, which aim to protect, sustainably manage or restore an ecosystem, have emerged as a p…
View article: Physiological and behavioural resistance of malaria vectors in rural West-Africa: a data mining study to address their fine-scale spatiotemporal heterogeneity, drivers, and predictability
Physiological and behavioural resistance of malaria vectors in rural West-Africa: a data mining study to address their fine-scale spatiotemporal heterogeneity, drivers, and predictability Open
Insecticide resistance and behavioural adaptation of malaria mosquitoes affect the efficacy of long-lasting insecticide nets - currently the main tool for malaria vector control. To develop and deploy complementary, efficient and cost-effe…
View article: Invasive hematophagous arthropods and associated diseases in a changing world
Invasive hematophagous arthropods and associated diseases in a changing world Open
Biological invasions have increased significantly with the tremendous growth of international trade and transport. Hematophagous arthropods can be vectors of infectious and potentially lethal pathogens and parasites, thus constituting a gr…
View article: The rising global economic costs of Aedes and Aedes-borne diseases
The rising global economic costs of Aedes and Aedes-borne diseases Open
Aedes-borne diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika are caused by viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, producing an enormous public health burden and a lesser-known economic impact. We present a reliable, up-to…
View article: Reply to Wagman et al.: Data-driven assessments should establish the landscape of what is “within reach” of malaria transmission control
Reply to Wagman et al.: Data-driven assessments should establish the landscape of what is “within reach” of malaria transmission control Open
MIVEGEC (Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : ecologie, geenétique, evolution et contrôle). Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier 34394, France / Institut Pasteur de Dakar, BP 220 Dakar, S…
View article: Physiological and behavioural resistance of malaria vectors in rural West-Africa : a data mining study to address their fine-scale spatiotemporal heterogeneity, drivers, and predictability
Physiological and behavioural resistance of malaria vectors in rural West-Africa : a data mining study to address their fine-scale spatiotemporal heterogeneity, drivers, and predictability Open
A bstract Insecticide resistance and behavioural adaptation of malaria mosquitoes affect the efficacy of long-lasting insecticide nets - currently the main tool for malaria vector control. To develop and deploy complementary, efficient and…
View article: Infravec2 guidelines for the design and operation of containment level 2 and 3 insectaries in Europe
Infravec2 guidelines for the design and operation of containment level 2 and 3 insectaries in Europe Open
With the current expansion of vector-based research and an increasing number of facilities rearing arthropod vectors and infecting them with pathogens, common measures for containment of arthropods as well as manipulation of pathogens are …
View article: Infravec2 guidelines for the design and operation of containment level 2 and 3 insectaries in Europe
Infravec2 guidelines for the design and operation of containment level 2 and 3 insectaries in Europe Open
With the current expansion of vector-based research and an increasing number of facilities rearing arthropod vectors and infecting them with pathogens, common measures for containment of arthropods as well as manipulation of pathogens are …
View article: Low Malaria Transmission in Rosso, an Irrigated Rice-Growing Area in Mauritania
Low Malaria Transmission in Rosso, an Irrigated Rice-Growing Area in Mauritania Open
The construction of dams along the Senegal River resulted in an increase in irrigated land areas and changes in the epidemiology and transmission of water-related diseases. The objective of this study was to update epidemiological data on …
View article: Field evidence for manipulation of mosquito host selection by the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum
Field evidence for manipulation of mosquito host selection by the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum Open
Whether the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum can manipulate mosquito host choice in ways that enhance parasite transmission toward humans is unknown. We assessed the influence of P. falciparum on the blood-feeding behaviour of three …
On the need for integrating cancer into the One Health perspective Open
Summary Recent pandemics have highlighted the urgency to connect disciplines studying animal, human, and environment health, that is, the “One Health” concept. The One Health approach takes a holistic view of health, but it has largely foc…
The Mosquitome Open
The emergence and rapid spread of resistance to chemical insecticides in all major mosquito vectors during the last 30 years is an emblematic evolutionary step in these mosquitoes adapting to human-made environments. Insecticide resistance…
View article: Data-driven and interpretable machine-learning modeling to explore the fine-scale environmental determinants of malaria vectors biting rates in rural Burkina Faso
Data-driven and interpretable machine-learning modeling to explore the fine-scale environmental determinants of malaria vectors biting rates in rural Burkina Faso Open
Background Improving the knowledge and understanding of the environmental determinants of malaria vectors abundances at fine spatiotemporal scales is essential to design locally tailored vector control intervention. This work aimed at expl…
View article: Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against Aedes Species Mosquitoes: A Roadmap and Good Practice Framework for Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Pilot Field Trials
Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against Aedes Species Mosquitoes: A Roadmap and Good Practice Framework for Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Pilot Field Trials Open
Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti are invasive mosquito species that impose a substantial risk to human health. To control the abundance and spread of these arboviral pathogen vectors, the sterile insect technique (SIT) is emerging as a p…
Computing Betweenness Centrality in Link Streams Open
Betweeness centrality is one of the most important concepts in graph analysis. It was recently extended to link streams, a graph generalization where links arrive over time. However, its computation raises non-trivial issues, due in partic…