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2. Impact of East Coast fever on Grande Comore: assessment taking a participatory epidemiology approach
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Boucher, F., Moutroifi, Y., Ali, M., Moindjie, Y., Soulé, M., Charafouddine, O., Cêtre-Sossah, C., and Cardinale, E.
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- 2019
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3. West Nile virus infection in horses, Indian ocean
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Cardinale, E., Bernard, C., Lecollinet, S., Rakotoharinome, V.M., Ravaomanana, J., Roger, M., Olive, M.M., Meenowa, D., Jaumally, M.R., Melanie, J., Héraud, J.M., Zientara, S., and Cêtre-Sossah, C.
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- 2017
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4. Assessing Diversity and Abundance of Vector Populations at a National Scale: Example of Culicoides Surveillance in France After Bluetongue Virus Emergence
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Venail, R., Balenghien, T., Guis, H., Tran, A., Setier-Rio, M.-L., Delécolle, J.-C., Mathieu, B., Cêtre-Sossah, C., Martinez, D., Languille, J., Baldet, T., Garros, C., and Mehlhorn, Heinz, editor
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- 2012
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5. Schmallenberg virus in Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) populations in France during 2011‐2012 outbreak
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Ségard, A., Gardès, L., Jacquier, E., Grillet, C., Mathieu, B., Rakotoarivony, I., Setier‐Rio, M.‐L., Chavernac, D., Cêtre‐Sossah, C., Balenghien, T., and Garros, C.
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- 2018
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6. Sheep pox in Tunisia: Current status and perspectives
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Ben Chehida, F., Ayari‐Fakhfakh, E., Caufour, P., Amdouni, J., Nasr, J., Messaoudi, L., Haj Ammar, H., Sghaier, S., Bernard, C., Ghram, A., and Cêtre‐Sossah, C.
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- 2018
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7. Molecular epidemiology of bluetongue virus serotype 1 isolated in 2006 from Algeria
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Cêtre-Sossah, C., Madani, H., Sailleau, C., Nomikou, K., Sadaoui, H., Zientara, S., Maan, S., Maan, N., Mertens, P., and Albina, E.
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- 2011
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8. Phylogeographic Reconstructions of a Rift Valley Fever Virus Strain Reveals Transboundary Animal Movements from Eastern Continental Africa to the Union of the Comoros
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Maquart, M., Pascalis, H., Abdouroihamane, S., Roger, M., Abdourahime, F., Cardinale, E., and Cêtre-Sossah, C.
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- 2016
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9. Mosquito species associated with horses in Madagascar : a review of their vector status with regard to the epidemiology of West Nile fever
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Tantely, M. L., primary, Guis, H., additional, Randriananjantenaina, I., additional, Raharinirina, M. R., additional, Velonirina, H. J., additional, Cardinale, E., additional, Raveloarijaona, N., additional, Cêtre‐Sossah, C., additional, Garros, C., additional, and Girod, R., additional
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- 2021
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10. Indoor activity of Culicoides associated with livestock in the bluetongue virus (BTV) affected region of northern France during autumn 2006
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Baldet, T., Delécolle, J.C., Cêtre-Sossah, C., Mathieu, B., Meiswinkel, R., and Gerbier, G.
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- 2008
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11. Mosquito species associated with horses in Madagascar: a review of their vector status with regard to the epidemiology of West Nile fever.
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Tantely, M. L., Guis, H., Randriananjantenaina, I., Raharinirina, M. R., Velonirina, H. J., Cardinale, E., Raveloarijaona, N., Cêtre‐Sossah, C., Garros, C., and Girod, R.
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WEST Nile fever ,WEST Nile virus ,MOSQUITOES ,SPECIES ,HORSES ,AEDES aegypti ,CULICOIDES ,MOSQUITO vectors - Abstract
In Madagascar, the high West Nile virus (WNV) antibody prevalence reported in horse populations suggests a high level of vector‐horse contact. This study aims to characterize the mosquito species usually involved in WNV transmission in horse stables in Madagascar. Five horse stables were investigated in October and November 2016 in five distinct inland areas. Mosquitoes were collected using double net traps baited with human, poultry or horse as well as light traps. Blood meal identification from engorged females was performed using host‐specific PCRs. A total of 2898 adult mosquitoes were collected with Culex (Culex) antennatus (Becker) (40.7%), and Cx. (Cux.) quinquefasciatus Say (14.9%), being the most abundant species. The mosquito abundance varied between horse stables (P < 10−7) and depending on the bait used in the double net traps (P < 0.003). Among the 190 tested blood meals, 119 consisted of single blood meals with 85 from horse, 17 from human, 16 from chicken, one from cattle and 71 consisted of mixed blood meals. The mosquito species collected during this study exhibited a generalist feeding behaviour allowing them to act as bridge vectors between different vertebrate hosts involved in WNV transmission cycle. Their vector status with regard to West Nile fever epidemiology is reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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12. Early responses associated with chronic pathology in murine schistosomiasis
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CÊTRE-SOSSAH, C. B., MONTESANO, M. A., FREEMAN, G. L., Jr., WILLARD, M. T., COLLEY, D. G., and SECOR, W. E.
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- 2007
13. Impact of East Coast fever on Grande Comore: assessment taking a participatory epidemiology approach
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Boucher, F., primary, Moutroifi, Y., additional, Ali, M., additional, Moindjie, Y., additional, Soulé, M., additional, Charafouddine, O., additional, Cêtre-Sossah, C., additional, and Cardinale, E., additional
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- 2018
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14. Schmallenberg virus in Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) populations in France during 2011-2012 outbreak
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Ségard, A., primary, Gardès, L., additional, Jacquier, E., additional, Grillet, C., additional, Mathieu, B., additional, Rakotoarivony, I., additional, Setier-Rio, M.-L., additional, Chavernac, D., additional, Cêtre-Sossah, C., additional, Balenghien, T., additional, and Garros, C., additional
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- 2017
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15. Sheep pox in Tunisia: Current status and perspectives
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Ben Chehida, F., primary, Ayari-Fakhfakh, E., additional, Caufour, P., additional, Amdouni, J., additional, Nasr, J., additional, Messaoudi, L., additional, Haj Ammar, H., additional, Sghaier, S., additional, Bernard, C., additional, Ghram, A., additional, and Cêtre-Sossah, C., additional
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- 2017
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16. Schmallenberg virus in <italic>Culicoides</italic> Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) populations in France during 2011‐2012 outbreak.
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Ségard, A., Gardès, L., Jacquier, E., Grillet, C., Mathieu, B., Rakotoarivony, I., Setier‐Rio, M.‐L., Chavernac, D., Cêtre‐Sossah, C., Balenghien, T., and Garros, C.
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CULICOIDES ,SCHMALLENBERG virus ,INSECT populations ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction - Abstract
Summary: Following the emergence of the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in 2011 in Germany and its rapid spread in Europe,
Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) collected through the French surveillance network were analysed in order to record the presence of virus genome into species diversity collected, to assess the minimum infectious rates (MIR) and the virus circulation dynamics inCulicoides populations. Two vector activity periods were selected (2011, August to October, 53 sites and 2012, June to October, 35 sites) corresponding to 704 night collections. A total of 29,285 individual midges covering at least 50 species were tested either in pools of maximum 50 females or individually (forCulicoides obsoletus /Culicoides scoticus ) using real‐time RT‐PCR. Nine species were found SBV positive (C. obsoletus ,C. scoticus ,Culicoides chiopterus ,Culicoides dewulfi ,Culicoides imicola ,Culicoides pulicaris ,Culicoides newsteadi ,Culicoides lupicaris andCulicoides nubeculosus ) with overall MIR ranging from 0.2% to 4.2%. While theCulicoides nubeculosus laboratory strain is generally considered to have only low vector competence for viruses, interestingly, field‐caughtC. nubeculosus specimens were found positive twice for SBV. The first SBV‐positive pool was recorded in August 2011 in north‐eastern France, dating the virus circulation in France 5 months earlier than the first recorded congenital malformations and 2 months earlier than the former recorded date based on retrospective serological data. The MIR were maximum in October 2011, and in July 2012 according to dates of virus arrival in the studied areas. Moreover, our study also showed that virus circulation could be locally intense with infection rate (IR) reaching up to 16% forC. obsoletus /C. scoticus in July 2012 in one site of western France. This retrospective study demonstrates the importance of large‐scale analysis to describe the spatio‐temporal dynamics of virus circulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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17. Impact and Epidemiological Investigations into the Incursion and Spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants in the Comoros Archipelago: An Increased Threat to Surrounding Islands
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Cêtre-Sossah, C., primary, Kwiatek, O., additional, Faharoudine, A., additional, Soulé, M., additional, Moutroifi, Y. O., additional, Vrel, M. A., additional, Salami, H., additional, Rassoul, S., additional, Asnaoui, M., additional, Moindjie, Y., additional, Albina, E., additional, Libeau, G., additional, and Cardinale, E., additional
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- 2014
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18. Phylogeographic Reconstructions of a Rift Valley Fever Virus Strain Reveals Transboundary Animal Movements from Eastern Continental Africa to the Union of the Comoros
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Maquart, M., primary, Pascalis, H., additional, Abdouroihamane, S., additional, Roger, M., additional, Abdourahime, F., additional, Cardinale, E., additional, and Cêtre-Sossah, C., additional
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- 2014
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19. Impact and Epidemiological Investigations into the Incursion and Spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants in the Comoros Archipelago: An Increased Threat to Surrounding Islands.
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Cêtre ‐ Sossah, C., Kwiatek, O., Faharoudine, A., Soulé, M., Moutroifi, Y. O., Vrel, M. A., Salami, H., Rassoul, S., Asnaoui, M., Moindjie, Y., Albina, E., Libeau, G., and Cardinale, E.
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PESTE des petits ruminants , *GOATHERDS , *ANIMAL health , *NUCLEOPROTEINS , *EPIDEMIOLOGY - Abstract
Late October 2012, a great number of deaths of unknown origin occurred in goat herds in the suburbs of Ngazidja, located in the Comoros archipelago. Few weeks later, laboratory testing requested by the animal health authorities resulted in the identification of peste des petits ruminants ( PPR) infection. Notably, the Index case could be attributed to a sick goat imported from Tanzania. Viral isolation was successful from the lungs leading to the whole N nucleoprotein gene sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the strain belongs to the lineage III which includes strains of eastern African origin. In addition, to evaluate the impact of PPR on the Comorian indigenous domesticated ruminant population, a cross-sectional PPR serological survey was conducted between April and July 2013. A low overall PPRV antibody prevalence 2.24% (95% CI [1.38; 3.08]) was detected with a Grande Comore prevalence of 3.34% ( IC = [2.09; 4.63]) with a limited spread of the disease mainly due to farm practices such as limited contacts between farm animals and rapid slaughtering of sick animals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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20. Prevalence of Rift Valley Fever among ruminants, Mayotte.
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Cêtre-Sossah C, Pédarrieu A, Guis H, Defernez C, Bouloy M, Favre J, Girard S, Cardinale E, Albina E, Cêtre-Sossah, Catherine, Pédarrieu, Aurélie, Guis, Hélène, Defernez, Cédric, Bouloy, Michèle, Favre, Jacques, Girard, Sébastien, Cardinale, Eric, and Albina, Emmanuel
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Rift Valley fever threatens human and animal health. After a human case was confirmed in Comoros in 2007, 4 serosurveys among ruminants in Mayotte suggested that Rift Valley fever virus had been circulating at low levels since 2004, although no clinical cases occurred in animals. Entomologic and ecologic studies will help determine outbreak potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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21. Genome analysis of Rift Valley fever virus, Mayotte.
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Cêtre-Sossah C, Zeller H, Grandadam M, Caro V, Pettinelli F, Bouloy M, Cardinale E, Albina E, Cêtre-Sossah, Catherine, Zeller, Hervé, Grandadam, Marc, Caro, Valérie, Pettinelli, François, Bouloy, Michèle, Cardinale, Eric, and Albina, Emmanuel
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As further confirmation of a first human case of Rift Valley fever in 2007 in Comoros, we isolated Rift Valley fever virus in suspected human cases. These viruses are genetically closely linked to the 2006-2007 isolates from Kenya. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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22. [Rift Valley Fever: veterinary aspects and impact for human health]
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Cêtre-Sossah C and Emmanuel Albina
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Culicidae ,Rift Valley Fever ,Zoonoses ,Animals ,Humans ,Disease Outbreaks - Abstract
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an arboviral zoonosis affecting a wide range of animal species as well as humans. Clinical incidence in domestic ruminants is high with infection causing abortions in pregnant animals and high mortality rates in newborns. In humans, clinical disease appears in about 50% of infected individuals. Human illness is characterized by dengue-like symptoms with severe complications including encephalitis, retinitis, hemorrhagic fever and death occurring in 1 to 3% of cases. During epidemic outbreaks, transmission between animals or from animals to humans is mainly by direct contact with infected biological material. Under these conditions, mosquito transmission probably plays a greater role in maintaining the enzootic cycle and initiating epizootic and epidemic outbreaks during the periods of heavy rainfall. The last epidemic outbreak of RVF in Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Sudan in 2006-2007 killed more than 4,000 ruminants and 600 humans. After confirmed diagnosis of one human case in 2007 in Comoros, an epidemiological survey was carried out in ruminant livestock in Mayotte. Results indicated that the RVF virus has been circulating on the island since 2005. In addition, serum samples collected from patients presenting dengue-like symptoms confirmed approximately 10 cases of human infection in 2007-2008. These results suggest low-level circulation of the RVF virus in Mayotte with weak impact on human and animal health. An assessment of future risk for the island is presented.
23. Population dynamics of mosquito species in a West Nile virus endemic area in Madagascar
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Tantely Luciano Michaël, Cêtre-Sossah Catherine, Rakotondranaivo Tsiriniaina, Cardinale Eric, and Boyer Sébastien
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Madagascar ,Population dynamics ,West Nile ,Aedeomyia madagascarica ,Trophic behavior ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Human and animal serological surveys suggest that West Nile virus (WNV) circulation is widely distributed in Madagascar. However, there are no reported West Nile fever outbreaks or epizootics in the country and only one fatal human case has been reported to date. Currently there is very limited information on the maintenance and the transmission of WNV in Madagascar and particularly on the mosquito species involved in transmission cycles. In 2014, we initiated a study to investigate mosquito species composition, relative abundance, and trophic behavior in Mitsinjo District close to Lake Kinkony, a WNV endemic area in north-western Madagascar. We collected a total of 2519 adult mosquitoes belonging to 21 different species. The most abundant species was Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) madagascarica Brunhes, Boussès & da Cunha Ramos, which made up 83% of all the mosquitoes collected. Mosquito abundance was associated with proximity to the lake (Morafeno and Ankelimitondrotra). Additionally, a correlation was observed between the lake-side biotope and the abundance of mosquito vectors in Morafeno. WNV RNA was detected in one pool of Ae. madagascarica and one pool of Anopheles (Cellia) pauliani Grjebine, suggesting that these two species may be involved in the maintenance and/or transmission of WNV in Madagascar.
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- 2017
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24. Development and validation of IIKC: an interactive identification key for Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) females from the Western Palaearctic region
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Mathieu Bruno, Cêtre-Sossah Catherine, Garros Claire, Chavernac David, Balenghien Thomas, Carpenter Simon, Setier-Rio Marie-Laure, Vignes-Lebbe Régine, Ung Visotheary, Candolfi Ermanno, and Delécolle Jean-Claude
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Multi-entry key ,Identification key ,Interactive key ,Bluetongue ,African horse sickness ,Culicoides ,Vectors ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Abstract Background and methods The appearance of bluetongue virus (BTV) in 2006 within northern Europe exposed a lack of expertise and resources available across this region to enable the accurate morphological identification of species of Culicoides Latreille biting midges, some of which are the major vectors of this pathogen. This work aims to organise extant Culicoides taxonomic knowledge into a database and to produce an interactive identification key for females of Culicoides in the Western Palaearctic (IIKC: Interactive identification key for Culicoides). We then validated IIKC using a trial carried out by six entomologists based in this region with variable degrees of experience in identifying Culicoides. Results The current version of the key includes 98 Culicoides species with 10 morphological variants, 61 descriptors and 837 pictures and schemes. Validation was carried out by six entomologists as a blind trial with two users allocated to three classes of expertise (beginner, intermediate and advanced). Slides were identified using a median of seven steps and seven minutes and user confidence in the identification varied from 60% for failed identifications to a maximum of 80% for successful ones. By user class, the beginner group successfully identified 44.6% of slides, the intermediate 56.8% and the advanced 74.3%. Conclusions Structured as a multi-entry key, IIKC is a powerful database for the morphological identification of female Culicoides from the Western Palaearctic region. First developed for use as an interactive identification key, it was revealed to be a powerful back-up tool for training new taxonomists and to maintain expertise level. The development of tools for arthropod involvement in pathogen transmission will allow clearer insights into the ecology and dynamics of Culicoides and in turn assist in understanding arbovirus epidemiology.
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- 2012
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25. Evidence for circulation of Rift Valley fever virus in wildlife and domestic animals in a forest environment in Gabon, Central Africa.
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Becquart P, Bohou Kombila L, Mebaley TN, Paupy C, Garcia D, Nesi N, Olive MM, Vanhomwegen J, Boundenga L, Mombo IM, Piro-Mégy C, Fritz M, Lenguiya LH, Ar Gouilh M, Leroy EM, N'Dilimabaka N, Cêtre-Sossah C, and Maganga GD
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- Animals, Sheep, Dogs, Animals, Domestic, Animals, Wild, Gabon epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Ecosystem, Phylogeny, Ruminants, Goats, Antibodies, Viral, Forests, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Rift Valley fever virus, Rift Valley Fever
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis caused by the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) that can infect domestic and wild animals. Although the RVFV transmission cycle has been well documented across Africa in savanna ecosystems, little is known about its transmission in tropical rainforest settings, particularly in Central Africa. We therefore conducted a survey in northeastern Gabon to assess RVFV circulation among wild and domestic animals. Among 163 wildlife samples tested using RVFV-specific RT-qPCR, four ruminants belonging to subfamily Cephalophinae were detected positive. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the four RVFV sequences clustered together with a virus isolated in Namibia within the well-structured Egyptian clade. A cross-sectional survey conducted on sheep, goats and dogs living in villages within the same area determined the IgG RVFV-specific antibody prevalence using cELISA. Out of the 306 small ruminants tested (214 goats, 92 sheep), an overall antibody prevalence of 15.4% (95% CI [11.5-19.9]) was observed with a higher rate in goats than in sheep (20.1% versus 3.3%). RVFV-specific antibodies were detected in a single dog out of the 26 tested. Neither age, sex of domestic animals nor season was found to be significant risk factors of RVFV occurrence. Our findings highlight sylvatic circulation of RVFV for the first time in Gabon. These results stress the need to develop adequate surveillance plan measures to better control the public health threat of RVFV., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2024 Becquart et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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- 2024
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26. Isolation of Rift Valley Fever Virus from Field Specimens Using Cell Culture Approaches.
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Cêtre-Sossah C
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- Animals, Humans, Vero Cells, Chlorocebus aethiops, Rift Valley fever virus isolation & purification, Rift Valley Fever virology, Rift Valley Fever diagnosis, Cell Culture Techniques methods
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Several techniques have been developed to diagnose Rift Valley fever infection. Viral isolation is one of the most difficult techniques to apply but offers great opportunities for further research. It is useful, for example, for the development of an accurate diagnostic test suitable for screening for Rift Valley fever virus infection, specific treatments by testing known antiviral molecules that act on the replication cycle to assess their therapeutic or even prophylactic potential, therapeutic applications, and vaccine candidates. Understanding how the virus replicates and interacts with the host cell and organism and identifying biomarkers of infection or new targets for the development of treatments are made possible through field virus isolates. Biosafety level 3 conditions are a pre-requisite for viral isolation by a trained staff member. Here, we describe the procedure to isolate Rift Valley fever virus from field samples by cell culture., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2024
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27. Rift Valley fever virus modulates apoptosis and immune response during infection of human astrocytes.
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Quellec J, Pédarrieu A, Piro-Mégy C, Barthelemy J, Simonin Y, Salinas S, and Cêtre-Sossah C
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- Animals, Humans, Astrocytes pathology, Immunity, RNA, Messenger, Rift Valley fever virus genetics, Rift Valley Fever epidemiology
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an arboviral disease of zoonotic origin that causes recurrent epidemics in Africa, the Arabic Peninsula, and islands of the South West of the Indian Ocean. RVF occurs mainly in livestock but also affects humans with severe clinical manifestations, including neurological disorders. However, human neuropathogenesis of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is still poorly characterized. To study the interactions between RVFV and the central nervous system (CNS), we focused on RVFV infection of astrocytes, the major glial cells of the CNS that have several supporting roles including immune response regulation. We confirmed the permissiveness of astrocytes to RVFV infection and highlighted a strain-dependent infectivity. We showed that RVFV infection of astrocytes induced cell apoptosis and observed that the RVFV Non-Structural protein NSs, a known virulence factor, potentially delayed apoptosis by sequestrating activated-caspase 3 in the nucleus. Our study also showed that RVFV-infected astrocytes upregulated expression of genes associated with inflammatory and type I interferon responses at the mRNA level, but not at the protein level. This inhibition of immune response is potentially due to a NSs-dependent mechanism of mRNA nuclear export inhibition. Together, these results highlighted the direct impact of RVFV infection on the human CNS through the induction of apoptosis and a possible inhibition of early-onset immune responses that are crucial for the host survival.
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- 2023
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28. Risk factors associated with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus circulation among human, livestock and ticks in Mauritania through a one health retrospective study.
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El Ghassem A, Apolloni A, Vial L, Bouvier R, Bernard C, Khayar MS, Cheikh Ahmed M, Fausther-Bovendo H, Beyit AD, Yahya B, Ould El Mamy MB, Elbara A, Bollahi MA, Cêtre-Sossah C, and Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary A
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- Humans, Animals, Cattle, Sheep, Livestock, Retrospective Studies, Mauritania, Goats, Antibodies, Viral, RNA, Risk Factors, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo, Ticks, Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean epidemiology, One Health, Ixodidae
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Background: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Southern Mauritania where recurrent outbreaks have been constantly observed since the 1980's. The present study is the first to assess CCHFV antibodies and RNA in humans., Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using 263 humans and 1380 domestic animals serum samples, and 282 tick specimens of Hyalomma genus collected from 54 settings in 12 provinces across Mauritania. Antibodies targeting CCHF viral nucleoprotein were detected in animal and human sera using double-antigen ELISA. CCHFV specific RNA was detected in human and animal sera as well as tick supernatants using a CCHFV real time RT-PCR kit. Individual characteristics of sampled hosts were collected at the same time and data were geo-referenced. Satellite data of several environmental and climatic factors, were downloaded from publicly available datasets, and combined with data on livestock mobility, animal and human density, road accessibility and individual characteristics to identify possible risk factors for CCHFV spatial distribution. To this end, multivariate logistic models were developed for each host category (human, small and large ruminants)., Results: The overall CCHFV antibody prevalence was 11.8% [95% CI: 8.4-16.3] in humans (17.9% in 2020 and 5.4% in 2021; p = 0.0017) and 33.1% (95% CI: 30.1-36.3) in livestock. CCHFV-specific antibodies were detected in 91 (18.1%) out of 502 sheep, 43 (9.0%) out of 477 goats, 144 (90.5%) out of 161 dromedaries and 179 (74.6%) out of 240 cattle. CCHFV RNA was detected in only 2 (0.7%) sera out of 263 animals herders samples from Hodh El Gharbi province and in 32 (11.3%) out of 282 Hyalomma ticks. In humans as well as in animals, seropositivity was not associated with sex or age groups. The multivariate analysis determined the role of different environmental, climatic and anthropic factors in the spatial distribution of the disease with animal mobility and age being identified as risk factors., Conclusion: Results of the present study demonstrate the potential risk of CCHF for human population in Mauritania primarily those living in rural areas in close vicinity with animals. Future studies should prioritize an integrative human and veterinary approach for better understanding and managing Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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29. Rift Valley fever in West Africa: A zoonotic disease with multiple socio-economic consequences.
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Tinto B, Quellec J, Cêtre-Sossah C, Dicko A, Salinas S, and Simonin Y
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Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an arbovirus that causes Rift Valley fever (RVF), a zoonotic disease that mainly affects domestic and wildlife ruminants and humans. The first epidemic in North-Western and West Africa occurred in Senegal and Mauritania in 1987, two countries where RVF is now endemic. Slaughterhouse workers, farmers, herders and veterinarians are at high risk of exposure to RVF. Beyond the health threat, RVF is considered to cause major socio-economic problems, specifically in developing countries where livestock farming and trade are important economic activities. Indeed, the mortality rate linked to RVF infection can reach 95-100% in newborns and young animals. In West Africa, livestock production is a key factor for food production and for national economics. Epizootics caused by RVF can therefore have serious socio-economic consequences by impacting multisectoral economics, the psycho-social health of pastoral communities, and food security. Improving prevention strategies against RVF, including vaccination, enhancing knowledge of RVF and correcting any inappropriate behaviors by populations of endemics areas, as well as better monitoring of RVF ecological factors are effective ways to better foresee and control outbreaks of RVF and its socio-economical side-effects in countries at high risk of occurrence of the disease., Competing Interests: None., (© 2023 The Authors.)
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30. Evidence of Eretmapodites subsimplicipes and Aedes albopictus as competent vectors for Rift Valley fever virus transmission in Mayotte.
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Cêtre-Sossah C, Lebon C, Rabarison P, Cardinale E, Mavingui P, and Atyame C
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- Animals, Comoros, Mosquito Vectors, Rift Valley fever virus, Aedes, Rift Valley Fever
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) recently re-emerged in Mayotte. We described, for the first time, that the mosquito species Eretmapodites subsimplicipes, a highly abundant species in Mayotte, is a competent vector for the transmission of RVF virus using three distinct populations native to Mayotte. We also showed that Aedes albopictus specimens are able to transmit RVF virus (RVFV) as previously observed in mosquito populations of other countries emphasizing the need of the increase vigilance for this highly invasive species of global distribution. Altogether, these results underline the epidemiological importance of both species for RVFV transmission in Mayotte and contribute to better understand the RVF epidemiological cycle and help to implement efficient prevention measures., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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31. Rift Valley fever, Mauritania, 2020: Lessons from a one health approach.
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Barry Y, Elbara A, Bollahi MA, Ould El Mamy AB, Fall M, Beyit AD, Khayar MS, Demba BA, Haki ML, Faye O, Plee L, Bonbon E, Doumbia B, Arsevska E, and Cêtre-Sossah C
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A new outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) occurred in Mauritania from September to November 2020, involving 78 reported human cases and 186 reported animal cases. Eleven out of the 13 regions of the country were affected by the epidemic, with the highest number of both human and animal cases in Tagant, Assaba and Brakna regions. The most affected animal species in this outbreak was camels, followed by small ruminants. Among the 10 mosquito species caught, 7 species, Culex poicilipes, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Cx. antennatus, Cx. univitattus, Aedes vexans, Mansonia africana and Ma. uniformis , are known to be involved in the transmission of RVF virus. Phylogenetic analyses based on the partial NSs gene revealed close proximity between the human/animal Mauritania 2020 viral strains and the Mauritania 2015/Niger 2016 strains, suggesting re-emergence of the RVF virus in the country since the last reported outbreak in 2015., Competing Interests: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare., (© 2022 The Authors.)
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32. [Rift Valley fever virus infection : physiopathology and pathogenesis].
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Quellec J, Salinas S, Simonin Y, and Cêtre-Sossah C
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- Animals, Humans, Mosquito Vectors, Ruminants, Epidemics, Rift Valley Fever epidemiology, Rift Valley fever virus physiology
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a major emerging arboviral disease with a complex epidemiological cycle. RVF virus (RVFV) is transmitted by mosquito vectors to ruminants, causing epizootics, and then from animals to humans, triggering epidemics. During its cycle, RVFV infects a wide range of hosts, but the associated pathogenesis has yet to be elucidated. RVFV displays a predominant hepatic tropism, but also has a multicellular tropism inducing physiopathological effects in several tissues. However, there is variability between species in terms of physiopathology : a common clinical picture is found (severe hepatitis, hemorrhages, leukopenia), but certain forms are mainly found in humans (neurological and ocular damage) or in ruminant herds (waves of abortions). Although the molecular mechanisms involved are still poorly understood, it seems that early inflammatory response is related to the severity of the pathology. A better understanding of the pathogenesis of RVFV seems essential, especially since no specific treatment exists to date.
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33. Modelling the persistence and control of Rift Valley fever virus in a spatially heterogeneous landscape.
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Tennant WSD, Cardinale E, Cêtre-Sossah C, Moutroifi Y, Le Godais G, Colombi D, Spencer SEF, Tildesley MJ, Keeling MJ, Charafouddine O, Colizza V, Edmunds WJ, and Métras R
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- Animals, Comoros epidemiology, Livestock virology, Rift Valley Fever epidemiology, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Zoonoses epidemiology, Zoonoses prevention & control, Zoonoses transmission, Models, Theoretical, Rift Valley Fever prevention & control, Rift Valley Fever transmission, Rift Valley fever virus physiology
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The persistence mechanisms of Rift Valley fever (RVF), a zoonotic arboviral haemorrhagic fever, at both local and broader geographical scales have yet to be fully understood and rigorously quantified. We developed a mathematical metapopulation model describing RVF virus transmission in livestock across the four islands of the Comoros archipelago, accounting for island-specific environments and inter-island animal movements. By fitting our model in a Bayesian framework to 2004-2015 surveillance data, we estimated the importance of environmental drivers and animal movements on disease persistence, and tested the impact of different control scenarios on reducing disease burden throughout the archipelago. Here we report that (i) the archipelago network was able to sustain viral transmission in the absence of explicit disease introduction events after early 2007, (ii) repeated outbreaks during 2004-2020 may have gone under-detected by local surveillance, and (iii) co-ordinated within-island control measures are more effective than between-island animal movement restrictions., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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34. Risk based serological survey of Rift Valley fever in Tunisia (2017-2018).
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Kalthoum S, Arsevska E, Guesmi K, Mamlouk A, Cherni J, Lachtar M, Gharbi R, Mohamed BBH, Khalfaoui W, Dhaouadi A, Baccar MN, Hajlaoui H, Mzoughi S, Seghaier C, Messadi L, Zrelli M, Sghaier S, Cêtre-Sossah C, Hendrikx P, and Squarzoni-Diaw C
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in the sub-Saharan region of Africa, Egypt and Arabian Peninsula - Yemen and Saudi Arabia, over the past 20 years and is a threat to both the animal and human populations in Tunisia. Tunisia is considered as a high-risk country for the introduction of RVF due to the informal movements of diseased animals already reported in the neighboring countries. The objective of this study was to assess the status of RVF in small ruminants and camels in Tunisia. A risk-based serological survey was conducted to evaluate the presence of RVF based on spatial qualitative risk analysis (SQRA). Samples were collected from small ruminants (sheep and goats) (n = 1,114), and camels (n = 173) samples, belonging to 18 breeders in 14 governorates between November 2017 and January 2018. Samples were tested using an RVF specific multispecies competitive ELISA. Out of the 1,287 samples tested for the presence of RVF IgG antibodies by ELISA, only one positive sample 0.07% (1/1 287) was detected but not confirmed with the virus neutralization test (VNT) used for confirmation. So far, no RVF outbreaks have been reported in Tunisia and our study confirmed the absence of RVF in livestock up to January 2018. Further investigations are needed to confirm the RVF-free status of Tunisia today., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest., (© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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35. Spatio-temporal modelling of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) populations on Reunion Island (Indian Ocean).
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Grimaud Y, Tran A, Benkimoun S, Boucher F, Esnault O, Cêtre-Sossah C, Cardinale E, Garros C, and Guis H
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- Animals, Bluetongue transmission, Bluetongue virus, Cattle, Deer, Disease Outbreaks, Goats, Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Epizootic, Horses, Indian Ocean, Insect Vectors virology, Models, Statistical, Reunion, Risk Assessment, Seasons, Sheep, Species Specificity, Animal Distribution, Ceratopogonidae classification, Insect Vectors classification
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Background: Reunion Island regularly faces outbreaks of bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic diseases, two insect-borne orbiviral diseases of ruminants. Hematophagous midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are the vectors of bluetongue (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHDV) viruses. In a previous study, statistical models based on environmental and meteorological data were developed for the five Culicoides species present in the island to provide a better understanding of their ecology and predict their presence and abundance. The purpose of this study was to couple these statistical models with a Geographic Information System (GIS) to produce dynamic maps of the distribution of Culicoides throughout the island., Methods: Based on meteorological data from ground weather stations and satellite-derived environmental data, the abundance of each of the five Culicoides species was estimated for the 2214 husbandry locations on the island for the period ranging from February 2016 to June 2018. A large-scale Culicoides sampling campaign including 100 farms was carried out in March 2018 to validate the model., Results: According to the model predictions, no husbandry location was free of Culicoides throughout the study period. The five Culicoides species were present on average in 57.0% of the husbandry locations for C. bolitinos Meiswinkel, 40.7% for C. enderleini Cornet & Brunhes, 26.5% for C. grahamii Austen, 87.1% for C. imicola Kieffer and 91.8% for C. kibatiensis Goetghebuer. The models also showed high seasonal variations in their distribution. During the validation process, predictions were acceptable for C. bolitinos, C. enderleini and C. kibatiensis, with normalized root mean square errors (NRMSE) of 15.4%, 13.6% and 16.5%, respectively. The NRMSE was 27.4% for C. grahamii. For C. imicola, the NRMSE was acceptable (11.9%) considering all husbandry locations except in two specific areas, the Cirque de Salazie-an inner mountainous part of the island-and the sea edge, where the model overestimated its abundance., Conclusions: Our model provides, for the first time to our knowledge, an operational tool to better understand and predict the distribution of Culicoides in Reunion Island. As it predicts a wide spatial distribution of the five Culicoides species throughout the year and taking into consideration their vector competence, our results suggest that BTV and EHDV can circulate continuously on the island. As further actions, our model could be coupled with an epidemiological model of BTV and EHDV transmission to improve risk assessment of Culicoides-borne diseases on the island.
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36. The role of livestock movements in the spread of Rift Valley fever virus in animals and humans in Mayotte, 2018-19.
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Kim Y, Métras R, Dommergues L, Youssouffi C, Combo S, Le Godais G, Pfeiffer DU, Cêtre-Sossah C, Cardinale E, Filleul L, Youssouf H, Subiros M, and Fournié G
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- Animals, Comoros epidemiology, Epidemics veterinary, Humans, Models, Biological, Risk Factors, Zoonoses, Livestock, Rift Valley Fever epidemiology
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne viral disease of major animal and public health importance. In 2018-19, it caused an epidemic in both livestock and human populations of the island of Mayotte. Using Bayesian modelling approaches, we assessed the spatio-temporal pattern of RVF virus (RVFV) infection in livestock and human populations across the island, and factors shaping it. First, we assessed if (i) livestock movements, (ii) spatial proximity from communes with infected animals, and (iii) livestock density were associated with the temporal sequence of RVFV introduction into Mayotte communes' livestock populations. Second, we assessed whether the rate of human infection was associated with (a) spatial proximity from and (b) livestock density of communes with infected animals. Our analyses showed that the temporal sequence of RVFV introduction into communes' livestock populations was associated with livestock movements and spatial proximity from communes with infected animals, with livestock movements being associated with the best model fit. Moreover, the pattern of human cases was associated with their spatial proximity from communes with infected animals, with the risk of human infection sharply increasing if livestock in the same or close communes were infected. This study highlights the importance of understanding livestock movement networks in informing the design of risk-based RVF surveillance programs., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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37. In vitro shared transcriptomic responses of Aedes aegypti to arboviral infections: example of dengue and Rift Valley fever viruses.
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Licciardi S, Loire E, Cardinale E, Gislard M, Dubois E, and Cêtre-Sossah C
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- Animals, Arbovirus Infections transmission, Arboviruses, Dengue transmission, Gene Expression Profiling, Genes, Insect, Host Microbial Interactions, Humans, Lectins, C-Type genetics, Mosquito Vectors genetics, Mosquito Vectors virology, Rift Valley Fever transmission, Serine Proteases genetics, Transferrin genetics, Aedes genetics, Aedes virology, Dengue Virus, Rift Valley fever virus, Transcriptome
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Background: Arthropod borne virus infections are the cause of severe emerging diseases. Among the diseases due to arboviruses, dengue (DEN) and Rift Valley fever (RVF) are in the top ten in the list of diseases responsible of severe human cases worldwide. Understanding the effects of viral infection on gene expression in competent vectors is a challenge for the development of early diagnostic tools and may enable researchers and policy makers to better anticipate outbreaks in the next future., Methods: In this study, alterations in gene expression across the entire Aedes aegypti genome during infection with DENV and RVFV were investigated in vitro at two time points of infection, the early phase (24 h) and the late phase (6 days) of infection using the RNA sequencing approach RESULTS: A total of 10 upregulated genes that share a similar expression profile during infection with both viruses at early and late phases of infection were identified. Family B and D clip-domain serine proteases (CLIP) were clearly overrepresented as well as C-type lectins and transferrin., Conclusions: Our data highlight the presence of 10 viral genes upregulated in Ae. aegypti during infection. They may also be targeted in the case of the development of broad-spectrum anti-viral diagnostic tools focusing the mosquito vectors rather than the mammalian hosts as they may predict the emergence of outbreaks.
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38. A phylogenetic analysis of the biting midges belonging to Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) subgenus Avaritia using molecular data.
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Mathieu B, Garros C, Balenghien T, Candolfi E, Delécolle JC, and Cêtre-Sossah C
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- Animals, Bayes Theorem, Cytochrome b Group genetics, DNA, Intergenic genetics, Electron Transport Complex IV genetics, Geography, Species Specificity, Ceratopogonidae classification, Ceratopogonidae genetics, Phylogeny
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Background: Within the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), the subgenus Avaritia is of particular interest as it contains a significant number of economically important vector species. Disagreements about the systematic classification of species within this subgenus have resulted in a taxonomic imbroglio., Methods: A molecular phylogeny of the subgenus Avaritia was conducted to test the existing systematic classification, which is based on phenetic assessment of morphological characters. Three nuclear ribosomal markers, internal transcribed spacer 1 and 2 (ITS1, ITS2), 5.8S, and three mitochondrial markers, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 and 2, and cytochrome b (cox1, cox2 and cytb), were obtained for 37 species of the subgenus Avaritia from all six biogeographical regions. Phylogenetic reconstructions using these genes independently and in combination were implemented using Bayesian inference analysis and maximum likelihood methods., Results: Phylogenetic reconstructions gave strong support to several monophyletic groups within the subgenus Avaritia. Both C. actoni and C. pusillus formed a single clade with C. grahamii so their respective groups, the Actoni and Pusillus groups, have been merged with the Grahamii group. Some support was provided for the Boophagus and Jacobsoni groups. A group of species currently placed into the Orientalis group clustered in a clade with poor support. The Obsoletus group was defined as a sister clade to all other Avaritia groups. The clade including the Imicola group was well supported based on phylogenetic criteria., Conclusions: This phylogenetic study combining five distinct molecular markers has provided meaningful insights into the systematic relationships of Culicoides (Avaritia) and highlighted future directions to continue the study of this subgenus. While the cox2 marker appeared to be useful to investigate closely related species, the 5.8S marker was highly conserved and uninformative. Further investigations including species absent from this work are needed to confirm the proposed systematic scheme. However, this systematic scheme can now serve as a foundation to investigate cryptic species affiliation within the subgenus. We advocate that future studies employ a combination of morphological and molecular analyses.
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39. Enabling animal rabies diagnostic in low-access areas: Sensitivity and specificity of a molecular diagnostic test from cerebral tissue dried on filter paper.
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Rasolonjatovo FS, Guis H, Rajeev M, Dacheux L, Arivony Nomenjanahary L, Razafitrimo G, Rafisandrantantsoa JT, Cêtre-Sossah C, Heraud JM, and Andriamandimby SF
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- Africa, Asia, Developing Countries, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Rabies virus genetics, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sensitivity and Specificity, Brain virology, Desiccation methods, Molecular Diagnostic Techniques methods, Rabies diagnosis, Rabies virus isolation & purification, Specimen Handling methods
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Rabies is a lethal zoonotic encephalomyelitis that causes an estimated 59,000 human deaths yearly worldwide. Although developing countries of Asia and Africa bear the heaviest burden, surveillance and disease detection in these countries is often hampered by the absence of local laboratories able to diagnose rabies and/or the difficulties of sample shipment from low-access areas to national reference laboratories. Filter papers offer a convenient cost-effective alternative for the sampling, shipment, and storage of biological materials for the diagnosis of many pathogens including rabies virus, yet the properties of diagnostic tests using this support have not been evaluated thoroughly. Sensitivity and specificity of molecular diagnosis of rabies infection using a reverse transcription followed by a hemi-nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-hn-PCR) either directly on brain tissue or using brain tissue dried on filter paper were assessed on 113 suspected field animal samples in comparison to the direct fluorescent antibody test (FAT) recommended by the World Health Organization as one of the reference tests for rabies diagnosis. Impact of the duration of the storage was also evaluated. The sensitivity and the specificity of RT-hn-PCR i) on brain tissue were 96.6% (95% CI: [88.1-99.6]) and 92.7% (95% CI: [82.4-98.0]) respectively and ii) on brain tissue dried on filter paper 100% (95% CI: [93.8-100.0]) and 90.9% (95% CI: [80.0-97.0]) respectively. No loss of sensitivity of RT-hn-PCR on samples of brain tissue dried on filter paper left 7 days at ambient temperature was detected indicating that this method would enable analyzing impregnated filter papers sent to the national reference laboratory at ambient temperature within a 1-week shipment time. It could therefore be an effective alternative to facilitate storage and shipment of samples from low-access areas to enhance and expand rabies surveillance., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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40. Spatial Multicriteria Evaluation for Mapping the Risk of Occurrence of Peste des Petits Ruminants in Eastern Africa and the Union of the Comoros.
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Ruget AS, Tran A, Waret-Szkuta A, Moutroifi YO, Charafouddine O, Cardinale E, Cêtre-Sossah C, and Chevalier V
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Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), responsible for peste des petits ruminants (PPR), is widely circulating in Africa and Asia. The disease is a huge burden for the economy and development of the affected countries. In Eastern Africa, the disease is considered endemic. Because of the geographic proximity and existing trade between eastern African countries and the Comoros archipelago, the latter is at risk of introduction and spread, and the first PPR outbreaks occurred in the Union of the Comoros in 2012. The objective of this study was to map the areas suitable for PPR occurrence and spread in the Union of the Comoros and four eastern African countries, namely Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. A Geographic Information System (GIS)-based Multicriteria Evaluation (MCE) was developed. Risk factors for PPR occurrence and spread, and their relative importance, were identified using literature review and expert-based knowledge. Corresponding geographic data were collected, standardized, and combined based on a weighted linear combination to obtain PPR suitability maps. The accuracy of the maps was assessed using outbreak data from the EMPRES database and a ROC curve analysis. Our model showed an excellent ability to distinguish between absence and presence of outbreaks in Eastern Africa (AUC = 0.907; 95% CI [0.820-0.994]), and a very good performance in the Union of the Comoros (AUC = 0.889, 95% CI: [0.694-1]). These results highlight the efficiency of the GIS-MCE method, which can be applied at different geographic scales: continental, national and local. The resulting maps provide decision support tools for implementation of disease surveillance and control measures, thus contributing to the PPR eradication goal of OIE and FAO by 2030., (Copyright © 2019 Ruget, Tran, Waret-Szkuta, Moutroifi, Charafouddine, Cardinale, Cêtre-Sossah and Chevalier.)
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41. Modelling temporal dynamics of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) populations on Reunion Island (Indian Ocean), vectors of viruses of veterinary importance.
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Grimaud Y, Guis H, Chiroleu F, Boucher F, Tran A, Rakotoarivony I, Duhayon M, Cêtre-Sossah C, Esnault O, Cardinale E, and Garros C
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- Animals, Indian Ocean, Population Dynamics, Rain, Reunion, Seasons, Temperature, Ceratopogonidae physiology, Insect Vectors physiology, Models, Statistical
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Background: Reunion Island regularly faces outbreaks of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) and bluetongue (BT), two viral diseases transmitted by haematophagous midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to ruminants. To date, five species of Culicoides are recorded in Reunion Island in which the first two are proven vector species: Culicoides bolitinos, C. imicola, C. enderleini, C. grahamii and C. kibatiensis. Meteorological and environmental factors can severely constrain Culicoides populations and activities and thereby affect dispersion and intensity of transmission of Culicoides-borne viruses. The aim of this study was to describe and predict the temporal dynamics of all Culicoides species present in Reunion Island., Methods: Between 2016 and 2018, 55 biweekly Culicoides catches using Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute traps were set up in 11 sites. A hurdle model (i.e. a presence/absence model combined with an abundance model) was developed for each species in order to determine meteorological and environmental drivers of presence and abundance of Culicoides., Results: Abundance displayed very strong heterogeneity between sites. Average Culicoides catch per site per night ranged from 4 to 45,875 individuals. Culicoides imicola was dominant at low altitude and C. kibatiensis at high altitude. A marked seasonality was observed for the three other species with annual variations. Twelve groups of variables were tested. It was found that presence and/or abundance of all five Culicoides species were driven by common parameters: rain, temperature, vegetation index, forested environment and host density. Other parameters such as wind speed and farm building opening size governed abundance level of some species. In addition, Culicoides populations were also affected by meteorological parameters and/or vegetation index with different lags of time, suggesting an impact on immature stages. Taking into account all the parameters for the final hurdle model, the error rate by Normalized Root mean Square Error ranged from 4.4 to 8.5%., Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first study to model Culicoides population dynamics in Reunion Island. In the absence of vaccination and vector control strategies, determining periods of high abundance of Culicoides is a crucial first step towards identifying periods at high risk of transmission for the two economically important viruses they transmit.
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42. Development and validation of a pen side test for Rift Valley fever.
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Cêtre-Sossah C, Pédarrieu A, Juremalm M, Jansen Van Vuren P, Brun A, Ould El Mamy AB, Héraud JM, Filippone C, Ravalohery JP, Chaabihi H, Albina E, Dommergues L, Paweska J, and Cardinale E
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- Animals, Artiodactyla virology, Culicidae virology, Nucleoproteins analysis, Rift Valley Fever blood, Rift Valley Fever virology, Sensitivity and Specificity, Immunoassay methods, Rift Valley Fever diagnosis, Rift Valley fever virus isolation & purification
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Background: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is one of the main vector borne zoonotic diseases that affects a wide range of ruminants and human beings in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. A rapid and specific test for RVF diagnosis at the site of a suspected outbreak is crucial for the implementation of control measures., Methodology/principal Findings: A first-line lateral flow immunochromatographic strip test (LFT) was developed for the detection of the nucleoprotein (N) of the RVF virus (RVFV). Its diagnostic performance characteristics were evaluated using reference stocks isolates recovered from different hosts and in geographic regions mimicking clinical specimens and from known RVF negative serum samples. A high level of diagnostic accuracy (DSe (35/35), DSp (167/169)) was observed, including the absence of cross-reactivity with viruses belonging to different genera., Conclusion/significance: The fact no specialized reagents and laboratory equipment are needed, make this assay a valuable, first-line diagnostic tool in resource-poor diagnostic territories for on-site RVFV detection, however the staff require training., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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43. Evidence of bluetongue and Epizootic Haemorrhagic disease circulation on the island of Mayotte.
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Dommergues L, Viarouge C, Métras R, Youssouffi C, Sailleau C, Zientara S, Cardinale E, and Cêtre-Sossah C
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- Animals, Cattle, Comoros epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Bluetongue epidemiology, Bluetongue virus isolation & purification, Cattle Diseases epidemiology, Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Epizootic isolation & purification, Reoviridae Infections epidemiology, Sheep virology
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A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the epidemiological situation in Mayotte regarding two orbiviruses: Bluetongue virus (BTV) and Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease virus (EHDV). In all, 385 individual asymptomatic cattle were blood-sampled (one EDTA and one serum tube per animal) between February and June 2016. Antibody (ELISA) and genome prevalence (PCR) was assessed. Almost all the selected cattle showed antibodies against both BTV and EHDV, at 99.5% (CI95% [98.00, 100]) and 96.9% (CI95% [94.5, 98.3]), respectively. Most of the cattle acquired antibodies in their first years of age. EHDV and BTV genomes were detected in 25.2% (CI95% [21.1, 29.8]) and 18.2% (CI95% [14.6, 22.4]) of samples, respectively. Coinfection with BTV and EHDV was observed in 9.4% of samples (CI95% [6.8, 12.7]). Cattle under three years old were more frequently reported as positive for genome detection by PCR than older cattle. Five serotypes of BTV and one serotype of EHDV were identified from eight samples: BTV-4, BTV-9, BTV-11, BTV-15, BTV-19 and EHDV-6, of which some were reported in neighbouring areas. BTV and EHDV both circulate in Mayotte and in its surrounding territories., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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44. Expression of cytokines following vaccination of goats with a recombinant capripoxvirus vaccine expressing Rift Valley fever virus proteins.
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Ayari-Fakhfakh E, Ghram A, Albina E, and Cêtre-Sossah C
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- Animals, Antibodies, Neutralizing blood, Antibodies, Viral blood, Capripoxvirus, Goats, Immunogenicity, Vaccine, Recombinant Proteins immunology, Rift Valley Fever immunology, Rift Valley fever virus, Viral Vaccines genetics, Cytokines immunology, Rift Valley Fever prevention & control, Vaccination veterinary, Viral Envelope Proteins immunology, Viral Vaccines immunology
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The mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes severe diseases in domesticated animals including cattle, sheep, camels and goats. Capripoxviruses (CPV) are suitable vectors for multivalent vaccine development. A recombinant rKS1-based CPV expressing the gene encoding the viral glycoprotein Gn of RVFV has been shown to induce protection in mice and sheep. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunogenicity induced by this candidate vaccine in goats, and the level of cytokines produced by RVFV-specific Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes. The results of this study suggest that Th2 mediates immunity mainly through the significant production of IL4, which, coupled with a decrease in IFN-γ, may be involved in the replication of the capripoxvirus expressing the G
N of RVFV. CD4+ cells may play the role of helper cells in B cell responses and neutralizing antibody production in the anti-CPV humoral response, leading to strong immunity against RVFV., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
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45. A G-protein-coupled chemokine receptor: A putative insertion site for a multi-pathogen recombinant capripoxvirus vaccine strategy.
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Cêtre-Sossah C, Dickmu S, Kwiatek O, and Albina E
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- Animals, Antibodies, Viral blood, Cattle, Chlorocebus aethiops, Goats, Hemagglutinins, Viral administration & dosage, Hemagglutinins, Viral genetics, Hemagglutinins, Viral immunology, Injections, Subcutaneous, Lumpy Skin Disease genetics, Lumpy Skin Disease immunology, Lumpy Skin Disease virology, Lumpy skin disease virus immunology, Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants genetics, Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants immunology, Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants virology, Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus immunology, Receptors, Chemokine administration & dosage, Receptors, Chemokine immunology, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled administration & dosage, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled immunology, Vaccines, Synthetic administration & dosage, Vaccines, Synthetic genetics, Vaccines, Synthetic immunology, Vero Cells, Viral Vaccines administration & dosage, Viral Vaccines immunology, Virus Cultivation, Capripoxvirus genetics, Genetic Vectors, Lumpy Skin Disease prevention & control, Lumpy skin disease virus genetics, Mutagenesis, Insertional, Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants prevention & control, Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus genetics, Receptors, Chemokine genetics, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled genetics, Viral Vaccines genetics
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Capripoxviruses (CaPVs) have been shown to be ideal viral vectors for the development of recombinant multivalent vaccines to enable delivery of immunogenic genes from ruminant pathogens. So far, the viral thymidine kinase (TK) gene is the only gene used to generate recombinants. A putative non-essential gene encoding a G-protein-coupled chemokine receptor subfamily homologue (GPCR) was targeted as an additional insertion site. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) was chosen as a disease model. A new recombinant CaPV expressing the viral attachment hemagglutinin (H) of the PPR virus (PPRV) in the GPCR insertion site (rKS1-HPPR-GPCR) was generated in the backbone North African isolate KS1 strain of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). Comparison with the recombinant CaPV expressing the H of PPRV in the TK gene (rKS1-HPPR-TK) shown to induce protection against both PPR and LSD in both sheep and goats was assessed. The suitability of the GPCR gene to be a putative additional insertion site in the CaPV genome is evaluated and discussed., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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46. Drivers for Rift Valley fever emergence in Mayotte: A Bayesian modelling approach.
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Métras R, Fournié G, Dommergues L, Camacho A, Cavalerie L, Mérot P, Keeling MJ, Cêtre-Sossah C, Cardinale E, and Edmunds WJ
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- Animals, Bayes Theorem, Comoros epidemiology, Epidemics statistics & numerical data, Humans, Livestock virology, Models, Theoretical, Rift Valley Fever epidemiology, Rift Valley Fever transmission, Rift Valley fever virus isolation & purification
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a major zoonotic and arboviral hemorrhagic fever. The conditions leading to RVF epidemics are still unclear, and the relative role of climatic and anthropogenic factors may vary between ecosystems. Here, we estimate the most likely scenario that led to RVF emergence on the island of Mayotte, following the 2006-2007 African epidemic. We developed the first mathematical model for RVF that accounts for climate, animal imports and livestock susceptibility, which is fitted to a 12-years dataset. RVF emergence was found to be triggered by the import of infectious animals, whilst transmissibility was approximated as a linear or exponential function of vegetation density. Model forecasts indicated a very low probability of virus endemicity in 2017, and therefore of re-emergence in a closed system (i.e. without import of infected animals). However, the very high proportion of naive animals reached in 2016 implies that the island remains vulnerable to the import of infectious animals. We recommend reinforcing surveillance in livestock, should RVF be reported is neighbouring territories. Our model should be tested elsewhere, with ecosystem-specific data.
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47. Absence of Evidence of Rift Valley Fever Infection in Eulemur fulvus (Brown Lemur) in Mayotte During an Interepidemic Period.
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Métras R, Dommergues L, Ortiz K, Pannequin M, Schuler C, Roux P, Edmunds JW, Keeling MJ, Cêtre-Sossah C, and Cardinale E
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- Animals, Antibodies, Viral blood, Comoros epidemiology, Rift Valley Fever blood, Lemuridae blood, Rift Valley Fever epidemiology
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The potential role of Eulemur fulvus (brown lemur) in the epidemiology of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Mayotte, during an interepidemic period, was explored. In February and March 2016, 72 animals were blood sampled and tested for RVF. No evidence of RVF genome or antibodies was found in the samples. The role of other wild mammals on the island should, however, be further investigated.
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- 2017
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48. The Epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever in Mayotte: Insights and Perspectives from 11 Years of Data.
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Métras R, Cavalerie L, Dommergues L, Mérot P, Edmunds WJ, Keeling MJ, Cêtre-Sossah C, and Cardinale E
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- Animals, Cattle, Cattle Diseases epidemiology, Comoros epidemiology, Goat Diseases epidemiology, Goats, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Cattle Diseases virology, Goat Diseases virology, Rift Valley Fever epidemiology
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic arboviral disease that is a threat to human health, animal health and production, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa. RVF virus dynamics have been poorly studied due to data scarcity. On the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, off the Southeastern African coast, RVF has been present since at least 2004. Several retrospective and prospective serological surveys in livestock have been conducted over eleven years (2004-15). These data are collated and presented here. Temporal patterns of seroprevalence were plotted against time, as well as age-stratified seroprevalence. Results suggest that RVF was already present in 2004-07. An epidemic occurred between 2008 and 2010, with IgG and IgM peak annual prevalences of 36% in 2008-09 (N = 142, n = 51, 95% CI [17-55]) and 41% (N = 96, n = 39, 95% CI [25-56]), respectively. The virus seems to be circulating at a low level since 2011, causing few new infections. In 2015, about 95% of the livestock population was susceptible (IgG annual prevalence was 6% (N = 584, n = 29, 95% CI [3-10])). Monthly rainfall varied a lot (2-540mm), whilst average temperature remained high with little variation (about 25-30°C). This large dataset collected on an insular territory for more than 10 years, suggesting a past epidemic and a current inter-epidemic period, represents a unique opportunity to study RVF dynamics. Further data collection and modelling work may be used to test different scenarios of animal imports and rainfall pattern that could explain the observed epidemiological pattern and estimate the likelihood of a potential re-emergence.
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- 2016
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49. Hyaluronidase Activity in Saliva of European Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).
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Rádrová J, Vlková M, Volfová V, Sumová P, Cêtre-Sossah C, Carpenter S, Darpel K, Rakotoarivony I, Allène X, Votýpka J, and Volf P
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- Animals, Arbovirus Infections transmission, Saliva enzymology, Ceratopogonidae enzymology, Hyaluronoglucosaminidase metabolism, Insect Vectors enzymology
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Biting midges of the genus Culicoides transmit pathogens of veterinary importance such as bluetongue virus (Reoviridae: Orbivirus). The saliva of Culicoides is known to contain bioactive molecules including peptides and proteins with vasodilatory and immunomodulative properties. In this study, we detected activity of enzyme hyaluronidase in six Culicoides species that commonly occur in Europe and that are putative vectors of arboviruses. Hyaluronidase was present in all species studied, although its molecular size, sensitivity to SDS, and substrate specificity differed between species. Further studies on the potential effect of hyaluronidase activity on the vector competence of Culicoides species for arboviruses would be beneficial., (© The Authors 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America.)
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- 2016
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50. How do species, population and active ingredient influence insecticide susceptibility in Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) of veterinary importance?
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Venail R, Lhoir J, Fall M, del Río R, Talavera S, Labuschagne K, Miranda M, Pagès N, Venter G, Rakotoarivony I, Allène X, Scheid B, Gardès L, Gimonneau G, Lancelot R, Garros C, Cêtre-Sossah C, Balenghien T, Carpenter S, and Baldet T
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- Africa, Animals, Biological Assay, Europe, Insect Vectors classification, Insect Vectors drug effects, Organophosphates pharmacology, Parasitic Sensitivity Tests, Pyrethrins pharmacology, Survival Analysis, Ceratopogonidae classification, Ceratopogonidae drug effects, Insecticides pharmacology
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Background: Culicoides biting midges are biological vectors of internationally important arboviruses of livestock and equines. Insecticides are often employed against Culicoides as a part of vector control measures, but systematic assessments of their efficacy have rarely been attempted. The objective of the present study is to determine baseline susceptibility of multiple Culicoides vector species and populations in Europe and Africa to the most commonly used insecticide active ingredients. Six active ingredients are tested: three that are based on synthetic pyrethroids (alpha-cypermethrin, deltamethrin and permethrin) and three on organophosphates (phoxim, diazinon and chlorpyrifos-methyl)., Methods: Susceptibility tests were conducted on 29,064 field-collected individuals of Culicoides obsoletus Meigen, Culicoides imicola Kieffer and a laboratory-reared Culicoides nubeculosus Meigen strain using a modified World Health Organization assay. Populations of Culicoides were tested from seven locations in four different countries (France, Spain, Senegal and South Africa) and at least four concentrations of laboratory grade active ingredients were assessed for each population., Results: The study revealed that insecticide susceptibility varied at both a species and population level, but that broad conclusions could be drawn regarding the efficacy of active ingredients. Synthetic pyrethroid insecticides were found to inflict greater mortality than organophosphate active ingredients and the colony strain of C. nubeculosus was significantly more susceptible than field populations. Among the synthetic pyrethroids, deltamethrin was found to be the most toxic active ingredient for all species and populations., Conclusions: The data presented represent the first parallel and systematic assessment of Culicoides insecticide susceptibility across several countries. As such, they are an important baseline reference to monitor the susceptibility status of Culicoides to current insecticides and also to assess the toxicity of new active ingredients with practical implications for vector control strategies.
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- 2015
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