@article{PAR00013197,
  title = {{C}hikungunya virus transmission potential by local {A}edes mosquitoes in the {A}mericas and {E}urope},
  author = {{V}ega-{R}ua, {A}. and {L}ourenco-de-{O}liveira, {R}. and {M}ousson, {L}. and {V}azeille, {M}. and {F}uchs, {S}. and {Y}ebakima, {A}. and {G}ustave, {J}. and {G}irod, {R}. and {D}usfour, {I}. and {L}eparc-{G}offart, {I}. and {V}anlandingham, {D}. {L}. and {H}uang, {Y}. {J}. {S}. and {L}ounibos, {L}. {P}. and {A}li, {S}. {M}. and {N}ougairede, {A}. and de {L}amballerie, {X}avier and {F}ailloux, {A}. {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {C}hikungunya virus ({CHIKV}), mainly transmitted in urban areas by the mosquitoes {A}edes aegypti and {A}edes albopictus, constitutes a major public health problem. {I}n late 2013, {CHIKV} emerged on {S}aint-{M}artin {I}sland in the {C}aribbean and spread throughout the region reaching more than 40 countries. {T}hus far, {A}e. aegypti mosquitoes have been implicated as the sole vector in the outbreaks, leading to the hypothesis that {CHIKV} spread could be limited only to regions where this mosquito species is dominant. {M}ethodology/{P}rincipal {F}indings {W}e determined the ability of local populations of {A}e. aegypti and {A}e. albopictus from the {A}mericas and {E}urope to transmit the {CHIKV} strain of the {A}sian genotype isolated from {S}aint-{M}artin {I}sland ({CHIKV}_{SM}) during the recent epidemic, and an {E}ast-{C}entral-{S}outh {A}frican ({ECSA}) genotype {CHIKV} strain isolated from {L}a {R}eunion {I}sland ({CHIKV}_{LR}) as a well-characterized control virus. {W}e also evaluated the effect of temperature on transmission of {CHIKV}_{SM} by {E}uropean {A}e. albopictus. {W}e found that (i) {A}edes aegypti from {S}aint-{M}artin {I}sland transmit {CHIKV}_{SM} and {CHIKV}_{LR} with similar efficiency, (ii) {A}e. aegypti from the {A}mericas display similar transmission efficiency for {CHIKV}_{SM}, (iii) {A}merican and {E}uropean populations of the alternative vector species {A}e. albopictus were as competent as {A}e. aegypti populations with respect to transmission of {CHIKV}_{SM} and (iv) exposure of {E}uropean {A}e. albopictus to low temperatures (20 degrees {C}) significantly reduced the transmission potential for {CHIKV}_{SM}. {C}onclusions/{S}ignificance {CHIKV} strains belonging to the {ECSA} genotype could also have initiated local transmission in the new world. {A}dditionally, the ongoing {CHIKV} outbreak in the {A}mericas could potentially spread throughout {A}e. aegypti-and {A}e. albopictus-infested regions of the {A}mericas with possible imported cases of {CHIKV} to {A}e. albopictus-infested regions in {E}urope. {C}older temperatures may decrease the local transmission of {CHIKV}_{SM} by {E}uropean {A}e. albopictus, potentially explaining the lack of autochthonous transmission of {CHIKV}_{SM} in {E}urope despite the hundreds of imported {CHIKV} cases returning from the {C}aribbean.},
  keywords = {{AMERIQUE} ; {EUROPE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {e0003780},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0003780},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013197},
}