@article{fdi:010064801,
  title = {{A}utochthonous chikungunya transmission and extreme climate events in {S}outhern {F}rance},
  author = {{R}oiz, {D}. and {B}ouss{\`e}s, {P}hilippe and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe and {F}ontenille, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {E}xtreme precipitation events are increasing as a result of ongoing global warming, but controversy surrounds the relationship between flooding and mosquito-borne diseases. {A} common view among the scientific community and public health officers is that heavy rainfalls have a flushing effect on breeding sites, which negatively affects vector populations, thereby diminishing disease transmission. {D}uring 2014 in {M}ontpellier, {F}rance, there were at least 11 autochthonous cases of chikungunya caused by the invasive tiger mosquito {A}edes albopictus in the vicinity of an imported case. {W}e show that an extreme rainfall event increased and extended the abundance of the disease vector {A}e. albopictus, hence the period of autochthonous transmission of chikungunya. {M}ethodology/{P}rincipal {F}indings {W}e report results from close monitoring of the adult and egg population of the chikungunya vector {A}e. albopictus through weekly sampling over the entire mosquito breeding season, which revealed an unexpected pattern. {S}tatistical analysis of the seasonal dynamics of female abundance in relation to climatic factors showed that these relationships changed after the heavy rainfall event. {B}efore the inundations, accumulated temperatures are the most important variable predicting {A}e. albopictus seasonal dynamics. {H}owever, after the inundations, accumulated rainfall over the 4 weeks prior to capture predicts the seasonal dynamics of this species and extension of the transmission period. {C}onclusions/{S}ignificance {O}ur empirical data suggests that heavy rainfall events did increase the risk of arbovirus transmission in {S}outhern {F}rance in 2014 by favouring a rapid rise in abundance of vector mosquitoes. {F}urther studies should now confirm these results in different ecologicalcontexts, so that the impact of global change and extreme climatic events on mosquito population dynamics and the risk of disease transmission can be adequately understood.},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {e0003854 [8 ]},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0003854},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064801},
}