@article{fdi:010064918,
  title = {{A} field study in {B}enin to investigate the role of mosquitoes and other flying insects in the ecology of {M}ycobacterium ulcerans},
  author = {{Z}ogo, {B}. and {D}jenontin, {A}. and {C}arolan, {K}{\'e}vin and {B}abonneau, {J}. and {G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {E}yangoh, {S}. and {M}arion, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {B}uruli ulcer, the third mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy, is caused by the environmental mycobacterium {M}. ulcerans. {T}here is at present no clear understanding of the exact mode(s) of transmission of {M}. ulcerans. {P}opulations affected by {B}uruli ulcer are those living close to humid and swampy zones. {T}he disease is associated with the creation or the extension of swampy areas, such as construction of dams or lakes for the development of agriculture. {C}urrently, it is supposed that insects (water bugs and mosquitoes) are host and vector of {M}. ulcerans. {T}he role of water bugs was clearly demonstrated by several experimental and environmental studies. {H}owever, no definitive conclusion can yet be drawn concerning the precise importance of this route of transmission. {C}oncerning the mosquitoes, {DNA} was detected only in mosquitoes collected in {A}ustralia, and their role as host/vector was never studied by experimental approaches. {S}urprisingly, no specific study was conducted in {A}frica. {I}n this context, the objective of this study was to investigate the role of mosquitoes (larvae and adults) and other flying insects in ecology of {M}. ulcerans. {T}his study was conducted in a highly endemic area of {B}enin. {M}ethodology/{P}rincipal {F}indings {M}osquitoes (adults and larvae) were collected over one year, in {B}uruli ulcer endemic in {B}enin. {I}n parallel, to monitor the presence of {M}. ulcerans in environment, aquatic insects were sampled. {QPCR} was used to detected {M}. ulcerans {DNA}. {DNA} of {M}. ulcerans was detected in around 8.7% of aquatic insects but never in mosquitoes (larvae or adults) or in other flying insects. {C}onclusion/{S}ignificance {T}his study suggested that the mosquitoes don't play a pivotal role in the ecology and transmission of {M}. ulcerans in the studied endemic areas. {H}owever, the role of mosquitoes cannot be excluded and, we can reasonably suppose that several routes of transmission of {M}. ulcerans are possible through the world.},
  keywords = {{BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {e0003941 [12 p.]},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0003941},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064918},
}