@article{fdi:010064930, title = {{T}setse diversity and abundance in {S}outhern {B}urkina {F}aso in relation with the vegetation}, author = {{R}ayaisse, {J}. {B}. and {S}alou, {E}. and {K}iema, {S}. and {A}koudjin, {M}. and {K}aba, {D}. and {K}agbadouno, {M}. and {D}johan, {V}. and {C}amara, {M}. and {D}ayo, {G}. {K}. and {C}ourtin, {F}abrice and {S}olano, {P}hilippe and {B}ouyer, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he increase of human population, combined with climatic changes, contributed to the modification of spatial distribution of tsetse flies, main vector of trypanosomiasis. {I}n order to establish and compare tsetse presence and their relationship with vegetation, entomological survey was performed using biconical traps deployed in transects, simultaneously with phyto-sociological study, on the {C}omoe river at its source in the village of {M}oussodougou, and in the semi-protected area of {F}olonzo, both localities in {S}outhern {B}urkina {F}aso. {I}n {F}olonzo, the survey revealed a diversity of tsetse with 4 species occurring with apparent densities as follows: {G}lossina tachinoides (8.9 tsetse/trap/day); {G}. morsitans submorsitans (1.8 tsetse/trap/day); {G}. palpalis gambiensis (0.6/trap/day) and {G}. medicorum (0.15 tsetse/trap/day). {I}n {M}oussodougou, a highly anthropized area, mainly {G}. p. gambiensis was caught (2.06 tsetse/trap/day), and rarely {G}. tachinoides. {T}he phyto-sociological study allowed discrimination of 6 types of vegetation in both localities, with 3 concordances that are riparian forest, shrubby and woody savannah. {I}n {M}oussodougou, all tsetse were caught in the riparian forest. {T}hat was also the case in {F}olonzo where a great proportion (95 to 99 % following the season) of {G}. p. gambiensis and {G}. tachinoides were caught in the gallery, while {G}. m. submorsitans was occurring as well in the gallery as in the savannah, and {G}. medicorum in the forest gallery. {T}his study showed that although {G}. tachinoides and {G}.p. gambiensis are both riparian, they do not have the same preference in terms of biotope.}, keywords = {{T}setse ; {D}iversity ; {V}egetation ; {C}omoe ; {B}urkina {F}aso ; {BURKINA} {FASO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}arasitology {R}esearch}, volume = {114}, numero = {9}, pages = {3357--3363}, ISSN = {0932-0113}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1007/s00436-015-4560-6}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064930}, }