@article{fdi:010069523,
  title = {{D}iversity and role of cave-dwelling hematophagous insects in pathogen transmission in the {A}frotropical region},
  author = {{O}bame-{N}koghe, {J}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he progressive anthropization of caves for food resources or economic purposes increases human exposure to pathogens that naturally infect cave-dwelling animals. {T}he presence of wild or domestic animals in the immediate surroundings of caves also may contribute to increasing the risk of emergence of such pathogens. {S}ome zoonotic pathogens are transmitted through direct contact, but many others require arthropod vectors, such as blood-feeding insects. {I}n {A}frica, hematophagous insects often play a key role in the epidemiology of many pathogens; however, their ecology in cave habitats remains poorly known. {D}uring the last decades, several investigations carried out in {A}frotropical caves suggested the medical and veterinary importance particularly of insect taxa of the {D}iptera order. {T}herefore, the role of some of these insects as vectors of pathogens that infect cave-dwelling vertebrates has been studied. {T}he present review summarizes these findings, brings insights into the diversity of cave-dwelling hematophagous {D}iptera and their involvement in pathogen transmission, and finally discusses new challenges and future research directions.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; bat ; cave ; {D}iptera ; emergence ; zoonotic pathogen ; {AFRIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}merging {M}icrobes and {I}nfections - {N}ature},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {},
  pages = {e20 [6 p.]},
  ISSN = {2222-1751},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1038/emi.2017.6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069523},
}