@article{fdi:010071457, title = {{R}eview article : a review of mosquitoes associated with rift valley fever virus in {M}adagascar}, author = {{T}antely, {L}. {M}. and {B}oyer, {S}. and {F}ontenille, {D}idier}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ift {V}alley fever ({RVF}) is a viral zoonotic disease occurring throughout {A}frica, the {A}rabian {P}eninsula, and {M}adagascar. {T}he disease is caused by a {P}hlebovirus ({RVF} virus [{RVFV}]) transmitted to vertebrate hosts through the bite of infected mosquitoes. {I}n {M}adagascar, the first {RVFV} circulation was reported in 1979 based on detection in mosquitoes but without epidemic episode. {S}ubsequently, two outbreaks occurred: the first along the east coast and in the central highlands in 1990 and 1991 and the most recent along the northern and eastern coasts and in the central highlands in 2008 and 2009. {D}espite the presence of 24 mosquitoes species potentially associated with {RVFV} transmission in {M}adagascar, little associated entomological information is available. {I}n this review, we list the {RVFV} vector, {C}ulex antennatus, as well as other taxa as candidate vector species. {W}e discuss risk factors from an entomological perspective for the re-emergence of {RVF} in {M}adagascar.}, keywords = {{MADAGASCAR}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene}, volume = {92}, numero = {4}, pages = {722--729}, ISSN = {0002-9637}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.14-0421}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071457}, }