@article{fdi:010080477,
  title = {{H}ost conservation through their parasites : molecular surveillance of vector-borne microorganisms in bats using ectoparasitic bat flies},
  author = {{S}zentivanyi, {T}. and {M}arkotter, {W}. and {D}ietrich, {M}uriel and {C}lement, {L}. and {A}ncay, {L}. and {B}run, {L}. and {G}enzoni, {E}. and {K}earney, {T}. and {S}eamark, {E}. and {E}stok, {P}. and {C}hriste, {P}. and {G}laizot, {O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}ost vertebrates host a wide variety of haematophagous parasites, which may play an important role in the transmission of vector-borne microorganisms to hosts. {S}urveillance is usually performed by collecting blood and/or tissue samples from vertebrate hosts. {T}here are multiple methods to obtain samples, which can be stored for decades if properly kept. {H}owever, blood sampling is considered an invasive method and may possibly be harmful to the sampled individual. {I}n this study, we investigated the use of ectoparasites as a tool to acquire molecular information about the presence and diversity of infectious microorganism in host populations. {W}e tested the presence of three distinct vector-borne microorganisms in both bat blood and bat flies: {B}artonella bacteria, malaria-like {P}olychromophilus sp. ({A}picomplexa), and {T}rypanosoma sp. ({K}inetoplastea). {W}e detected the presence of these microorganisms both in bats and in their bat flies, with the exception of {T}rypanosoma sp. in {S}outh {A}frican bat flies. {A}dditionally, we found {B}artonella sp. in bat flies from one population in {S}pain, suggesting its presence in the host population even if not detected in bats. {B}artonella and {P}olychromophilus infection showed the highest prevalence in both bat and bat fly populations. {S}ingle, co- and triple infections were also frequently present in both. {W}e highlight the use of haematophagous ectoparasites to study the presence of infectious microorganism in host blood and its use as an alternative, less invasive sampling method.},
  keywords = {{B}artonella ; blood-sampling ; non-invasive method ; {N}ycteribiidae ; {P}olychromophilus ; {T}rypanosoma ; {ESPAGNE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasite},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {},
  pages = {72 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {1252-607{X}},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1051/parasite/2020069},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080477},
}