@article{fdi:010081014, title = {{U}nderstanding the role of arthropod vectors in the emergence and spread of plant, animal and human diseases : a chronicle of epidemics foretold in {S}outh of {F}rance}, author = {{F}ontenilles, {D}idier and {C}ruaud, {A}. and {V}ial, {L}. and {G}arros, {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}outhern {F}rance, like the rest of the world, is facing the emergence of diseases affecting plants, animals and humans, of which causative agents (viruses, parasites, bacteria) are transmitted by arthropod vectors. {G}lobal changes are accelerating the emergence and spread of these diseases. {A}fter presenting some examples related to vectors of yellow fever and dengue viruses ({A}edes aegypti and {A}e. albopictus), {C}rimean-{C}ongo hemorrhagic fever ({H}yalomma marginatum), {B}luetongue ({C}ulicoides sp.), and the phytopathogen {X}ylella fastidiosa ({H}emiptera spp.), we will discuss what are the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that make an arthropod a vector in a given place and at a given time. {W}e also propose some thoughts regarding these emergences, possible scenarios for their evolution and some recommendations for the future.}, keywords = {{ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {V}ector ; {M}osquito ; {T}ick ; {M}idges ; {X}ylella ; {E}mergence ; {R}isk ; {FRANCE} ; {OCCITANIE} ; {PROVENCE} {ALPES} {COTE} {D}'{AZUR}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {B}iologies}, volume = {343}, numero = {3}, pages = {311--344}, ISSN = {1631-0691}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.5802/crbiol.34}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081014}, }