@article{fdi:010037852, title = {{T}he tsetse fly {G}lossina palpalis palpalis is composed of several genetically differentiated small populations in the sleeping sickness focus of {B}onon, {C}ote d'{I}voire}, author = {{R}avel, {S}ophie and {D}e {M}eeûs, {T}hierry and {D}ujardin, {J}ean-{P}ierre and {Z}{\'e}z{\'e}, {D}. {G}. and {G}ooding, {R}. {H}. and {D}usfour, {I}sabelle and {S}an{\'e}, {B}. and {C}uny, {G}{\'e}rard and {S}olano, {P}hilippe}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{G}lossina palpalis is the main vector of human {A}frican trypanosomosis ({HAT}, or sleeping sickness) that dramatically affects human health in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {B}ecause of the implications of genetic structuring of vector populations for the design and efficacy of control campaigns, {G}. palpalis palpalis in the most active focus of sleeping sickness in {C}ote d'{I}voire was studied to determine whether this taxon is genetically structured. {H}igh and statistically significant levels of within population heterozygote deficiencies were found at each of the five microsatellite loci in two temporally separated samples. {N}either null alleles, short allele dominance, nor trap locations could fully explain these deviations from random mating, but a clustering within each of the two samples into different genetic sub-populations ({W}ahlund effect) was strongly suggested. {T}hese different genetic groups, which could display differences in infection rates and trypanosome identity, were composed of small numbers of individuals that were captured together, leading to the observed {W}ahlund effect. {I}mplications of this population structure on tsetse control are discussed.}, keywords = {{G}lossina palpalis ; sleeping sickness ; {C}ote d' {I}voire ; {W}ahlund effect ; {T}. brucei gambiense ; microsatellites ; population structure}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution}, volume = {7}, numero = {1}, pages = {116--125}, ISSN = {1567-1348}, year = {2007}, DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2006.07.002}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037852}, }