@article{fdi:010053666, title = {{C}ontrasting population structures of two vectors of {A}frican trypanosomoses in {B}urkina {F}aso : consequences for control}, author = {{K}on{\'e}, {N}. and {B}ouyer, {J}. and {R}avel, {S}ophie and {V}reysen, {M}. {J}. {B}. and {D}omagni, {K}. {T}. and {C}ausse, {S}. and {S}olano, {P}hilippe and {D}e {M}eeûs, {T}hierry}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}ackground: {A}frican animal trypanosomosis is a major obstacle to the development of more efficient and sustainable livestock production systems in {W}est {A}frica. {R}iverine tsetse species such as {G}lossina palpalis gambiensis {V}anderplank and {G}lossina tachinoides {W}estwood are the major vectors. {A} wide variety of control tactics is available to manage these vectors, but their removal will in most cases only be sustainable if the control effort is targeting an entire tsetse population within a circumscribed area. {M}ethodology/{P}rincipal {F}indings: {I}n the present study, genetic variation at microsatellite {DNA} loci was used to examine the population structure of {G}. p. gambiensis and {G}. tachinoides inhabiting four adjacent river basins in {B}urkina {F}aso, i.e. the {M}ouhoun, the {C}omoe, the {N}iger and the {S}issili {R}iver {B}asins. {I}solation by distance was significant for both species across river basins, and dispersal of {G}. tachinoides was similar to 3 times higher than that of {G}. p. gambiensis. {T}hus, the data presented indicate that no strong barriers to gene flow exists between riverine tsetse populations in adjacent river basins, especially so for {G}. tachinoides. {C}onclusions/{S}ignificance: {T}herefore, potential re-invasion of flies from adjacent river basins will have to be prevented by establishing buffer zones between the {M}ouhoun and the other river basin(s), in the framework of the {PATTEC} ({P}an {A}frican {T}setse and {T}rypanosomosis {E}radication {C}ampaign) eradication project that is presently targeting the northern part of the {M}ouhoun {R}iver {B}asin. {W}e argue that these genetic analyses should always be part of the baseline data collection before any tsetse control project is initiated.}, keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}los {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases}, volume = {5}, numero = {6}, pages = {art. e1217}, ISSN = {1935-2727}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0001217}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053666}, }