@article{fdi:010054200, title = {{T}he invaders : phylogeography of dengue and chikungunya viruses {A}edes vectors, on the {S}outh {W}est islands of the {I}ndian {O}cean}, author = {{D}elatte, {H}. and {B}agny, {L}eila and {B}rengues, {C}{\'e}cile and {B}ouetard, {A}. and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe and {F}ontenille, {D}idier}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}edes albopictus and {A}edes aegypti are the two main worldwide arbovirus vectors that have experienced invasion phases. {A}edes aegypti is a pantropical species that spread centuries ago whereas {A}e. albopictus started the main wave of invasion in the 1980s. {B}oth species have been at various times on the different islands in {S}outhwestern {I}ndian {O}cean ({SWIO}). {T}his area provides an opportunity to examine the extent to which mosquitoes colonization patterns are influenced by different introductory events likely linked with human settlement and migration between the islands. {T}o explore this hypothesis, we propose a {CO}1-based phylogeny using a large sampling of fresh {A}e. albopictus, {A}e. aegypti, and {A}e. mascarensis, and 50-year-old dry specimens originating from different {I}ndian {O}cean islands. {O}ur data allow us to hypothesize the existence of at least two waves of invasion for {A}e. albopictus in the islands of {SWIO}. {T}he first one most likely occurred several centuries ago with establishments in {M}adagascar, {M}auritius and {R}eunion {I}sland. {T}he other one that appears to currently still on-going, reached almost all the islands of {SWIO} during the 1990s or later. {T}he low genetic diversity found between the ancient invasive strain and the contemporary one, indicates with great certainty that {A}e. albopictus is not indigenous to the islands of {SWIO}. {R}ecently, in {M}adagascar, an invasive lineage of {A}e. albopictus has expanded all over the island while {A}e. aegypti populations have declined in urban areas. {T}hree clusters of {A}edes aegypti have been observed, two fitting with the wild form {A}e. aegypti formosus and the other one fitting with the more domestic form {A}e. ae. aegypti. {S}equence of {A}e. mascarensis, endemic to {M}auritius suggest that this species might belong to {A}e. aegypti species and on this basis we propose to classify it as a sub species or form of {A}e. aegypti species. {G}iven the increase of human population flux on these islands, the occurrence of these vectors and their ability to spread quickly are of high importance of arbovirus transmission and the epidemicity of the associated diseases in these islands.}, keywords = {mt{COI} markers ; {I}nvasion ; {C}hikungunya ; {D}engue ; {A}edes ; {M}osquitoes}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution}, volume = {11}, numero = {7}, pages = {1769--1781}, ISSN = {1567-1348}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2011.07.016}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054200}, }