@article{fdi:010057742,
  title = {{B}lood-feeding behavior of {A}edes albopictus, a vector of {C}hikungunya on {L}a {R}{\'e}union},
  author = {{D}elatte, {H}elene and {D}esvars, {A}. and {B}ou{\'e}tard, {A}nthony and {B}ord, {S}. and {G}imonneau, {G}eoffrey and {V}ourc'h, {G}. and {F}ontenille, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}hikungunya virus ({CHIKV}) has long been considered to be transmitted to humans by the human-biting mosquito {A}edes aegypti, especially in {A}frica. {H}owever, the recent outbreak of {CHIKV} involved another vector, {A}edes albopictus, and serological data in the literature suggest that several species of domestic or human-related vertebrates can be contaminated by this virus. {H}owever, the role of {A}e. albopictus mosquitoes as potential enzootic vectors for {CHIKV} has not yet been evaluated. {H}ere we investigate {A}e. albopictus feeding and resting behaviors in an area where a {CHIKV} epidemic recently occurred, which means deciphering host-seeking and feeding behaviors on several vertebrate species, measuring endophagous/exophagous (activity), endophilic/exophilic (resting) behaviors and its diel (24 h, day/night) biting activity. {A}e. albopictus was found to have bimodal daily feeding activities and was found to have exophagic (89%) and exophilic (87%) behaviors. {A}e. albopictus showed an opportunistic feeding behavior on a wide range of hosts (from cold-blooded to warm-blooded animals), supporting that it can be implicated in various vertebrate-virus pathosystems. {H}owever, with equal availability of one of the four vertebrate hosts (calf, chicken, dog, and goat) proposed against human, {A}e. albopictus significantly preferred human, supporting earlier data about its high degree of anthropophily. {M}ultiple blood feeding was also reported in every combination (animal/human) offered to {A}e. albopictus, enlightening the higher risks to spread an arbovirus to human population because of interrupted feeding. {S}uch catholic behavior suggests that {A}e. albopictus may act as a bridge vector for zoonotic viruses. {F}urther epidemiological implications of this issue are discussed.},
  keywords = {{A}rbovirus(es) ; {B}lood meal ; {E}ntomology ; {M}osquito(es) ; {V}ector-borne},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}ector-{B}orne and {Z}oonotic {D}iseases},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {249--258},
  ISSN = {1530-3667},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1089/vbz.2009.0026},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057742},
}