Bitome-Essono P. Y., Ollomo B., Arnathau C., Durand P., Mokoudoum N. D., Yacka-Mouele L., Okouga A. P., Boundenga L., Mve-Ondo B., Obame-Nkoghe J., Mbehang-Nguema P., Njiokou F., Makanga B., Wattier R., Ayala Diego, Ayala F. J., Prugnolle F., Paupy Christophe. (2017). Tracking zoonotic pathogens using bloodsucking flies as 'flying syringes'. eLIFE, 6, p. e22069 [22 p.]. ISSN 2050-084X.
Titre du document
Tracking zoonotic pathogens using bloodsucking flies as 'flying syringes'
Année de publication
2017
Auteurs
Bitome-Essono P. Y., Ollomo B., Arnathau C., Durand P., Mokoudoum N. D., Yacka-Mouele L., Okouga A. P., Boundenga L., Mve-Ondo B., Obame-Nkoghe J., Mbehang-Nguema P., Njiokou F., Makanga B., Wattier R., Ayala Diego, Ayala F. J., Prugnolle F., Paupy Christophe
Source
eLIFE, 2017,
6, p. e22069 [22 p.] ISSN 2050-084X
About 60% of emerging infectious diseases in humans are of zoonotic origin. Their increasing number requires the development of new methods for early detection and monitoring of infectious agents in wildlife. Here, we investigated whether blood meals from hematophagous flies could be used to identify the infectious agents circulating in wild vertebrates. To this aim, 1230 blood-engorged flies were caught in the forests of Gabon. Identified blood meals (30%) were from 20 vertebrate species including mammals, birds and reptiles. Among them, 9% were infected by different extant malaria parasites among which some belonged to known parasite species, others to new parasite species or to parasite lineages for which only the vector was known. This study demonstrates that using hematophagous flies as 'flying syringes' constitutes an interesting approach to investigate blood-borne pathogen diversity in wild vertebrates and could be used as an early detection tool of zoonotic pathogens.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020]
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Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
Description Géographique
GABON
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010070023]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010070023
