@article{fdi:010077269,
  title = {{H}ost-seeking behaviors of mosquitoes experimentally infected with sympatric field isolates of the human malaria parasite {P}lasmodium falciparum : no evidence for host manipulation},
  author = {{V}antaux, {A}m{\'e}lie and {H}ien, {D}. {F}. de {S}. and {Y}ameogo, {B}. and {T}homas, {F}. and {C}ohuet, {A}nna and {L}ef{\`e}vre, {T}hierry},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}revious studies have shown that {P}lasmodium parasites can manipulate mosquito feeding behaviors such as motivation and avidity to feed on vertebrate hosts, in ways that increase the probability of parasite transmission. {T}hese studies, however, have been mainly carried out on non-natural and/or laboratory based model systems and hence may not reflect what occurs in the field. {W}e now need to move closer to the natural setting, if we are to fully capture the ecological and evolutionary consequences of these parasite-induced behavioral changes. {A}s part of this effort, we conducted a series of experiments to investigate the long and short-range behavioral responses to human stimuli in the mosquito {A}nopheles coluzzii during different stages of infection with sympatric field isolates of the human malaria parasite {P}lasmodium falciparum in {B}urkina {F}aso. {F}irst, we used a dual-port olfactometer designed to take advantage of the whole body odor to gauge mosquito long-range host-seeking behaviors. {S}econd, we used a locomotor activity monitor system to assess mosquito short-range behaviors. {C}ompared to control uninfected mosquitoes, {P}. falciparum infection had no significant effect neither on long-range nor on short-range behaviors both at the immature and mature stages. {T}his study, using a natural mosquito-malaria parasite association, indicates that manipulation of vector behavior may not be a general phenomenon. {W}e speculate that the observed contrasting phenotypes with model systems might result from coevolution of the human parasite and its natural vector. {F}uture experiments, using other sympatric malaria mosquito populations or species are required to test this hypothesis. {I}n conclusion, our results highlight the importance of following up discoveries in laboratory model systems with studies on natural parasite-mosquito interactions to accurately predict the epidemiological, ecological and evolutionary consequences of parasite manipulation of vector behaviors.},
  keywords = {{PALUDISME} ; {TRANSMISSION} ; {VECTEUR} ; {AGENT} {PATHOGENE} ; {RELATION} {HOTE} {PARASITE} ; {COEVOLUTION} ; {MODELISATION} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {BOBO} {DIOULASSO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {E}cology and {E}volution},
  volume = {3},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. no 86 [12  ]},
  ISSN = {2296-701{X}},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.3389/fevo.2015.00086},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077269},
}