@article{fdi:010079483,
  title = {{A}ssessing entomological risk factors for arboviral disease transmission in the {F}rench {T}erritory of the {W}allis and {F}utuna {I}slands},
  author = {{C}alvez, {E}. and {P}ocquet, {N}. and {M}alau, {A}. and {K}ilama, {S}. and {T}augamoa, {A}. and {L}abrousse, {D}. and {B}ouss{\`e}s, {P}hilippe and {F}ailloux, {A}. {B}. and {D}upont-{R}ouzeyrol, {M}. and {M}athieu-{D}aud{\'e}, {F}ran{\c{c}}oise},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {T}he {F}rench overseas {T}erritory of the {W}allis and {F}utuna {I}slands has been affected by several dengue epidemics. {A}edes polynesiensis is the main mosquito vector described in this territory. {O}ther {A}edes species have been reported, but recent entomological data are missing to infer the presence of other potential arbovirus vectors and to assess the entomological risk factors for transmission of arboviral diseases. {M}ethodology/{P}rincipal findings {A}n entomological prospective study was conducted on the three main islands of the territory to determine the presence and distribution of {A}edes spp. {L}arvae, pupae and adult mosquitoes were collected from 54 sampling points in different environments, with a final sampling of 3747 immature stages and 606 adults. {T}he main identified breeding sites were described. {A}e. polynesiensis was found in every sampled site in peridomestic and wild habitats. {A}e. aegypti was only found on the island of {W}allis in peridomestic environments with a limited distribution. {T}wo other {A}edes species endemic to the {P}acific were recorded, {A}edes oceanicus and {A}edes futunae. {T}o evaluate the ability of local {A}e. polynesiensis to transmit the chikungunya virus ({CHIKV}), two field populations were analyzed for vector competence using experimental oral exposure of females to {CHIKV} and infection, dissemination and transmission assays. {R}esults showed that both populations of {A}e. polynesiensis were competent for {CHIKV} (30% at 7 days post-infection). {C}onclusions/{S}ignificance {T}his study showed the ubiquitous distribution and abundance of {A}e. polynesiensis on the three islands and demonstrated that local populations were able to transmit {CHIKV}. {C}ombined with the presence and expansion of {A}e. aegypti on the main island of {W}allis, these data highlight the risk of transmission of arboviral diseases in the territory of {W}allis and {F}utuna and provide relevant information for entomological surveillance and vector control programs.},
  keywords = {{WALLIS} {ET} {FUTUNA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{PL}o{S} {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {e0008250 [16 p.]},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0008250},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079483},
}