@article{fdi:010088455,
  title = {{U}rban green spaces and vector-borne disease risk in {A}frica : the case of an unclean forested park in {L}ibreville ({G}abon, {C}entral {A}frica)},
  author = {{O}bame-{N}koghe, {J}. and {M}akanga, {B}.{K}. and {B}rizard {Z}ongo, {S}. and {K}oumba, {A}.{A}. and {K}omba, {P}. and {L}ongo-{P}endy, {N}.{M}. and {M}ounioko, {F}. and {A}kone-{E}lla, {R}. and {N}koghe-{N}koghe, {L}.{C}. and {N}gangue-{S}alamba, {M}.{F}. and {Y}angari, {P}. and {A}boughe-{A}ngone, {S}. and {F}ournet, {F}lorence and {K}engne, {P}ierre and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {A}frica, vector-borne diseases are a major public health issue, especially in cities. {U}rban greening is increasingly considered to promote inhabitants' well-being. {H}owever, the impact of urban green spaces on vector risk remains poorly investigated, particularly urban forests in poor hygienic conditions. {T}herefore, using larval sampling and human landing catches, this study investigated the mosquito diversity and the vector risk in a forest patch and its inhabited surroundings in {L}ibreville, {G}abon, central {A}frica. {A}mong the 104 water containers explored, 94 (90.4%) were artificial (gutters, used tires, plastic bottles) and 10 (9.6%) were natural (puddles, streams, tree holes). {I}n total, 770 mosquitoes belonging to 14 species were collected from such water containers (73.1% outside the forested area). {T}he mosquito community was dominated by {A}edes albopictus (33.5%), {C}ulex quinquefasciatus (30.4%), and {L}utzia tigripes (16.5%). {A}lthough mosquito diversity was almost double outside compared to inside the forest ({S}hannon diversity index: 1.3 vs. 0.7, respectively), the species relative abundance ({M}orisita-{H}orn index = 0.7) was similar. {A}e. albopictus (86.1%) was the most aggressive species, putting people at risk of {A}edes-borne viruses. {T}his study highlights the importance of waste pollution in urban forested ecosystems as a potential driver of mosquito-borne diseases.},
  keywords = {{GABON} ; {LIBREVILLE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {R}esearch and {P}ublic {H}ealth},
  volume = {20},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {5774 [17 ]},
  ISSN = {1660-4601},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.3390/ijerph20105774},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088455},
}