@article{fdi:010089710, title = {{L}imited impact of vector control on the population genetic structure of {G}lossina fuscipes fuscipes from the sleeping sickness focus of {M}aro, {C}had}, author = {{R}avel, {S}ophie and {S}egard, {A}deline and {M}ollo, {B}. {G}. and {M}ahamat, {M}. {H}. and {A}rgiles-{H}errero, {R}. and {B}ouyer, {J}. and {R}ayaisse, {J}. {B}. and {S}olano, {P}hilippe and {P}{\`e}ka, {M}. and {D}arnas, {J}. and {B}elem, {A}. {M}. {G}. and {Y}oni, {W}. and {N}oûs, {C}. and {D}e {M}eeûs, {T}hierry}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}setse flies (genus {G}lossina) transmit deadly trypanosomes to human populations and domestic animals in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {S}ome foci of {H}uman {A}frican {T}rypanosomiasis due to {T}rypanosoma brucei gambiense (g-{HAT}) persist in southern {C}had, where a program of tsetse control was implemented against the local vector {G}lossina fuscipes fuscipes in 2018 in {M}aro. {W}e analyzed the population genetics of {G}. f. fuscipes from the {M}aro focus before control ({T}0), one year ({T}1), and 18 months ({T}2) after the beginning of control efforts. {M}ost flies captured displayed a local genetic profile (local survivors), but a few flies displayed outlier genotypes. {M}oreover, disturbance of isolation by distance signature (increase of genetic distance with geographic distance) and effective population size estimates, absence of any genetic signature of a bottleneck, and an increase of genetic diversity between {T}0 and {T}2 strongly suggest gene flows from various origins, and a limited impact of the vector control efforts on this tsetse population. {C}ontinuous control and surveillance of g-{HAT} transmission is thus recommended in {M}aro. {P}articular attention will need to be paid to the border with the {C}entral {A}frican {R}epublic, a country where the entomological and epidemiological status of g-{HAT} is unknown.}, keywords = {{T}setse flies ; {D}ispersal ; {T}rypanosomosis ; {C}ontrol ; {TCHAD} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}arasite}, volume = {31}, numero = {}, pages = {13 [13 ]}, ISSN = {1252-607{X}}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1051/parasite/2024013}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089710}, }