@article{fdi:010092822,
  title = {{L}ower bird evenness and diversity are associated with higher usutu prevalence in culex pipiens mosquitoes},
  author = {{R}odriguez-{V}alencia, {V}. and {O}live, {M}. {M}. and {L}e {G}off, {G}ilbert and {F}aisse, {M}arine and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe and {R}oiz, {D}avid},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}ntroduction {T}he mosquito-transmitted {U}sutu virus has spread in the last few years, becoming endemic in several areas of {E}urope, such as in the southern {F}rench region of the {C}amargue. {O}ur aim was to study the relationships between the presence of the viral agent in {C}ulex mosquitoes and the structure of bird communities in the context of the dilution effect. {M}ethods {W}e carried out mosquito and bird censuses in several selected localities across a land-use gradient and screened mosquito pools for flaviviruses. {W}e focused on exploring how host bird diversity, richness, abundance and evenness were associated with {U}sutu detection in {C}x. pipiens.{R}esults{U}sutu virus was detected in seven pools of {C}x. pipiens, and phylogenetic analysis identified {U}sutu lineage {A}frica 3, confirming its circulation. {T}he probability of detection in mosquitoes is associated with areas with lower bird evenness and diversity but higher bird abundance and richness and higher {C}x. pipiens abundances. {C}onclusions {B}ird evenness was the variable with the greatest explanatory power, being negatively related to the probability of detecting {U}sutu in {C}x. pipiens, supporting a dilution effect. {T}hese results will help us better understand the relationships between bird community structure and the risk of {U}sutu mosquito-borne disease.},
  keywords = {{C}amargue ; dilution effect ; {F}rance ; mosquito-borne diseases ; {O}ne {H}ealth ; {U}sutu ; {FRANCE} ; {CAMARGUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{Z}oonoses and {P}ublic {H}ealth},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[10 ]},
  ISSN = {1863-1959},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1111/zph.13213},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092822},
}