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Intrusive versus domiciliated triatomines and the challenge of adapting vector control practices against Chagas disease by Waleckx, Etienne, Gourbière, Sébastien, Dumonteil, Eric

“…Chagas disease prevention remains mostly based on triatomine vector control to reduce or eliminate house infestation with these bugs. The level of adaptation…”
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ARE SPECIES REAL? THE SHAPE OF THE SPECIES BOUNDARY WITH EXPONENTIAL FAILURE, REINFORCEMENT, AND THE "MISSING SNOWBALL" by Gourbière, Sébastien, Mallet, James

“…Under simple assumptions, the evolution of epistatic "Dobhansky–Muller" incompatibilities between a pair of species should yield an accelerating decline of log…”
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Assessing the risk of West Nile Virus seasonal outbreaks and its vector control in an urbanizing bird community: An integrative R0-modelling study in the city of Merida, Mexico by Flores-Ferrer, Alheli, Suzán, Gerardo, Waleckx, Etienne, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…Urbanization is a global trend associated with key socio-economic issues, one of them being to control the transmission of infectious diseases to a urban…”
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The improbable transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to human: the missing link in the dynamics and control of Chagas disease by Nouvellet, Pierre, Dumonteil, Eric, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…Chagas disease has a major impact on human health in Latin America and is becoming of global concern due to international migrations. Trypanosoma cruzi, the…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi transmission dynamics in a synanthropic and domesticated host community by Flores-Ferrer, Alheli, Waleckx, Etienne, Rascalou, Guilhem, Dumonteil, Eric, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, a Neglected Tropical Disease affecting 8 million people in the Americas. Triatomine hematophagous…”
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Fundamental factors determining the nature of parasite aggregation in hosts by Gourbière, Sébastien, Morand, Serge, Waxman, David

“…The distribution of parasites in hosts is typically aggregated: a few hosts harbour many parasites, while the remainder of hosts are virtually parasite free…”
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Detailed ecological associations of triatomines revealed by metabarcoding and next-generation sequencing: implications for triatomine behavior and Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycles by Dumonteil, Eric, Ramirez-Sierra, Maria-Jesus, Pérez-Carrillo, Silvia, Teh-Poot, Christian, Herrera, Claudia, Gourbière, Sébastien, Waleckx, Etienne

“…Trypanosoma cruzi is the agent of Chagas disease, transmitted by hematophagous triatomine vectors. Establishing transmission cycles is key to understand the…”
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Evolutionary ecology of Chagas disease; what do we know and what do we need? by Flores‐Ferrer, Alheli, Marcou, Olivier, Waleckx, Etienne, Dumonteil, Eric, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…The aetiological agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a key human pathogen afflicting most populations of Latin America. This vectorborne parasite is…”
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Emergence and prevalence of human vector-borne diseases in sink vector populations by Rascalou, Guilhem, Pontier, Dominique, Menu, Frédéric, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…Vector-borne diseases represent a major public health concern in most tropical and subtropical areas, and an emerging threat for more developed countries. Our…”
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Public street lights increase house infestation by the Chagas disease vector Triatoma dimidiata by Pacheco-Tucuch, Freddy Santiago, Ramirez-Sierra, Maria Jesus, Gourbière, Sébastien, Dumonteil, Eric

“…Triatoma dimidiata is one of the primary vectors of Chagas disease. We previously documented the spatio-temporal infestation of houses by this species in the…”
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Eco-bio-social determinants for house infestation by non-domiciliated Triatoma dimidiata in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico by Dumonteil, Eric, Nouvellet, Pierre, Rosecrans, Kathryn, Ramirez-Sierra, Maria Jesus, Gamboa-León, Rubi, Cruz-Chan, Vladimir, Rosado-Vallado, Miguel, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…Chagas disease is a vector-borne disease of major importance in the Americas. Disease prevention is mostly limited to vector control. Integrated interventions…”
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Competition, virulence, host body mass and the diversification of macro-parasites by Rascalou, Guilhem, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…Adaptive speciation has been much debated in recent years, with a strong emphasis on how competition can lead to the diversification of ecological and sexual…”
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Amazonian Triatomine Biodiversity and the Transmission of Chagas Disease in French Guiana: In Medio Stat Sanitas by Péneau, Julie, Nguyen, Anne, Flores-Ferrer, Alheli, Blanchet, Denis, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…The effects of biodiversity on the transmission of infectious diseases now stand as a cornerstone of many public health policies. The upper Amazonia and Guyana…”
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The ecology of the genome and the dynamics of the biological dark matter by Flores-Ferrer, Alheli, Nguyen, Anne, Glémin, Sylvain, Deragon, Jean-Marc, Panaud, Olivier, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…•Transposable elements (TEs) are DNA parasites that, in asexual taxa, are predicted to either vanish or proliferate until host extinction.•New Eco-genomic…”
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A cellular automaton model for the transmission of Chagas disease in heterogeneous landscape and host community by Cissé, Baki, El Yacoubi, Samira, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…Chagas disease is a vector-borne disease and a major public health concern in Latin America. To understand the disease dynamics, we investigated the influence…”
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Effects of genetic factors and infection status on wing morphology of Triatoma dimidiata species complex in the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico by Nouvellet, Pierre, Ramirez-Sierra, Maria Jesus, Dumonteil, Eric, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…► In the Yucatán area, dispersal determines Triatoma dimidiata abundance in human habitat. ► We examine factors affecting the shape and size of triatomines’…”
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Optimization of control strategies for non-domiciliated Triatoma dimidiata, Chagas disease vector in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico by Barbu, Corentin, Dumonteil, Eric, Gourbière, Sébastien

“…Chagas disease is the most important vector-borne disease in Latin America. Regional initiatives based on residual insecticide spraying have successfully…”
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Patterns of house infestation dynamics by non-domiciliated Triatoma dimidiata reveal a spatial gradient of infestation in rural villages and potential insect manipulation by Trypanosoma cruzi by Ramirez-Sierra, Maria Jesus, Herrera-Aguilar, Melba, Gourbière, Sébastien, Dumonteil, Eric

“…Chagas disease is a major vector-borne parasitic disease in Latin America, primarily transmitted to humans by triatomine vectors. Non-domiciliated triatomine…”
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Non-randomized controlled trial of the long-term efficacy of an Ecohealth intervention against Chagas disease in Yucatan, Mexico by Waleckx, Etienne, Pérez-Carrillo, Silvia, Chávez-Lazo, Samuel, Pasos-Alquicira, Rafael, Cámara-Heredia, María, Acuña-Lizama, Jesús, Collí-Balám, Fernando, Cámara-Mejía, Javier, Ramírez-Sierra, Maria Jesús, Cruz-Chan, Vladimir, Rosado-Vallado, Miguel, Vázquez-Narvaez, Santos, Najera-Vázquez, Rosario, Gourbière, Sébastien, Dumonteil, Eric

“…Non-domiciliated intrusive triatomine vectors are responsible for a low but significant transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to humans. Their control is a…”
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Predicting triatoma dimidiata abundance and infection rate: a risk map for natural transmission of chagas disease in the yucatan peninsula of Mexico by Dumonteil, Eric, Gourbiére, Sébastien

“…Chagas disease, a major public health problem in Latin America, is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by hematophageous insects…”
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