Viewpoint: High susceptibility to Chikungunya virus of Aedes aegypti from the French West Indies and French Guiana.

Romain Girod (1) , Pascal Gaborit (1) , Laurence Marrama (2) , Manuel Etienne (3) , Cédric Ramdini (4) , Ignace Rakotoarivony (2) , Christelle Dollin (2) , Romuald Carinci (1) , Jean Issaly (1) , Isabelle Dusfour (1) , Joël Gustave (4) , Marie-Michelle Yp-Tcha (5) , Andre Yébakima (5) , Anna-Bella Failloux (6) , Marie Vazeille (6)

1 Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
2 Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe
3 Centre de démoustication
4 Service de lutte antivectorielle
5 Centre de Démoustication
6 Génétique Moléculaire des Bunyavirus

Ae. aegypti from French Guiana and French West Indies are highly competent to transmit CHIKV. An evaluation of DIR 7 days rather than 14 days pi is adequate to estimate vector competence. The titre of 10(6) pfu/ml allows us to distinguish Ae. aegypti populations originating from distinct environments (dense or diffuse housing) by their vector competence. This assessment is a prerequisite to better evaluate the potential risk of Chikungunya outbreaks once the virus is introduced from endemic regions.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Animal biology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Romain Girod, Pascal Gaborit, Laurence Marrama, Manuel Etienne, Cédric Ramdini, et al.. Viewpoint: High susceptibility to Chikungunya virus of Aedes aegypti from the French West Indies and French Guiana.. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2011, 16 (1), pp.134-9. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02613.x⟩. ⟨pasteur-00583508⟩