Didier Fontenille

Publication List Details

Period

1991 - 2009

Number

72

Co-Authors

Field site selection: getting it right first time around (2009)

Malcolm, Colin A, El Sayed, Badria, Babiker, Ahmed, Girod, Romain, Fontenille, Didier, Knols, Bart GJ, ...

Abstract The selection of suitable field sites for integrated control of Anopheles mosquitoes using the sterile insect technique (SIT) requires consideration of the full gamut of factors facing most...

Atypical aetiology of a conjugal fever: autochthonous airport malaria between Paris and French Riviera: a case report (2009)

Pomares-Estran, Christelle, Delaunay, Pascal, Mottard, Annie, Cua, Eric, Roger, Pierre-Marie, Pradines, Bruno, ...

Abstract Endemic malaria has been eradicated from France, but some falciparum malaria cases have been described in patients who have never travelled outside the country. Ms. V. 21 year-old and Mr. M....

Assessment of the relative success of sporozoite inoculations in individuals exposed to moderate seasonal transmission (2009)

Tall, Adama, Sokhna, Cheikh, Perraut, Ronald, Fontenille, Didier, Marrama, Laurence, Ly, Alioune B, ...

Abstract Background The time necessary for malaria parasite to re-appear in the blood following treatment (re-infection time) is an indirect method for evaluating the immune defences operating...

Ecological niche partitioning between Anopheles gambiaemolecular forms in Cameroon: the ecological side of speciation (2009)

Simard, Frédéric, Ayala, Diego, Kamdem, Guy, Pombi, Marco, Etouna, Joachim, Ose, Kenji, ...

Abstract Background Speciation among members of the Anopheles gambiae complex is thought to be promoted by disruptive selection and ecological divergence acting on sets of adaptation genes protected...

Living at the edge: biogeographic patterns of habitat segregation conform to speciation by niche expansion in Anopheles gambiae (2009)

Costantini, Carlo, Ayala, Diego, Guelbeogo, Wamdaogo M, Pombi, Marco, Some, Corentin Y, Bassole, Imael HN, ...

Abstract Background Ongoing lineage splitting within the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae is compatible with ecological speciation, the evolution of reproductive isolation by divergent...

A quantitative risk assessment approach for mosquito-borne diseases: malaria re-emergence in southern France (2008)

Ponçon, Nicolas, Tran, Annelise, Toty, Céline, Luty, Adrian JF, Fontenille, Didier

Abstract Background The Camargue region is a former malaria endemic area, where potential Anopheles vectors are still abundant. Considering the importation of Plasmodium due to the high number of...

Dynamics of transmission of Plasmodium falciparumby Anopheles arabiensisand the molecular forms M and S of Anopheles gambiaein Dielmo, Senegal (2008)

Ndiath, Mamadou, Brengues, Cécile, Konate, Lassana, Sokhna, Cheikh, Boudin, Christian, Trape, Jean, ...

Abstract Background The adaptation of Anopheles gambiae to humans and its environment involves an ongoing speciation process that can be best demonstrated by the existence of various chromosomal...

Population structure of the malaria vector Anopheles mouchetiin the equatorial forest region of Africa (2008)

Antonio-Nkondjio, Christophe, Ndo, Cyrille, Kengne, Pierre, Mukwaya, Louis, Awono-Ambene, Parfait, Fontenille, Didier, ...

Abstract Background Anopheles moucheti is a major malaria vector in forested areas of Africa. However, despite its important epidemiological role, it remains poorly known and insufficiently studied....

SNP discovery and molecular evolution in Anopheles gambiae, with special emphasis on innate immune system (2008)

Cohuet, Anna, Krishnakumar, Sujatha, Simard, Frédéric, Morlais, Isabelle, Koutsos, Anastasios, Fontenille, Didier, ...

Abstract Background Anopheles innate immunity affects Plasmodium development and is a potential target of innovative malaria control strategies. The extent and distribution of nucleotide diversity in...

Gene Flow Between Domestic and Sylvan Populations of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in North Cameroon (2008)

Christophe Paupy, Cécile Brengues, Basile Kamgang, Jean-Pierre Hervé, Didier Fontenille, Frédéric Simard

Polymorphisms at eight microsatellite loci and a fragment of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-ND4 gene were surveyed in Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) populations collected from six localities...

Using remote sensing to map larval and adult populations of Anopheles hyrcanus(Diptera: Culicidae) a potential malaria vector in Southern France (2008)

Tran, Annelise, Ponçon, Nicolas, Toty, Céline, Linard, Catherine, Guis, Hélène, Ferré, Jean-Baptiste, ...

Abstract Background Although malaria disappeared from southern France more than 60 years ago, suspicions of recent autochthonous transmission in the French Mediterranean coast support the idea that...

Population genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the two main African vectors, Anopheles gambiale and Anopheles funestus (2007)

Koella, Jacob C., Annan, Zeinab, Simard, Frederic, Renaud, Francois, Arnathau, Celine, Awono-Ambene, Parfait, ...

We investigated patterns of genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum associated with its two main African vectors: Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus. We dissected 10,296 wild-caught...

Biology and dynamics of potential malaria vectors in Southern France (2007)

Ponçon, Nicolas, Toty, Céline, L'Ambert, Grégory, Le Goff, Gilbert, Brengues, Cécile, Schaffner, Francis, ...

Abstract Background Malaria is a former endemic problem in the Camargue, South East France, an area from where very few recent data concerning Anopheles are available. A study was undertaken in 2005...

Species and Populations of the Anopheles gambiae Complex in Cameroon with Special Emphasis on Chromosomal and Molecular Forms of Anopheles gambiae s.s. (2005)

Charles Wondji, Frédéric Simard, Vincenzo Petrarca, Josiane Etang, Federica Santolamazza, Alessandra Della Torre, ...

We studied the geographical distribution of species, chromosomal, and molecular forms of the Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) complex in 23 sites in Cameroon, Central Africa. Almost all...

Geographic Distribution and Breeding Site Preference of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Cameroon, Central Africa (2005)

Frédéric Simard, Elysée Nchoutpouen, Jean Claude Toto, Didier Fontenille

Presence in Cameroon of the recently introduced Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) in association with the indigenous Aedes aegypti (L.) raises public heath concerns because it might alter the risk...

High Malaria Transmission Intensity Due to Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) in a Village of Savannah–Forest Transition Area in Cameroon (2004)

Anna Cohuet, Frederic Simard, Charles S. Wondji, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Didier Fontenille

An entomological survey was conducted on vectors of malaria in a village of the forest–savannah transition area in Cameroon from February 1999 to October 2000. A total of 2,050 anopheline...

Insecticide Susceptibility Status of Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera : Culicidae) in the Republic of Cameroon (2003)

Josiane Etang, Lucien Manga, Fabrice Chandre, Pierre Guillet, Etienne Fondjo, Remy Mimpfoundi, ...

A large-scale survey of Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902 susceptibility to DDT, dieldrin, permethrin, and deltamethrin was conducted in the Republic of Cameroon. 15 field populations from various...

Bionomics of Anopheles gambiae Giles, An. arabiensis Patton, An. funestus Giles and An. nili (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae) and Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in a Sudano-Guinean Zone (Ngari, Senegal) (2003)

Ibrahima Dia, Takhy Diop, Ignace Rakotoarivony, Pierre Kengne, Didier Fontenille

An entomological study was conducted in a village of Sudano-Guinean savanna in Senegal, during the rainy season from July to November 2001, to investigate the biology and the involvement of each...

High Malaria Transmission Intensity in a Village Close to Yaounde, the Capital City of Cameroon (2002)

Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Jean-Claude Toto, Jean-Yves Meunier, Sylvie Zebaze-Kemleu, Rose Nyambam, ...

A 2-yr longitudinal malaria study was undertaken in a suburb of Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, in the village of Simbock, ≈2 km from the city limits. This study allowed assessment of...

Arbovirus Surveillance from 1990 to 1995 in the Barkedji Area (Ferlo) of Senegal, a Possible Natural Focus of Rift Valley Fever Virus (2001)

Moumouni Traoré-lamizana, Didier Fontenille, Mawlouth Diallo, Yamar Bâ, Hervé G. Zeller, Mireille Mondo, ...

Surveillance for mosquito-borne viruses was conducted in Barkedji area from 1990 to 1995, following an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus in southern Mauritania. Mosquitoes, sand flies, and...

Use of Circumsporozoite Protein Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Compared with Microscopic Examination of Salivary Glands for Calculation of Malaria Infectivity Rates in Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Cameroon (2001)

Didier Fontenille, Jean-Yves Meunier, Christophe Antonio Nkondjio, Timoleon Tchuinkam

A survey in Cameroon compared the usefulness of the circumsporozoite protein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CSP ELISA) to dissection and microscopic examination of anopheline salivary glands for...

Aménagements hydro-agricoles et paludisme : le périmètre irrigué de Diomandou (1998)

Faye, O., Gaye, O., Fontenille, Didier, Hébrard, Georges, Konate, L., Molez, Jean-François, ...

Quelques aspects épidémiologiques du paludisme dans des villages de la moyenne vallée du fleuve Sénégal ont été comparés avant et après l'aménagement de périmètres rizicoles irrigués. La...

Aménagements hydro-agricoles et paludisme : étude comparative d'une zone rizicole et d'une zone de culture pluviale traditionnelle (1998)

Faye, O., Gaye, O., Molez, Jean-François, Fontenille, Didier, Konate, L., Hébrard, Georges, ...

La transmission du paludisme dans le delta du fleuve Sénégal a été étudiée dans trois villages, deux villages de riziculture irriguée dont un d'aménagement récent et un village de culture...

Le virus Ngari (Bunyaviridae : Bunyavirus) : premiers isolements chez l'homme au Sénégal, nouveaux vecteurs culicidiens : le point sur son épidémiologie (1996)

Zeller, H.G., Diallo, Mamadou, Angel, G., Traore-Lamizana, Moumouni, Thonnon, J., Digoutte, J.P., ...

Le virus Ngari (NRI) (Bunyaviridae, genus Bunyavirus) a été isolé initialement d'Aedes simpsoni dans la région de Kédougou (Sénégal oriental), puis de nombreuses espèces culicidiennes...

Geographic structure of Anopheles gambiae (savanna form) in Africa based on microsatellite, allozyme and mitochondrial loci (1996)

Lehmann, T., Hawley, W.A., Besansky, N.J., Fontenille, Didier, Simard, F., Fahey, T.G., ...

The genetic structure of Anopheles gambiae populations representing extreme geographic scales was studied based on several genetic markers. These scales included houses within a village, villages up...

Surveillance for yellow fever virus in Eastern Senegal during 1993 (1996)

Traore-Lamizana, Moumouni, Fontenille, Didier, Zeller, H.G., Mondo, M., Diallo, Mawlouth, Adam, François, ...

During the 1993 rainy season, 15806 mosquitoes, including 14304 Aedes ssp. were collected and tested for virus infection in 702 and 547 pools, respectively. Aedes furcifer (Edwards) was the most...

Flux géniques chez Anopheles gambiae, vecteur du paludisme : implication dans la transmission (1996)

Simard, Frédéric, Diatta, Mathurin, Lemasson, Jean-Jacques, Lehmann, T., Collins, F., Fontenille, Didier

L'étude de la génétique des populations des anophèles du complexe Anopheles gambiae s.l., principal vecteur du paludisme humain en Afrique a été entreprise au laboratoire ORSTOM de Zoologie...

Genetic differentiation of Anopheles gambiae populations from East and West Africa : comparison of microsatellite and allozyme loci (1996)

Lehmann, T., Hawley, W.A., Kamau, L., Fontenille, Didier, Simard, Frédéric, Collins, F.H.

Genetic variation of Anopheles gambiae was analysed to assess interpopulation divergence over a 6000 km distance using short tandem repeat (microsatellite) loci and allozyme loci. Differentiation of...

Typologie du paludisme en Afrique (1993)

Mouchet, Jean, Carnevale, Pierre, Coosemans, M., Fontenille, Didier, Ravaonjanahary, C., Richard, A., ...

La biogéographie régit la répartition des diverses espèces d'anophèles. Dans l'Afrique intertropicale, on trouve partout An. gambiae s.s. ou An. arabiensis ou An. funestus et, plus souvent,...

Surveillance de la circulation des arbovirus d'intérêt médical dans la région du Sénégal oriental (1988-1991) (1993)

Monlun, E., Zeller, H.G., Le Guenno, B., Traore Lamizana, Moumouni, Hervy, Jean-Paul, Adam, François, ...

Une étude de la circulation des principaux arbovirus d'intérêt médical a été réalisée dans la région du Sénégal oriental pendant et en dehors des périodes de transmission entre 1988 et...

Le paludisme en zone sahélienne du Sénégal : 1. Données entomologiques sur la transmission (1993)

Faye, O., Fontenille, Didier, Hervé, Jean-Pierre, Diack, P.A., Diallo, S., Mouchet, Jean

Une étude longitudinale sur les aspects entomologiques de la transmission du paludisme s'est déroulée de juin 1990 à novembre 1991 dans un village de riziculture irriguée et dans un autre de...

Gene Flow Between Chromosomal Forms of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Cameroon, Central Africa, and Its Relevance in Malaria Fighting

Cohuet, Anna, Dia, Ibrahima, Simard, Frédéric, Raymond, Michel, Rousset, François, Antonio-Nkondjio, Christophe, ...

Knowledge of population structure in a major vector species is fundamental to an understanding of malaria epidemiology and becomes crucial in the context of genetic control strategies that are being...

Gene Flow Between Chromosomal Forms of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Cameroon, Central Africa, and Its Relevance in Malaria Fighting

Cohuet, Anna, Dia, Ibrahima, Simard, Frédéric, Raymond, Michel, Rousset, François, Antonio-Nkondjio, Christophe, ...

Knowledge of population structure in a major vector species is fundamental to an understanding of malaria epidemiology and becomes crucial in the context of genetic control strategies that are being...

Increased melanizing activity in Anopheles gambiae does not affect development of Plasmodium falciparum

Michel, Kristin, Suwanchaichinda, Chansak, Morlais, Isabelle, Lambrechts, Louis, Cohuet, Anna, Awono-Ambene, Parfait H., ...

Serpins are central to the modulation of various innate immune responses in insects and are suspected to influence the outcome of malaria parasite infection in mosquito vectors. Three Anopheles...

Population genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the two main African vectors, Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus

Annan, Zeinab, Durand, Patrick, Ayala, Francisco J., Arnathau, Céline, Awono-Ambene, Parfait, Simard, Frédéric, ...

We investigated patterns of genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum associated with its two main African vectors: Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus. We dissected 10,296 wild-caught...

Anopheles and Plasmodium: from laboratory models to natural systems in the field

Cohuet, Anna, Osta, Mike A, Morlais, Isabelle, Awono-Ambene, Parfait H, Michel, Kristin, Simard, Frederic, ...

Parasites that cause malaria must complete a complex life cycle in Anopheles vector mosquitoes in order to be transmitted from human to human. Previous gene-silencing studies have shown the influence...

Conserved Mosquito/Parasite Interactions Affect Development of Plasmodium falciparum in Africa

Mendes, Antonio M., Schlegelmilch, Timm, Cohuet, Anna, Awono-Ambene, Parfait, De Iorio, Maria, Fontenille, Didier, ...

In much of sub-Saharan Africa, the mosquito Anopheles gambiae is the main vector of the major human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Convenient laboratory studies have identified mosquito...

Atypical aetiology of a conjugal fever: autochthonous airport malaria between Paris and French Riviera: a case report

Pomares-Estran, Christelle, Delaunay, Pascal, Mottard, Annie, Cua, Eric, Roger, Pierre-Marie, Pradines, Bruno, ...

Endemic malaria has been eradicated from France, but some falciparum malaria cases have been described in patients who have never travelled outside the country. Ms. V. 21 year-old and Mr. M. 23...

Field site selection: getting it right first time around

Malcolm, Colin A, El Sayed, Badria, Babiker, Ahmed, Girod, Romain, Fontenille, Didier, Knols, Bart GJ, ...

The selection of suitable field sites for integrated control of Anopheles mosquitoes using the sterile insect technique (SIT) requires consideration of the full gamut of factors facing most proposed...