Seasonal and regional dynamics of M. ulcerans transmission in environmental context: deciphering the role of water bugs as hosts and vectors.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Estelle MarionLaurent Marsollier

Abstract

Buruli ulcer, the third mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy, is caused by the environmental mycobacterium M. ulcerans. Various modes of transmission have been suspected for this disease, with no general consensus acceptance for any of them up to now. Since laboratory models demonstrated the ability of water bugs to transmit M. ulcerans, a particular attention is focused on the transmission of the bacilli by water bugs as hosts and vectors. However, it is only through detailed knowledge of the biodiversity and ecology of water bugs that the importance of this mode of transmission can be fully assessed. It is the objective of the work here to decipher the role of water bugs in M. ulcerans ecology and transmission, based on large-scale field studies. The distribution of M. ulcerans-hosting water bugs was monitored on previously unprecedented time and space scales: a total of 7,407 water bugs, belonging to large number of different families, were collected over one year, in Buruli ulcer endemic and non endemic areas in central Cameroon. This study demonstrated the presence of M. ulcerans in insect saliva. In addition, the field results provided a full picture of the ecology of transmission in terms of biodiversity ...Continue Reading

References

Jan 1, 1976·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·J O OluwasanmiA O Lucas
Aug 1, 1991·Psychological Reports·A F de ManC P Leduc
Jan 1, 1971·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Mar 1, 1995·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·B J MarstonR C Good
Jan 15, 1996·The Medical Journal of Australia·P D JohnsonJ A Hayman
Oct 8, 1997·Journal of Clinical Microbiology·B Roberts, R Hirst
Nov 5, 1997·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·B C RossR M Robins-Browne
Mar 24, 1998·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·D FontenilleJ F Trape
Jan 14, 1999·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·K Asiedu, S Etuaful
Aug 25, 1999·Lancet·F PortaelsW M Meyers
Jun 5, 2002·International Journal of Infectious Diseases : IJID : Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases·David K EspeyC Robert Horsburgh
Aug 30, 2002·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Laurent MarsollierBernard Carbonnelle
Mar 11, 2003·Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology·F PratlongJ P Dedet
Jun 28, 2003·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·Samuel WanjiDidier Fontenille
May 1, 1963·The American Review of Respiratory Disease·G P KUBICAG MIDDLEBROOK
Jan 23, 2004·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Timothy P StinearStewart T Cole
Sep 4, 2004·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Miriam EddyaniFrançoise Portaels
Oct 7, 2004·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Laurent MarsollierStewart T Cole
Mar 26, 2005·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Roch Christian JohnsonFrançoise Portaels
Apr 21, 2005·PLoS Medicine·Paul D R JohnsonKingsley Asiedu
Apr 22, 2005·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Pratima L RaghunathanDavid A Ashford
Nov 29, 2005·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·Franck RemoueFrançois Simondon
Dec 20, 2005·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·Ymkje StienstraTjip S van der Werf
Aug 31, 2006·Cellular Microbiology·Laurent MarsollierStewart T Cole
Jan 20, 2007·Malaria Journal·Jude D BigogaRose G F Leke
Jul 17, 2007·Médecine sciences : M/S·Laurent MarsollierPriscille Brodin
Aug 19, 2007·Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·M Eddyani, F Portaels
Nov 30, 2007·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Okechukwu ChukwuekezieKingsley Asiedu
Dec 28, 2007·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Régis PouillotSara Eyangoh
Jan 26, 2008·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Paul D R JohnsonJanet A M Fyfe
Jan 26, 2008·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Tricia Y J QuekPaul D R Johnson
Mar 28, 2008·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Françoise PortaelsJorge Pedrosa

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 6, 2012·Journal of Tropical Medicine·Solange Meyin A EbongPhilippe Legall
May 27, 2014·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Estelle MarionLaurent Marsollier
Dec 24, 2010·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Richard W MerrittDaniel A Boakye
Sep 29, 2011·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Caroline J LavenderPaul D R Johnson
Nov 4, 2011·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·Benjamin MouginPierre Abgueguen
Feb 4, 2012·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Heather R WilliamsonPamela L C Small
Feb 12, 2013·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Caroline E HenniganMichael J Ferris
Nov 19, 2013·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Caroline DeshayesLaurent Marsollier
Nov 26, 2010·Dermatologic Clinics·Douglas S WalshWayne M Meyers
Sep 4, 2015·The Journal of Dermatology·Rie R YotsuKingsley Asiedu
Mar 12, 2011·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Estelle MarionSara Eyangoh
Jul 23, 2014·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Virginie PommeletAnnick Chauty
Mar 30, 2016·FEMS Microbiology Ecology·Daniel SanhuezaJean-François Guégan
Nov 14, 2014·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Sara TomczykGail Davey
Feb 6, 2014·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Aaron MorrisJean-François Guégan
Apr 2, 2015·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Jérémie BabonneauUNKNOWN Franco-Beninese Buruli Research Group
Jan 9, 2015·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Estelle MarionLaurent Marsollier
Sep 5, 2014·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Jordi LandierGaëtan Texier
Apr 27, 2017·Emerging Microbes & Infections·Marine CombeRodolphe Elie Gozlan
Nov 4, 2015·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·Roger D B TianMichel Drancourt
Jun 19, 2018·Microbes and Environments·Daniel SanhuezaJean-François Guégan
Mar 18, 2016·PloS One·Roger Bi Diangoné TianMichel Drancourt
Jun 1, 2014·International Journal of Mycobacteriology·Estelle MarionLaurent Marsollier
Jan 14, 2016·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Earnest Njih TabahAlphonse Um Boock
Feb 14, 2016·The Journal of Immunology : Official Journal of the American Association of Immunologists·Estelle MarionLaurent Marsollier
Jun 20, 2019·Toxins·Leslie NaranjoAndrew R M Bradbury

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
PCR

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Antifungals

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Buruli Ulcer

Buruli ulcer is a progressive disease of subcutaneous tissues caused by mycobacterium ulcerans. Here is the latest research.

Antifungals (ASM)

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Aminoglycosides

Aminoglycoside is a medicinal and bacteriologic category of traditional Gram-negative antibacterial medications that inhibit protein synthesis and contain as a portion of the molecule an amino-modified glycoside. Discover the latest research on aminoglycoside here.

Aminoglycosides (ASM)

Aminoglycoside is a medicinal and bacteriologic category of traditional Gram-negative antibacterial medications that inhibit protein synthesis and contain as a portion of the molecule an amino-modified glycoside. Discover the latest research on aminoglycoside here.