Population genetics of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern Chad

In Subsaharan Africa, tsetse flies (genus Glossina) are vectors of trypanosomes causing Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) and Animal African Trypanosomosis (AAT). Some foci of HAT persist in Southern Chad, where a program of tsetse control was started against the local vector Glossina fuscipes fus...

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Main Authors: Ravel, Sophie, Mahamat, Mahamat Hissène, Ségard, Adeline, Argilés-Herrero, Rafael, Bouyer, Jérémy, Rayaisse, Jean-Baptiste, Solano, Philippe, Guihini Mollo, Brahim, Pèka, Mallaye, Darnas, Justin, Belem, Adrien Marie Gaston, Yoni, Wilfrid, Noûs, Camille, De Meeûs, Thierry
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Published: Peer Community In 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.257/
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author Ravel, Sophie
Mahamat, Mahamat Hissène
Ségard, Adeline
Argilés-Herrero, Rafael
Bouyer, Jérémy
Rayaisse, Jean-Baptiste
Solano, Philippe
Guihini Mollo, Brahim
Pèka, Mallaye
Darnas, Justin
Belem, Adrien Marie Gaston
Yoni, Wilfrid
Noûs, Camille
De Meeûs, Thierry
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Mahamat, Mahamat Hissène
Ségard, Adeline
Argilés-Herrero, Rafael
Bouyer, Jérémy
Rayaisse, Jean-Baptiste
Solano, Philippe
Guihini Mollo, Brahim
Pèka, Mallaye
Darnas, Justin
Belem, Adrien Marie Gaston
Yoni, Wilfrid
Noûs, Camille
De Meeûs, Thierry
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description In Subsaharan Africa, tsetse flies (genus Glossina) are vectors of trypanosomes causing Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) and Animal African Trypanosomosis (AAT). Some foci of HAT persist in Southern Chad, where a program of tsetse control was started against the local vector Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in the Mandoul focus in 2014, and in Maro in 2018. Flies were also sampled in 2018 in Timbéri and Dokoutou. We analyzed the population genetics of G. fuscipes fuscipes from the four tsetse-infested zones. The trapping samples were characterized by a strong female biased sex-ratio, except in Timbéri and Dokoutou that had high tsetse densities. Apparent density and effective population density appeared smaller in the main foci of Mandoul and Maro and the average dispersal distance (within the spatial scale of each zone) was as large as or larger than the total length of each respective zone. The genetic signature of a population bottleneck was found in the Mandoul and Timbéri area, suggesting a large ancient interconnected metapopulation that underwent genetic subdivision into small, isolated pockets due to adverse environmental conditions. The long-range dispersal and the existence of genetic outliers suggest a possibility of migration from remote sites such as the Central African Republic in the south (although the fly situation remains unknown there) and/or a genetic signature of recent exchanges. Due to likely isolation, an eradication strategy may be considered for sustainable HAT control in Mandoul focus. Another strategy will probably be required in Maro focus, which probably experiences much more exchanges with its neighbors.
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spelling doaj-art-659840d1e310414d9d4ba9279629b09c2025-02-07T10:16:49ZengPeer Community InPeer Community Journal2804-38712023-03-01310.24072/pcjournal.25710.24072/pcjournal.257Population genetics of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern Chad Ravel, Sophie0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-5208Mahamat, Mahamat Hissène1Ségard, Adeline2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3826-3194Argilés-Herrero, Rafael3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0812-0595Bouyer, Jérémy4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1913-416XRayaisse, Jean-Baptiste5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9642-4702Solano, Philippe6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4351-3506Guihini Mollo, Brahim7 Pèka, Mallaye8Darnas, Justin9Belem, Adrien Marie Gaston10https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7405-1626Yoni, Wilfrid11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1156-8350Noûs, Camille12De Meeûs, Thierry13https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-241XIntertryp, IRD, Cirad, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceInstitut de Recherche en Elevage pour le Développement (IRED), Ndjaména, TchadIntertryp, IRD, Cirad, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceInsect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/International Atomic Energy Agency Program of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, A-1400, Vienna, AustriaInsect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/International Atomic Energy Agency Program of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, A-1400, Vienna, AustriaCentre International de Recherche Développement sur l’Elevage en zone Subhumide (Cirdes), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoIntertryp, IRD, Cirad, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceInstitut de Recherche en Elevage pour le Développement (IRED), Ndjaména, TchadProgramme National de Lutte contre la THA (PNLTHA), Ndjaména, TchadProgramme National de Lutte contre la THA (PNLTHA), Ndjaména, TchadUniversité Nazi Boni, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoCentre International de Recherche Développement sur l’Elevage en zone Subhumide (Cirdes), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoCogitamus laboratory, France, https://www.cogitamus.fr/Intertryp, IRD, Cirad, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceIn Subsaharan Africa, tsetse flies (genus Glossina) are vectors of trypanosomes causing Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) and Animal African Trypanosomosis (AAT). Some foci of HAT persist in Southern Chad, where a program of tsetse control was started against the local vector Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in the Mandoul focus in 2014, and in Maro in 2018. Flies were also sampled in 2018 in Timbéri and Dokoutou. We analyzed the population genetics of G. fuscipes fuscipes from the four tsetse-infested zones. The trapping samples were characterized by a strong female biased sex-ratio, except in Timbéri and Dokoutou that had high tsetse densities. Apparent density and effective population density appeared smaller in the main foci of Mandoul and Maro and the average dispersal distance (within the spatial scale of each zone) was as large as or larger than the total length of each respective zone. The genetic signature of a population bottleneck was found in the Mandoul and Timbéri area, suggesting a large ancient interconnected metapopulation that underwent genetic subdivision into small, isolated pockets due to adverse environmental conditions. The long-range dispersal and the existence of genetic outliers suggest a possibility of migration from remote sites such as the Central African Republic in the south (although the fly situation remains unknown there) and/or a genetic signature of recent exchanges. Due to likely isolation, an eradication strategy may be considered for sustainable HAT control in Mandoul focus. Another strategy will probably be required in Maro focus, which probably experiences much more exchanges with its neighbors. https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.257/
spellingShingle Ravel, Sophie
Mahamat, Mahamat Hissène
Ségard, Adeline
Argilés-Herrero, Rafael
Bouyer, Jérémy
Rayaisse, Jean-Baptiste
Solano, Philippe
Guihini Mollo, Brahim
Pèka, Mallaye
Darnas, Justin
Belem, Adrien Marie Gaston
Yoni, Wilfrid
Noûs, Camille
De Meeûs, Thierry
Population genetics of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern Chad
Peer Community Journal
title Population genetics of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern Chad
title_full Population genetics of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern Chad
title_fullStr Population genetics of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern Chad
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title_short Population genetics of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern Chad
title_sort population genetics of glossina fuscipes fuscipes from southern chad
url https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.257/
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