2016
Plant-Mediated Effects on Mosquito Capacity to Transmit Human Malaria
Hien D, Dabiré K, Roche B, Diabaté A, Yerbanga R, Cohuet A, Yameogo B, Gouagna L, Hopkins R, Ouedraogo G, Simard F, Ouedraogo J, Ignell R, Lefevre T. Plant-Mediated Effects on Mosquito Capacity to Transmit Human Malaria. PLOS Pathogens 2016, 12: e1005773. PMID: 27490374, PMCID: PMC4973987, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImportant African malaria vectorsHost resource availabilityMalaria parasitesMalaria vectorsSugar sourcesSugar mealsAfrican malaria vectorsToxic secondary metabolitesNutritional ecologyPlant speciesMosquito traitsMosquito competenceNatural diversityFeeding assaysLannea microcarpaMosquito's capacityEcological contextSecondary metabolitesMolecular aspectsMalaria transmissionParasite growthResource availabilityDirect membrane feeding assaysDevelopment durationHuman malaria
2014
Experimental study of the relationship between Plasmodium gametocyte density and infection success in mosquitoes; implications for the evaluation of malaria transmission-reducing interventions
Da D, Churcher T, Yerbanga R, Yaméogo B, Sangaré I, Ouedraogo J, Sinden R, Blagborough A, Cohuet A. Experimental study of the relationship between Plasmodium gametocyte density and infection success in mosquitoes; implications for the evaluation of malaria transmission-reducing interventions. Experimental Parasitology 2014, 149: 74-83. PMID: 25541384, DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2014.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGametocyte densityParasite densityBlood samplesInfected bloodMouse bloodInfectious blood samplesMembrane feeding assaysPlasmodium berghei infectionTransmission-reducing interventionsPlasmodium falciparum samplesBlood dilutionEvaluation of transmissionInfected mouse bloodBerghei infectionPlasmodium infectionMosquito infectivityAnopheles coluzzii mosquitoesInhibitory factorMonoclonal antibodiesBloodAccurate relative measuresInfectionUninfected bloodHost bloodColuzzii mosquitoes
2013
Comparison of field-based xenodiagnosis and direct membrane feeding assays for evaluating host infectiousness to malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Gouagna L, Yao F, Yameogo B, Dabiré R, Ouédraogo J. Comparison of field-based xenodiagnosis and direct membrane feeding assays for evaluating host infectiousness to malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Acta Tropica 2013, 130: 131-139. PMID: 24262642, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMosquito bitesOocyst infectionDirect membrane feeding assaysInfectious mosquito bitesAnopheles mosquitoesMembrane feeding assaysMalaria-endemic areasLow gametocyte densitiesCross-sectional surveyGametocyte densityEndemic areasDay 7Classical microscopic examinationHost infectiousnessBlood smearsOocyst prevalenceXenodiagnosisHost skinMembrane feederInfectionInfectious individualsInfectiousnessMicroscopic examinationHuman subjectsChildren
2010
Patterns of sugar feeding and host plant preferences in adult males of An. gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)
Gouagna L, Poueme R, Dabiré K, Ouédraogo J, Fontenille D, Simard F. Patterns of sugar feeding and host plant preferences in adult males of An. gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Vector Ecology 2010, 35: 267-276. PMID: 21175931, DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00082.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnophelesBurkina FasoCarbohydratesEcosystemFeeding BehaviorInsect VectorsMalePlantsConceptsHost plant preferenceY-tube olfactometer assaysSugar sourcesSugar feedingGambiae s.Olfactory response patternsPeri-domestic habitatsDistribution of AnPlant preferenceIndividual plantsNearby plantsOlfactometer assaysMale mosquitoesWestern Burkina FasoUnstudied interactionSenna siameaNatural sugar sourcesPlantsNatural conditionsGambiaeOdor cuesCassia sieberianaFirst evidenceMangifera indicaLaboratory conditionsGenetic variation in human HBB is associated with Plasmodium falciparum transmission
Gouagna L, Bancone G, Yao F, Yameogo B, Dabiré K, Costantini C, Simporé J, Ouedraogo J, Modiano D. Genetic variation in human HBB is associated with Plasmodium falciparum transmission. Nature Genetics 2010, 42: 328-331. PMID: 20305663, DOI: 10.1038/ng.554.Peer-Reviewed Original Research