Publications by authors named "D Fontenille"

Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, nature-based solutions such as urban greening e.g. public gardens, urban forests, parks and street trees, which aim to protect, sustainably manage or restore an ecosystem, have emerged as a promising tool for improving the health and well-being of an ever-increasing urban population.

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Rabies is endemic in Cambodia. For exposed humans, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is very effective in preventing this otherwise fatal disease. The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) in Phnom Penh was the primary distributor of PEP in Cambodia until 2018.

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Article Synopsis
  • Dengue fever is a significant public health issue in Cambodia, primarily spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, with existing insecticides like temephos and pyrethroids facing resistance from this vector.
  • A study tested 14 adulticides from various chemical families and three larvicides on Aedes aegypti samples from Phnom Penh, following WHO guidelines for efficacy.
  • Results showed high effectiveness of carbamate and organophosphate insecticides for adults and no resistance to Bti for larvae, suggesting Bti as a better option than temephos, while recommending carbamate insecticides over pyrethroids for adult control.
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Between 2016 and 2020, the Medical and Veterinary Entomology unit of the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge collected over 230,000 mosquitoes. Based on this sampling effort, a checklist of 290 mosquito species in Cambodia is presented. This is the first attempt to list the Culicidae fauna of the country.

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Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is the most important cause of human encephalitis in Southeast Asia, and this zoonosis is mainly transmitted from pigs to human by mosquitoes. A better understanding of the host-feeding preference of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) major vectors is crucial for identifying risk areas, defining bridge vector species and targeting adapted vector control strategies. To assess host-feeding preference of JE vectors in a rural Cambodian area where JE is known to circulate, in 2017, we implemented four sessions of mosquito trapping (March, June, September, December), during five consecutive nights, collecting four times a night (6 p.

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