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Ahmadou Dicko

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Using species distribution models to optimize vector control in the framework of the tsetse eradication campaign in Senegal

AH Dicko, R Lancelot, MT Seck… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Tsetse flies are vectors of human and animal trypanosomoses in sub-Saharan Africa and
are the target of the Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign (PATTEC)…

Field performance of sterile male mosquitoes released from an uncrewed aerial vehicle

J Bouyer, NJ Culbert, AH Dicko, MG Pacheco… - Science Robotics, 2020 - science.org
Genetic control methods of mosquito vectors of malaria, dengue, yellow fever, and Zika are
becoming increasingly popular due to the limitations of other techniques such as the use of …

Mapping landscape friction to locate isolated tsetse populations that are candidates for elimination

J Bouyer, AH Dicko, G Cecchi… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Tsetse flies are the cyclical vectors of deadly human and animal trypanosomes in sub-Saharan
Africa. Tsetse control is a key component for the integrated management of both plagues, …

[HTML][HTML] Range expansion of the Bluetongue vector, Culicoides imicola, in continental France likely due to rare wind-transport events

…, LE Burgin, S Carpenter, C Sanders, AH Dicko… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The role of the northward expansion of Culicoides imicola Kieffer in recent and unprecedented
outbreaks of Culicoides-borne arboviruses in southern Europe has been a significant …

[HTML][HTML] Ex-ante Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Elimination of a Glossina palpalis gambiensis Population in the Niayes of Senegal

F Bouyer, MT Seck, AH Dicko, B Sall, M Lo… - PLoS Neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background In 2005, the Government of Senegal embarked on a campaign to eliminate a
Glossina palpalis gambiensis population from the Niayes area (∼1000 km 2 ) under the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of an integrated control campaign on tsetse populations in Burkina Faso

L Percoma, A Sow, S Pagabeleguem, AH Dicko… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Tsetse flies are the sole vectors of human and animal trypanosomosis. In
Burkina Faso, a project aiming to create zones free of tsetse flies and trypanosomosis was …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of habitat fragmentation on tsetse populations and trypanosomosis risk in Eastern Zambia

…, T Marcotty, C De Pus, BL Penzhorn, AH Dicko… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Fragmentation of tsetse habitat in eastern Zambia is largely due to encroachments
by subsistence farmers into new areas in search of new agricultural land. The impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of temperature and relative humidity on survival and fecundity of three tsetse strains

S Pagabeleguem, S Ravel, AH Dicko, MJB Vreysen… - Parasites & …, 2016 - Springer
Background Tsetse flies occur in much of sub-Saharan Africa where they are vectors of
trypanosomes that cause human and animal African trypanosomosis. The sterile insect …

[HTML][HTML] A spatio-temporal model of African animal trypanosomosis risk

AH Dicko, L Percoma, A Sow, Y Adam… - PLoS Neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) is a major constraint to sustainable
development of cattle farming in sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat of the tsetse fly vector is …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the Abundances of Two Major Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Species in the Niayes Area of Senegal

M Diarra, M Fall, R Lancelot, A Diop, AG Fall, A Dicko… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
In Senegal, considerable mortality in the equine population and hence major economic losses
were caused by the African horse sickness (AHS) epizootic in 2007. Culicoides oxystoma …