C. Paupy

Genomic Signatures of Microgeographic Adaptation in Anopheles coluzzii Along an Anthropogenic Gradient in Gabon

This study identifies genomic signatures of local adaptation in Anopheles coluzzii across urban, rural, and sylvatic sites in Gabon, revealing distinct genetic responses to human-driven selection pressures and environmental heterogeneity.

Extensive variation and strain-specificity in dengue virus susceptibility among African Aedes aegypti populations

This study investigates dengue virus susceptibility in African Aedes aegypti populations and finds significant variation and strain-specific interactions.

Evidence for circulation of Rift Valley fever virus in wildlife and domestic animals in a forest environment in Gabon, Central Africa

This study detects Rift Valley fever virus in wildlife and domestic animals in Gabon's rainforest, highlighting sylvatic circulation and seroprevalence in ruminants.

Invasion of forested areas in Gabon (Central Africa) by the Asian tiger mosquito and the potential consequences from the One Health perspective

The paper tracks the spread of the Asian tiger mosquito in Gabon's rainforest and finds it thrives at human-forest interfaces, potentially facilitating zoonotic disease transmission.

Insect-specific viruses regulate vector competence in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes via expression of histone H4

This study shows insect-specific viruses in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes increase their susceptibility to arboviruses by preventing histone H4 downregulation.

Immunity to infections in arboviral vectors by integrated viral sequences: an evolutionary perspective

The paper shows that nonretroviral endogenous viral elements (nrEVEs) in Aedes aegypti confer antiviral immunity by producing piRNAs, supporting their role as heritable immunity effectors.

Natural Wolbachia infections are common in the major malaria vectors in Central Africa

The paper investigates Wolbachia infection prevalence and diversity in 25 African Anopheles species, finding Wolbachia in 16 species, including major malaria vectors.

A new species in the Anopheles gambiae complex reveals new evolutionary relationships between vector and non-vector species

The paper describes a new species in the Anopheles gambiae complex and analyzes its evolutionary relationships and introgression events with other species.

Plasmodium vivax-like genome sequences shed new insights into Plasmodium vivax biology and evolution

The paper generates P. vivax-like genome sequences to study the evolutionary history of P. vivax, finding genetic diversity and clade separation.

Genomes of all known members of a Plasmodium subgenus reveal paths to virulent human malaria

The paper sequenced genomes of all known Laverania Plasmodium species to understand evolutionary mechanisms and identify features enabling P. falciparum's virulence in humans.