Guillaume Lacour

Early-warning surveillance of West Nile and Usutu viruses in wetland and larval habitat waters and in mosquito excreta using digital PCR

West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are mainly avian mosquito-borne pathogens, increasingly cause human and equine disease in temperate regions. Mostly asymptomatic, current surveillance in France is reactive, based on clinical and veterinary reports, delaying signals fo...

Environmental and demographic determinants of Aedes albopictus seasonal activity in southern France: A modeling study

The presence and the activity of Aedes albopictus are a growing concern for nuisance and public health in Europe. Despite an increasing number of entomological and modelling studies, our incomplete understanding of mosquito population response to weather drivers in natural condit...