Service de Mycobactériologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Cameroun-Réseau International des Institut Pasteur, BP 1274 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
J Trop Med. 2012;2012:123843. doi: 10.1155/2012/123843. Epub 2012 May 16.
Buruli ulcer is a debitliating human skin disease with an unknown transmission mode although epidemiological data link it with swampy areas. Data available suggest that aquatic insects play a role in the dissemination and/or transmission of this disease. However, their biodiversity and biology remain poorly documented. We conducted an entomological survey in Bankim, Cameroon, an area recently described as endemic for Buruli ulcer in order to identify the commonly occurring aquatic bugs and document their relative abundance, diversity, and spatial distribution. Collection of aquatic bugs was realized over a period of one month by daily direct capture in different aquatic environments (streams, ponds, and rivers) and through light traps at night. Globally, the data obtained showed the presence of five families (Belostomatidae, Naucoridae, Nepidae, Notonectidae, and Gerridae), their abundance, distribution and diversity varying according to the type of aquatic environments and light attraction.
布鲁里溃疡是一种使人衰弱的人类皮肤疾病，其传播模式尚不清楚，尽管流行病学数据将其与沼泽地区联系在一起。现有数据表明，水生昆虫在该疾病的传播和/或传播中发挥了作用。然而，它们的生物多样性和生物学仍然记录甚少。我们在喀麦隆的班基姆进行了一项昆虫学调查，该地区最近被描述为布鲁里溃疡的流行地区，目的是确定常见的水生昆虫，并记录它们的相对丰度、多样性和空间分布。通过在不同的水生环境（溪流、池塘和河流）中每天直接捕获和夜间使用灯光陷阱，在一个月的时间内收集水生昆虫。总的来说，获得的数据表明存在五个科（龙虱科、红蝽科、田鳖科、负子蝽科和划蝽科），它们的丰度、分布和多样性根据水生环境和灯光吸引的类型而有所不同。
