In tropical countries some non-biting flies alone or in combination cause myiasis infections. Nowaday, myiasis cases are increasing in urban and rural areas but nothing is known concerning the composition and structure of the responsible flies’ assemblages. Our study aimed to establish a baseline of information on the distribution of non-biting flies in the urban quarters of Douala (Littoral-Cameroon), as a first step in evaluating their status. Ecological surveys were conducted in 2020 during the rainy season (July to November) in four quarters of Douala (populous residential quarter Bilongué, Ndakat market, Ndogbong university campus, and Souboum health center). Flies were captured and stored in vials containing 70° alcohol, identified and the community stucture was characterized. A total of 7,379 flies belonged to four families, five subfamilies, seven genera and 14 species. Calliphoridae was the most represented family (86.2%) followed by Muscidae (13.0%) and Sarcophagidae (0.7%) while Fanniidae was rare (0.1%). These flies were facultative myiasigenic species. We identified three Afrotropical species (21.4%), nine exotic species (64.3%) and two unknown-origin species (14.3%). Flies of high abundances were the Afrotropical-origin fly Chrysomyia putoria Wiedemann, 1830 (Calliphoridae: Chrysomyiinae; 36.8% of the total collection), the Australasian-origin fly Ch. rufifacies Macquart, 1842 (Calliphoridae: Chrysomyiinae; 21.8%), the unknown origin fly Lucilia spp. (Calliphoridae: Calliphorinae; 18.2%), the Holarctic-origin fly Phormia regina Meigen, 1826 (Calliphoridae: Chrysomyiinae; 8.2%), the Paleartic-origin fly Musca (Musca) domestica Linnaeus, 1758 (Muscidae: Muscinae; 7.6%), the Paleartic-origin fly Muscina. pabulorum Fallen, 1817 [=Muscina prolapsa Harris, 1780] (Muscidae: Muscinae; 3.0%) and the Palearctic-origin fly Musca autumnalis De Geer, 1776 (Muscidae: Muscinae; 1.8%). Seven rare species were represented each by less than 1.0% of the overall collection. Overall, species exhibited a positive asociation (Schluter’s ratio: VR = 1.913, Statistic: W = 397.90, df = 14, p < 0.001). Assemblages exhibited high evenness, low species richness and diversity and moderate dominance by a few species, suggesting a moderate interspecies competition influence and/or disturbance by human activities. GM model fitted SAD from Ndogbong, Bilongué, Souboum and the global assemblage, confirming these assemblages are dominated by a few species (pioneer assemblages) and operated according to niche partitioning strategy. LN model fitted the SAD from Ndakat market, suggesting a community where the majority of species showed moderate abundances, close to the model of little disturbed environments. The high occurence of myiasigenic flies necessitates the reaction of the public health control service to reduce myiasis occurrence in the city.
| Published in | American Journal of Entomology (Volume 6, Issue 3) |
| DOI | 10.11648/j.aje.20220603.11 |
| Page(s) | 49-71 |
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Flies, Biodiversity, Myiasigenic Species, Douala (Cameroon)
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author = {Romaine Magloire Fantio and Edith Laure Kenne and Andrea Sahara Kenne Toukem and Sedrick Junior Tsekane and Patrick Steve Tuekam-Kowa and Abdel Kayoum Yomon and Stevie Ange Tanekeng Tsayem and Martin Kenne},
title = {Biodiversity, Abundance of Flies (Diptera: Brachycera) Attracted by Fresh Flesh and Identification of Medical or Forensic Important Species in Douala (Cameroon)},
journal = {American Journal of Entomology},
volume = {6},
number = {3},
pages = {49-71},
doi = {10.11648/j.aje.20220603.11},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aje.20220603.11},
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abstract = {In tropical countries some non-biting flies alone or in combination cause myiasis infections. Nowaday, myiasis cases are increasing in urban and rural areas but nothing is known concerning the composition and structure of the responsible flies’ assemblages. Our study aimed to establish a baseline of information on the distribution of non-biting flies in the urban quarters of Douala (Littoral-Cameroon), as a first step in evaluating their status. Ecological surveys were conducted in 2020 during the rainy season (July to November) in four quarters of Douala (populous residential quarter Bilongué, Ndakat market, Ndogbong university campus, and Souboum health center). Flies were captured and stored in vials containing 70° alcohol, identified and the community stucture was characterized. A total of 7,379 flies belonged to four families, five subfamilies, seven genera and 14 species. Calliphoridae was the most represented family (86.2%) followed by Muscidae (13.0%) and Sarcophagidae (0.7%) while Fanniidae was rare (0.1%). These flies were facultative myiasigenic species. We identified three Afrotropical species (21.4%), nine exotic species (64.3%) and two unknown-origin species (14.3%). Flies of high abundances were the Afrotropical-origin fly Chrysomyia putoria Wiedemann, 1830 (Calliphoridae: Chrysomyiinae; 36.8% of the total collection), the Australasian-origin fly Ch. rufifacies Macquart, 1842 (Calliphoridae: Chrysomyiinae; 21.8%), the unknown origin fly Lucilia spp. (Calliphoridae: Calliphorinae; 18.2%), the Holarctic-origin fly Phormia regina Meigen, 1826 (Calliphoridae: Chrysomyiinae; 8.2%), the Paleartic-origin fly Musca (Musca) domestica Linnaeus, 1758 (Muscidae: Muscinae; 7.6%), the Paleartic-origin fly Muscina. pabulorum Fallen, 1817 [=Muscina prolapsa Harris, 1780] (Muscidae: Muscinae; 3.0%) and the Palearctic-origin fly Musca autumnalis De Geer, 1776 (Muscidae: Muscinae; 1.8%). Seven rare species were represented each by less than 1.0% of the overall collection. Overall, species exhibited a positive asociation (Schluter’s ratio: VR = 1.913, Statistic: W = 397.90, df = 14, p < 0.001). Assemblages exhibited high evenness, low species richness and diversity and moderate dominance by a few species, suggesting a moderate interspecies competition influence and/or disturbance by human activities. GM model fitted SAD from Ndogbong, Bilongué, Souboum and the global assemblage, confirming these assemblages are dominated by a few species (pioneer assemblages) and operated according to niche partitioning strategy. LN model fitted the SAD from Ndakat market, suggesting a community where the majority of species showed moderate abundances, close to the model of little disturbed environments. The high occurence of myiasigenic flies necessitates the reaction of the public health control service to reduce myiasis occurrence in the city.},
year = {2022}
}
TY - JOUR T1 - Biodiversity, Abundance of Flies (Diptera: Brachycera) Attracted by Fresh Flesh and Identification of Medical or Forensic Important Species in Douala (Cameroon) AU - Romaine Magloire Fantio AU - Edith Laure Kenne AU - Andrea Sahara Kenne Toukem AU - Sedrick Junior Tsekane AU - Patrick Steve Tuekam-Kowa AU - Abdel Kayoum Yomon AU - Stevie Ange Tanekeng Tsayem AU - Martin Kenne Y1 - 2022/07/20 PY - 2022 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aje.20220603.11 DO - 10.11648/j.aje.20220603.11 T2 - American Journal of Entomology JF - American Journal of Entomology JO - American Journal of Entomology SP - 49 EP - 71 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2640-0537 UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aje.20220603.11 AB - In tropical countries some non-biting flies alone or in combination cause myiasis infections. Nowaday, myiasis cases are increasing in urban and rural areas but nothing is known concerning the composition and structure of the responsible flies’ assemblages. Our study aimed to establish a baseline of information on the distribution of non-biting flies in the urban quarters of Douala (Littoral-Cameroon), as a first step in evaluating their status. Ecological surveys were conducted in 2020 during the rainy season (July to November) in four quarters of Douala (populous residential quarter Bilongué, Ndakat market, Ndogbong university campus, and Souboum health center). Flies were captured and stored in vials containing 70° alcohol, identified and the community stucture was characterized. A total of 7,379 flies belonged to four families, five subfamilies, seven genera and 14 species. Calliphoridae was the most represented family (86.2%) followed by Muscidae (13.0%) and Sarcophagidae (0.7%) while Fanniidae was rare (0.1%). These flies were facultative myiasigenic species. We identified three Afrotropical species (21.4%), nine exotic species (64.3%) and two unknown-origin species (14.3%). Flies of high abundances were the Afrotropical-origin fly Chrysomyia putoria Wiedemann, 1830 (Calliphoridae: Chrysomyiinae; 36.8% of the total collection), the Australasian-origin fly Ch. rufifacies Macquart, 1842 (Calliphoridae: Chrysomyiinae; 21.8%), the unknown origin fly Lucilia spp. (Calliphoridae: Calliphorinae; 18.2%), the Holarctic-origin fly Phormia regina Meigen, 1826 (Calliphoridae: Chrysomyiinae; 8.2%), the Paleartic-origin fly Musca (Musca) domestica Linnaeus, 1758 (Muscidae: Muscinae; 7.6%), the Paleartic-origin fly Muscina. pabulorum Fallen, 1817 [=Muscina prolapsa Harris, 1780] (Muscidae: Muscinae; 3.0%) and the Palearctic-origin fly Musca autumnalis De Geer, 1776 (Muscidae: Muscinae; 1.8%). Seven rare species were represented each by less than 1.0% of the overall collection. Overall, species exhibited a positive asociation (Schluter’s ratio: VR = 1.913, Statistic: W = 397.90, df = 14, p < 0.001). Assemblages exhibited high evenness, low species richness and diversity and moderate dominance by a few species, suggesting a moderate interspecies competition influence and/or disturbance by human activities. GM model fitted SAD from Ndogbong, Bilongué, Souboum and the global assemblage, confirming these assemblages are dominated by a few species (pioneer assemblages) and operated according to niche partitioning strategy. LN model fitted the SAD from Ndakat market, suggesting a community where the majority of species showed moderate abundances, close to the model of little disturbed environments. The high occurence of myiasigenic flies necessitates the reaction of the public health control service to reduce myiasis occurrence in the city. VL - 6 IS - 3 ER -
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