Laetitia Lempereur

Dr. Laetitia Lempereur


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 June 2017 in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
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Agustin Estrada-PeñaAgustin Estrada-Peña
Agustin Estrada-Peña
GDG. D’aMico
G. D’aMico
APAna Maria Palomar
Ana Maria Palomar
MDM. Dupraz
M. Dupraz
MFManoj Fonville
Manoj Fonville
Andrei Daniel MihalcaAndrei Daniel Mihalca
Andrei Daniel Mihalca

1 January 2015 in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
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LLLaetitia Lempereur
Laetitia Lempereur
BSB. Shiels
B. Shiels
PHP. Heyman
P. Heyman
EME. Moreau
E. Moreau
Claude SaegermanClaude Saegerman
Claude Saegerman
LML. Malandrin
L. Malandrin

28 April 2020 in Microorganisms
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Achille OUEDRAOGOAchille OUEDRAOGO
Achille OUEDRAOGO
LLLéa Luciani
Léa Luciani
OZOlivier Mahuton ZANNOU
Olivier Mahuton ZANNOU
ABAbel Biguezoton
Abel Biguezoton
LPLaura Pezzi
Laura Pezzi
LLLaetitia Lempereur
Laetitia Lempereur
The molecular identification of arboviruses in West Africa is of particular interest, due to their zoonotic potential in a population living in close contact with livestock, and in a region where the livestock migration across borders raises the risk of diseases infection and dissemination. The aim of the study was the screening of potential circulating arboviruses and the assessment of their zoonotic implications. Therefore, ticks were collected on cattle located in three provinces of eastern Burkina Faso. Tick pools were tested using a panel of genus-specific real-time assays targeting conserved regions of parapoxvirus, orthopoxvirus, flavivirus and phlebovirus. On the 26 farms visited, a total of 663 ticks were collected. Four genera and six tick species were morphologically identified, with Amblyomma variegatum and Hyalomma spp. being the most represented species. No arboviruses were found. However, this study highlights the presence of pseudocowpox virus (8.2%) and bovine papular stomatitis virus (5.8%) among the positive tick pools. BPSV positive ticks were found in herds sharing water and pastures resources and with a history of seasonal transhumance. Therefore, common grazing and the seasonal transhumance are likely to support the transmission of the virus. This could have important health and economic impacts, especially regarding transboundary cattle movements.