Project coordinators
- Jérôme DepaquitUR ESCAPE, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France
- Khamsing VongphaylothDepartment of Entomology, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Laos
Regional initiative · Dengue and emerging infectious diseases
EXPECTS
Study of sandflies as vectors of arboviruses in caves in Southeast Asia
Project overview
A regional research consortium investigating cave-dwelling sandflies and their potential role in arbovirus transmission, with Vietnam represented by NIHE.
Objective
Investigate the potential role of cave-dwelling sandflies in arbovirus transmission and assess interactions between sandflies, arboviruses and humans.
Study design
The project brings together expertise in sandfly biology, vector ecology, arbovirology and epidemiology. It aims to inventory cave-dwelling sandfly fauna in Southeast Asia and assess vector–virus–human interactions. Expected findings will inform vector control, risk prevention and travel medicine as cave tourism expands. The consortium is also intended to support future research on emerging sandfly-borne pathogens.
Consortium
Project leadership and partner institutions
Country investigators · Vietnam
- Vu Sinh NamNational Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Hanoi, Vietnam
Partner institutions
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France
- Institut Pasteur du Laos, Laos
- Aix-Marseille Université, France
- IRD / Université de Montpellier, France
- Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Vietnam
- Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Cambodia
- National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR), Papua New Guinea
- University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Philippines
Partner team leads
- Rémi CharrelEmergence des Pathologies Virales, Aix-Marseille Université, France
- Anne-Laure BañulsMIVEGEC, IRD / Université de Montpellier, France
- Padet SiriyasatienCenter of Excellence in Vector Biology and Vector Borne Disease, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- Sébastien BoyerMedical and Veterinary Entomology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Cambodia
- April WardhanaResearch Centre for Veterinary Science, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
- Lincoln TiminaoPapua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR), Papua New Guinea
- Cristian LucanasMuseum of Natural History, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
Project news
Latest updates from EXPECTS
Selected under the Emergences PRFI 2024 call
ANRS-MIE publicly lists EXPECTS as a funded project, with a total award of €700,000 over 36 months.
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