Francis Schaffner

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Publications of Francis Schaffner (51 listed):

PLoS ONE (2022) 17 (3 - e0264300)
Nesade Muja-Bajraktari, Përparim Kadriaj, Ferdije Zhushi-Etemi, Kurtesh Sherifi, Bulent Alten, Dusan Petric, Enkelejda Velo and Francis Schaffner (2022)
The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Kosovo: First record

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2021) 36, 257-260
Ivo Rudolf, Silvie Sikutová, Oldrich Sebesta, Jan Mendel, Igor Malenovsky, Helge Kampen, Jolyon Medlock and Francis Schaffner (2021)
Overwintering of Culex modestus and other mosquito species in a reedbed ecosystem, including arbovirus findings

Parasite (2021) 28 (84) - Identification and
Elmoubasher Abu Baker Abd Farag, Devendra Bansal, Khaled Mardini, Ali A. Sultan, Mohammed Hamad J. Al-Thani, Salih Ali Al-Marri, Mohammed Al-Hajri, Hamad Al-Romaihi and Francis Schaffner (2021)
Identification and characterisation of mosquitoes from different locations in Qatar in 2017–2019

Parasites and Vectors (2020) 13 (479) - Assessing the role of two
Uros Glavinic, Jasmin Varga, Anca Ioana Paslaru, Jeannine Hauri, Paul Torgerson, Francis Schaffner and Eva Veronesi (2020)
Assessing the role of two populations of Aedes japonicus japonicus for Zika virus transmission under a constant and a fluctuating temperature regime

Parasitology Research (2020) 119, 841-845
Elena Falcuta, Liviu Florian Prioteasa, Cintia Horváth, Ioana Raluca Pastrav, Francis Schaffner and Andrei Daniel Mihalca (2020)
The invasive Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus in Romania: towards a country-wide colonization?

Journal of Applied Ecology (2020) 57, 1012-1019
Angeliki F. Martinou, Stephanie M. Schäfer, Rubén Bueno Mari, Ioanna Angelidou, Kamil Erguler, James Fawcett, Martina Ferraguti, Rémi Foussadier, Trisevgeni V. Gkotsi, Christos F. Martinos, Martina Schäfer, Francis Schaffner, Jodey M. Peyton, Bethan V. Purse, Denis J. Wright and Helen E. Roy (2020)
A call to arms: Setting the framework for a code of practice for mosquito management in European wetlands

Parasite (2020) 27 (42) - The mosquitoes of Armenia:
Lusine Paronyan, Lilit Babayan, Arsen Manucharyan, Dezdemonia Manukyan, Haykuhi Vardanyan, Gayane Melik-Andrasyan, Francis Schaffner and Vincent Robert (2020)
The mosquitoes of Armenia: review of knowledge and results of a field survey with first report of Aedes albopictus

Viruses (2019) 11 (11 - 1059)
Jean-Philippe Martinet, Hubert Ferté, Anna-Bella Failloux, Francis Schaffner and Jérôme Depaquit (2019)
Mosquitoes of north-western Europe as potential vectors of arboviruses: A review

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2019) 33, 443-452
A.G.C. Vaux, T. Dallimore, B. Cull, F. Schaffner, C. Strode, V. Pflüger, A.K. Murchie, I. Rea, Z. Newham, L. Mcginley, M. Catton, E.L. Gillingham and J.M. Medlock (2019)
The challenge of invasive mosquito vectors in the U.K. during 2016–2018: a summary of the surveillance and control of Aedes albopictus

Parasites and Vectors (2019) 12 (53) - First detection of Aedes ...
Roger Eritja, Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo, Sarah Delacour-Estrella, Francis Schaffner, Jorge Alvarez-Chachero, Mikel Bengoa, María-Angeles Puig, Rosario Melero-Alcíbar, Aitana Oltra and Frederic Bartumeus (2019)
First detection of Aedes japonicus in Spain: an unexpected finding triggered by citizen science

Journal of Medical Entomology (2019) 56, 1377-1383
Wiem Ben Ayed, Fadila Amraoui, Youmna M'ghirbi, Francis Schaffner, Adel Rhaim, Anna-Bella Failloux and Ali Bouattour (2019)
A survey of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes in Tunisia and the potential role of Aedes detritus and Aedes caspius in the transmission of Zika virus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2019) 33, 345-351
C.D. Schenkel, T. Kamber, F. Schaffner, A. Mathis and C. Silaghi (2019)
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for the identification of invasive Aedes mosquito species

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2018) 32, 175-185
S. Wagner, V. Guidi, P.R. Torgerson, A. Mathis and F. Schaffner (2018)
Diversity and seasonal abundances of mosquitoes at potential arboviral transmission sites in two different climate zones in Switzerland

Parasites and Vectors (2018) 11 (396) - Aedes aegypti in the Black ...
Panayiota Kotsakiozi, Andrea Gloria-Soria, Francis Schaffner, Vincent Robert and Jeffrey R. Powell (2018)
Aedes aegypti in the Black Sea: recent introduction or ancient remnant?

Parasites and Vectors (2017) 10 (452) - West Nile virus in ...
Ivo Rudolf, Lenka Betásová, Hana Blazejová, Kristyna Venclíková, Petra Straková, Oldrich Sebesta, Jan Mendel, Tamás Bakonyi, Francis Schaffner, Norbert Nowotny and Zdenek Hubálek (2017)
West Nile virus in overwintering mosquitoes, central Europe

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2017) 31, 102-106
A. Bennouna, T. Balenghien, H. El Rhaffouli, F. Schaffner, C. Garros, L. Gardès, Y. Lhor, S. Hammoumi, G. Chlyeh and O. Fassi Fihri (2017)
First record of Stegomyia albopicta (= Aedes albopictus) in Morocco: a major threat to public health in North Africa?

Parasites and Vectors (2017) 10 (543) - First record of the invasive ...
Marco Di Luca, Luciano Toma, Francesco Severini, Daniela Boccolini, Salvatore D'Avola, Diego Todaro, Alessandra Stancanelli, Francesco Antoci, Francesco La Russa, Sandro Casano, Salvatore D. Sotera, Eugenio Carraffa, Veerle Versteirt, Francis Schaffner, Roberto Romi and Alessandra Torina (2017)
First record of the invasive mosquito species Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) on the southernmost Mediterranean islands of Italy and Europe

Parasites and Vectors (2016) 9 (356) - Spread of Aedes ...
Bernhard Seidel, Norbert Nowotny, Tamás Bakonyi, Franz Allerberger and Francis Schaffner (2016)
Spread of Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald, 1901) in Austria, 2011–2015, and first records of the subspecies for Hungary, 2012, and the principality of Liechtenstein, 2015

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2016) 30, 39-52
A.C. Schönenberger, S. Wagner, H.C. Tuten, F. Schaffner, P. Torgerson, S. Furrer, A. Mathis and C. Silaghi (2016)
Host preferences in host-seeking and blood-fed mosquitoes in Switzerland

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2016) 32, 55-58
Holly C. Tuten, Philipp Moosmann, Alexander Mathis and Francis Schaffner (2016)
Effects of pyriproxifen on Aedes japonicus development and its auto-dissemination by gravid females in laboratory trials

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2016) 30, 64-72
F. Balestrino, F. Schaffner, D.L. Forgia, A.I. Paslaru, P.R. Torgerson, A. Mathis and E. Veronesi (2016)
Field evaluation of baited traps for surveillance of Aedes japonicus japonicus in Switzerland

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association (2016) 34, 10-13
Angeliki F. Martinou, Alexander G.C. Vaux, Glen Bullivant, Pantelis Charilaou, Haris Hadjistyllis, Kevin Shawcross, Marios Violaris, Francis Schaffner and Jolyon M. Medlock (2016)
Rediscovery of Aedes cretinus (Edwards, 1921) (Diptera; Culicidae) in Cyprus, 66 years after the first and unique report

Bulletin of Entomological Research (2015) 105, 664-678
B. Alten, Y. Ozbel, K. Ergunay, O.E. Kasap, B. Cull, M. Antoniou, E. Velo, J. Prudhomme, R. Molina, A.-L. Bañuls, F. Schaffner, G. Hendrickx, W. Van Bortel and J.M. Medlock (2015)
Sampling strategies for phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Europe

Parasites and Vectors (2015) 8 (266) - Identification of phlebotomine ...
Alexander Mathis, Jérôme Depaquit, Vit Dvorák, Holly Tuten, Anne-Laure Bañuls, Petr Halada, Sonia Zapata, Véronique Lehrter, Kristýna Hlavacková, Jorian Prudhomme, Petr Volf, Denis Sereno, Christian Kaufmann, Valentin Pflüger and Francis Schaffner (2015)
Identification of phlebotomine sand flies using one MALDI-TOF MS reference database and two mass spectrometer systems

Journal of Vector Ecology (2015) 40, 398-407
Slimane Boukraa, Wouter Dekoninck, Veerle Versteirt, Francis Schaffner, Marc Coosemans, Eric Haubruge and Frederic Francis (2015)
Updated checklist of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Belgium

Bulletin of Entomological Research (2015) 105, 637-663
J.M. Medlock, K.M. Hansford, V. Versteirt, B. Cull, H. Kampen, D. Fontenille, G. Hendrickx, H. Zeller, W. Van Bortel and F. Schaffner (2015)
An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2015) 31, 364-365
Ivo Rudolf, Oldrich Sebesta, Petra Straková, Lenka Betásová, Hana Blazejová, Kristyna Venclíková, Bernhard Seidel, Sandor Tóth, Zdenek Hubálek and Francis Schaffner (2015)
Overwintering of Uranotaenia unguiculata adult females in Central Europe: A possible way of persistence of the putative new lineage of West Nile virus?

Parasites and Vectors (2014) 7 (187) - Monitoring population and ...
Dusan Petric, Romeo Bellini, Ernst-Jan Scholte, Laurence Marrama Rakotoarivony and Francis Schaffner (2014)
Monitoring population and environmental parameters of invasive mosquito species in Europe

Parasites and Vectors (2014) 7 (142) - Rapid protein profiling ...
Francis Schaffner, Christian Kaufmann, Valentin Pflüger and Alexander Mathis (2014)
Rapid protein profiling facilitates surveillance of invasive mosquito species

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association (2014) 32, 9-13
Adolfo Ibáñez-Justicia, Helge Kampen, Marieta Braks, Francis Schaffner, Maarten Steeghs, Doreen Werner, Dorothee Zielke, Wietse den Hartog, Mike Brooks, Marian Dik, Bart van de Vossenberg and Ernst-Jan Scholte (2014)
First report of established population of Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald, 1901) (Diptera, Culicidae) in the Netherlands

Parasites and Vectors (2014) 7 (201) - Implementation of surveillance ...
Isra Deblauwe, Charlotte Sohier, Francis Schaffner, Laurence Marrama Rakotoarivony and Marc Coosemans (2014)
Implementation of surveillance of invasive mosquitoes in Belgium according to the ECDC guidelines

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2014) 28, 179-186
J.C. Hesson, F. Rettich, E. Merdic, G. Vignjevic, Ö. Östman, M. Schäfer, F. Schaffner, R. Foussadier, G. Besnard, J. Medlock, E.-J. Scholte and J.O. Lundström (2014)
The arbovirus vector Culex torrentium is more prevalent than Culex pipiens in northern and central Europe

Parasites and Vectors (2013) 6 (209) - Development of guidelines for ...
Francis Schaffner, Romeo Bellini, Dušan Petric, Ernst-Jan Scholte, Hervé Zeller and Laurence Marrama Rakotoarivony (2013)
Development of guidelines for the surveillance of invasive mosquitoes in Europe

Parasites and Vectors (2012) 5 (246) - Spatio-temporal occurrence of ...
Christian Kaufmann, Irene C. Steinmann, Daniel Hegglin, Francis Schaffner and Alexander Mathis (2012)
Spatio-temporal occurrence of Culicoides biting midges in the climatic regions of Switzerland, along with large scale species identification by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Journal of Medical Entomology (2012) 49, 1226-1232
V. Versteirt, E.M. De Clercq, D.M. Fonseca, J. Pecor, F. Schaffner, M. Coosemans and W. Van Bortel (2012)
Bionomics of the established exotic mosquito species Aedes koreicus in Belgium, Europe

Journal of Vector Ecology (2012) 37, 269-275
Grégory L'Ambert, Jean-Baptiste Ferré, Francis Schaffner and Didier Fontenille (2012)
Comparison of different trapping methods for surveillance of mosquito vectors of West Nile virus in Rhône Delta, France

Parasites and Vectors (2012) 5 (247) - Distribution of Aedes ...
Laurent Guillaumot, Reynold Ofanoa, Lucien Swillen, Narendra Singh, Hervé C. Bossin and Francis Schaffner (2012)
Distribution of Aedes albopictus (Diptera, Culicidae) in southwestern Pacific countries, with a first report from the Kingdom of Tonga

Parasites and Vectors (2011) 4 (188) - First report in Italy of the ...
Gioia Capelli, Andrea Drago, Simone Martini, Fabrizio Montarsi, Mauro Soppelsa, Nicola Delai, Silvia Ravagnan, Luca Mazzon, Francis Schaffner, Alexander Mathis, Marco Di Luca, Roberto Romi and Francesca Russo (2011)
First report in Italy of the exotic mosquito species Aedes (Finlaya) koreicus, a potential vector of arboviruses and filariae

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association (2011) 29, 141-142
Francis Schaffner, Marie Vazeille, Christian Kaufmann, Anna-Bella Failloux and Alexander Mathis (2011)
Vector competence of Aedes japonicus for chikungunya and dengue viruses

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2011) 25, 32-38
C. Kaufmann, D. Ziegler, F. Schaffner, S. Carpenter, V. Pflüger and A. Mathis (2011)
Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for characterization of Culicoides nubeculosus biting midges

Journal of Medical Entomology (2011) 48, 924-928
W. Dekoninck, F. Hendrickx, W. Van Bortel, V. Versteirt, M. Coosemans, D. Damiens, T. Hance, E.M. de Clercq, G. Hendrickx, F. Schaffner and P. Grootaert (2011)
Human-induced expanded distribution of Anopheles plumbeus, experimental vector of West Nile virus and a potential vector of human malaria in Belgium

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association (2010) 28, 225-229
Paul Gatt, Francis Schaffner and Louis F. Cassar (2010)
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malta – the first winter

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association (2010) 28, 208-212
Ernst-Jan Scholte, Marieta Braks and Francis Schaffner (2010)
Aircraft-mediated transport of Culex quinquefasciatus. A case report.

Journal of Medical Entomology (2009) 46, 1464-1467
V. Versteirt, F. Schaffner, C. Garros, W. Dekoninck, M. Coosemans and W. Van Bortel (2009)
Introduction and establishment of the exotic mosquito species Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2009) 23, 448-451
F. Schaffner, C. Kaufmann, D. Hegglin and A. Mathis (2009)
The invasive mosquito Aedes japonicus in Central Europe

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2007) 23, 233-236
Thomas Balenghien, Marie Vazeille, Paul Reiter, Francis Schaffner, Herve Zeller and Dominique J. Bicout (2007)
Evidence of laboratory vector competence of Culex modestus for West Nile virus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2007) 21, 350-357
N. Ponçon, C. Toty, G L'ambert, G. Le Goff, C. Brengues, F. Schaffner and D. Fontenille (2007)
Population dynamics of pest mosquitoes and potential malaria and West Nile virus vectors in relation to climatic factors and human activities in the Camargue, France

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2004) 20, 201-203
Francis Schaffner, Wim Van Bortel and Marc Coosemans (2004)
First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Belgium

Journal of Medical Entomology (2003) 40, 865-875
Francis Schaffner, Maïte Marquine, Nicole Pasteur and Michel Raymond (2003)
Genetic differentiation of Anopheles claviger s.s. in Europe

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2003) 19, 1-5
Francis Schaffner, Sébastien Chouin and Jacques Guilloteau (2003)
First record of Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus japonicus (Theobald, 1901) in metropolitan France

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2000) 14, 264-271
F. Schaffner, M. Raymond and N. Pasteur (2000)
Genetic differentiation of Anopheles claviger s.s. in France and neighbouring countries