Lebarbenchon Camille

Scientific Expertise
My research focuses on the ecology and evolution of emerging viral zoonoses. I'm interested in the interactions between viruses, their hosts and their environment, and the consequences of anthropogenic changes on disease emergence. Specifically, I work on diverse aspects related to the ecology, epidemiology and molecular evolution of influenza virus, coronavirus and astrovirus, in birds and bats.

Education

• 2008 PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Montpellier University, France.
• 2005 Master degree in Ecophysiology, Energetic and Behaviour. Strasbourg University, France.
• 2002 Bachelor degree in Organisms and Population biology. Pau University, France.

Research experience

• 2015-Now - Université de La Réunion, Saint Denis, Reunion Island. (Associate Professor)
• 2014-2015 - Université de La Réunion, Saint Denis, Reunion Island. (Assistant Professor)
• 2011-2013 (24 months) - Centre de Recherche et de Veille sur les Maladies Émergentes dans l'Océan Indien (CRVOI), Sainte Clotilde, Reunion Island. (Post-doctoral research associate)
• 2009-2011 (30 months) - Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens (GA), USA. (Post-doctoral research associate)
• 2006-2008 (36 months) - Centre de Recherche de la Tour du Valat, Arles, France & UMR Génétique et Evolution des Maladies Infectieuses (CNRS-IRD 2724), IRD, Montpellier, France. (PhD student)
• 2005 (7 months) – UMR Génétique et Évolution des Maladies Infectieuses (CNRS-IRD 2724), IRD, Montpellier, France. (Master student)
• 2003-2004 (13 months) - Institut des Sciences de l'Évolution de Montpellier, Montpellier, France. (Master student)

Administration

• Member of the CYROI ethic committee (CE n°114; Agreement from the the French Ministry of Education and Research number; Cyclotron Reunion Océan Indien, Sainte Clotile, Reunion Island).

Referee

• Scientific publications in more than 20 international peer-reviewed journals, in infectious diseases, virology, epidemiology and ecology.
• Academic editor for PLOS ONE.
• French National Research Agency, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

Publications (since 2014)

2019

Khan J.S., Provencher J.F., Forbes M.R., Mallory M.L., Lebarbenchon C. & McCoy K.D. 2019. Parasites of seabirds : a survey of effects and ecological implications. Advances in Marine Biology. 82: 1-50.
Rodríguez A., Arcos J.M., Bretagnolle V., Dias M.P., Holmes N.D., Louzao M., Provencher J., Raine A.F., Ramírez F., Ridríguez B., Ronconi R.A., Taylor R.S., Bonnaud E., Borrelle S.B., Cortés V., Descamps S., Friesen V.L., Genovart M., Hedd A., Hodum P., Humphries G.R.W., Le Corre M., Lebarbenchon C., Martin R., Melvin E.F., Montevecchi W.A., Pinet P., Pollet I.L., Ramos R., Russell J.C., Ryan P.G., Sanz-Aguilar A., Spatz D.R., Travers M., Votier S.C., Wanless R.M., Woehler E. & Chiaradia A. 2019. Future directions in conservation research on Petrels and Shearwaters. Frontiers in Marine Science 6: 94.
Danckwerts D.K., Lebarbenchon C., Le Corre M. & Humeau L. 2019. Isolation and characterisation of 16 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus; Sternidae), a super-abundant pan-tropical seabird, including a test of cross-species amplification using two noddies (Anous spp.). Marine Biodiversity 49(1): 509-513.

2018

Joffrin L., Dietrich M., Mavingui P. & Lebarbenchon C. 2018. Bat pathogens hit the road: but which one? PLOS Pathogens 14(8): e1007134.
Hoarau F., Le Minter G., Joffrin L., Schoeman M.C., Lagadec E., Ramasindrazana B., Dos Santos A., Goodman S.M., Gudo E.S., Mavingui P. & Lebarbenchon C. 2018. Astrovirus in Mozambique. Virology Journal 15: 104.
Jaeger A., Lebarbenchon C., Bourret V., Bastien M., Lagadec E., Thiebot J-B., Boulinier T., Delord K., Barbraud C., Marteau C., Dellagi K., Tortosa P. & Weimerskirch H. 2018. Avian cholera outbreaks threaten seabird species on Amsterdam Island. PLOS ONE 13(5): e0197291.

2017

Lebarbenchon C., Ramasindrazana B., Joffrin L., Bos S., Lagadec E., Le Minter G., Gomard Y., Tortosa P., Wilkinson D.A., Goodman S.M. & Mavingui P. 2017. Astroviruses in bats, Madagascar. Emerging Microbes & Infections 6: e58.
Jaeger A., Feare C.J., Summers R.W., Lebarbenchon C., Larose C. & Le Corre M. 2017. Geolocation reveals year-round at-sea distribution and activity of a superabundant tropical seabird, the sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus. Frontiers in Marine Science 4: 314.

2016

Gowthaman V., Singh S.D., Dhama K., Srinivasan P., Saravanan S., Murthy T.R.G.K., Sukumar K., Mathapati B., Lebarbenchon C., Malik Y.S. & Ramakrishnan M.A. 2016. Isolation and phylogenetic characterization of haemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes of H9N2 low pathogenicity avian influenza virus isolated from commercial layers in India. Virus Disease 27(4): 382-386.
Ramey A.M., Torchetti M.K., Poulson R.L., Carter D., Reeves A.B., Link P., Walther P., Lebarbenchon C. & Stallknecht D.E. 2016. Evidence for wild waterfowl origin of H7N3 influenza A virus detected in captive-reared New Jersey pheasants. Archives of Virology 161(9): 2519-2526.
Lang A.S., Lebarbenchon C., Ramey A.M., Robertson G.J., Waldenström J. & Wille M. 2016. Assessing the role of seabirds in the ecology of influenza A viruses. Avian Diseases 60(1): 378-386.
McCoy K.D., Dietrich M., Jaeger A., Wilkinson D.A., Bastien M., Lagadec E., Boulinier T., Pascalis H., Tortosa P., Le Corre M., Dellagi K. & Lebarbenchon C. 2016. The role of seabirds of the Iles Eparses as reservoirs and disseminators of parasites and pathogens. Acta Oecologica 72: 98-109.
Jaeger A., Lecollinet S., Beck C., Bastien M., Le Corre M., Dellagi K., Pascalis H., Boulinier T. & Lebarbenchon C. 2016. Serological evidence for the circulation of flaviviruses in seabird populations of the Western Indian Ocean. Epidemiology & Infection 144(03): 652-660.

2015

Lebarbenchon C., Jaeger A., Feare C., Bastien M., Dietrich M., Larose C., Lagadec E., Rocamora G., Shah N., Pascalis H., Boulinier T., Le Corre M., Stallknecht D.E. & Dellagi K. 2015. Influenza A virus on oceanic islands: host and viral diversity in seabirds in the Western Indian Ocean. PLoS Pathogens 11(5): e1004925.
Feare C.J., Dietrich M., Larose C. & Lebarbenchon C. 2015. Injuries sustained by beached adult Sooty terns Onychoprion fuscatus on Bird Island, Seychelles, during the breeding season. Marine Ornithology 43(2): 173-177.
Kistler W.M., Stallknecht D.E., Lebarbenchon C., Pedersen K., Marks D.R., Mickley R., DeLiberto T.J. & Yabsley M.J. 2015. Influenza A virus H5-specific antibodies in mute swans (Cygnus olor) in the USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(2): 523-526.
Lebarbenchon C., Pedersen J.C., Sreevatsan S., Ramey A.M., Dugan V.G., Halpin R.A., Ferro P.J., Lupiani B., Enomoto S., Poulson R.L., Smeltzer M., Cardona C.J., Tompkins S.M., Wentworth D.E., Stallknecht D.E. & Brown J.D. 2015. H7N9 influenza A virus in turkeys in Minnesota. Journal of General Virology 96(2): 269-276.
Lebarbenchon C., Wilcox B.R., Poulson R.L., Slusher M.J., Fedorova N.B., Katzel D.A., Cardona C.J., Knutsen G.A., Wentworth D.E. & Stallknecht D.E. 2015. Isolation of type A influenza viruses from red-necked grebes (Podiceps grisegana). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(1): 290-293.

2014

Handel A., Lebarbenchon C., Stallknecht D.E. & Rohani P. 2014. Trade-offs between and within scales: environmental persistence and within-host fitness of avian influenza viruses. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281: 20133051.
Bastien M., Jaeger A., Le Corre M., Tortosa P. & Lebarbenchon C. 2014. Haemoproteus iwa in great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) in the islands of the Western Indian Ocean. PLoS ONE 9(5): e97185.
Wilkinson D.A., Dietrich M., Lebarbenchon C., Jaeger A., Le Rouzic C., Bastien M., Lagadec E., McCoy K.D., Pascalis H., Le Corre M., Dellagi K. & Tortosa P. 2014. Massive infection of seabird ticks with bacterial species related to Coxiella burnetii. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80(11): 3327-3333.
Brown J.D., Stallknecht D.E., Lebarbenchon C. & Swayne D.E. 2014. Survivability of Eurasian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in water varies between strains. Avian Diseases 58(3): 453-457.
Dietrich M., Lebarbenchon C., Jaeger A., Le Rouzic C., Bastien M., Lagadec E., McCoy K.D., Pascalis H., Le Corre M., Dellagi K. & Tortosa P. 2014. Rickettsia spp. in seabird ticks from Western Indian Ocean islands, 2011–2012. Emerging Infectious Diseases 20(5): 838-842.

Full publication list available on ORCID (orcid.org/0000-0002-0922-7573) or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3hOnG_0AAAAJ).