mosquito vectors
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2023.04.25
Malaria is a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. This infectious disease is potentially fatal. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 241...
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2023.05.04
The tiger mosquito can now be found in 71 French départements. The General Directorate of Health, which monitors its presence throughout France annually,...
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2023.05.04
As the summer season approaches, the question of the effects of climate on pathogen transmission by mosquitoes inevitably arises. Scientists therefore...
News
2023.06.06
The tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is known to serve as the vector for several viruses that are pathogenic for humans. In mainland France, it was...
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2023.01.12
Dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika – these are all names of diseases that we have learned to fear, but we don't always understand how they might be...
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2024.04.04
Zoonoses represent a major scientific and global challenge. There are over 200 known types of zoonosis, and they account for a significant percentage of new...
Portrait
2024.03.05
When Carla Saleh arrived in France from Argentina aged 25 as a young scientist, she didn't speak a word of French. She now leads her own research unit at the...
News
2023.12.18
"We have now reached a point that the experts in the IPCC anticipated 50 years ago. The reality of climate change is no longer in doubt. The acceleration of...
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2023.12.19
Flaviviruses are pathogens transmitted by vectors, either insects like mosquitoes or arachnids like ticks. In Europe, the tick is the vector that transmits the...
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2023.12.11
Human encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain associated with neurological dysfunction. It is often of infectious etiology, but the cause remains...