mosquito vectors
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2022.09.01
Malaria remains a major public health problem, with 241 million cases and 627,000 deaths worldwide in 2020, according to the latest WHO figures. Plasmodium...
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2023.03.06
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that affects several mammal species including humans. Leishmania, the parasites responsible, have a life cycle that...
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2022.03.22
Water is a fundamental resource supporting life and a core component of public health surveillance. Several "aquatic" diseases affect populations in which...
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2022.05.18
This 18 May 2022 is the centenary of the death of Alphonse Laveran, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and discoverer of the protozoan responsible for...
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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...
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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...