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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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2023.06.06
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...
News
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,...
News
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...
News
2022.11.22
Zika virus can cause flu-like symptoms and in some cases lead to major neurological complications. Pregnant women can also pass the virus onto their unborn...
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2022.08.24
A publication published this summer looks back at the contribution of the European ZIKAlliance project, launched in 2016 following the Zika epidemic in the...
Portrait
2022.03.29
It all started with a veterinarian and a cross-eyed lion
Jean-Claude Manuguerra was 7 when he decided that he wanted to become a veterinarian, to "save animals...
News
2022.03.22
World Water Day is held on March 22, 2022. The theme for this year’s edition is: "Groundwater – making the invisible visible". On this occasion, learn more...
News
2021.06.01
French health authorities updated their map showing the spread of the tiger mosquito in France. On 1st of January 2021, 64 of the country's départements on "...