Publications by authors named "F Simard"
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses) has set up a multidisciplinary working group (WG) to develop an innovative One Health approach for the monitoring and evaluation of an integrated vector management system (IVMS) on a territorial scale. Four existing evaluation guidelines and methods have been combined into a semi-quantitative evaluation approach that takes into account all the dimensions of an integrated process. We propose a set of 34 criteria divided into three sections (objectives and management, implementation, integration) that correspond to the main functional components of an IVMS.
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- Cardiac rehabilitation programs can help patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) adopt healthier lifestyles, but there’s a need to explore strategies for reversing conditions like prediabetes and metabolic syndrome.
- The DIABEPIC-1 study evaluated a 6-month enhanced rehabilitation program combining exercise with nutritional interventions, such as a Mediterranean diet and reduced ultraprocessed food intake.
- Results showed high participation rates and significant health improvements, with half of the participants achieving prediabetes remission and 70% with metabolic syndrome also reaching remission by the end of the study.
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- * Weekly collections using ovitraps were conducted in residential and uninhabited areas, analyzing the number of positive traps and egg counts while considering seasonal and climatic factors impacting mosquito activity.
- * Results indicated significant differences in egg presence across study sites, with a seasonal pattern of abundance peaking in February and declining in winter, influenced by temperature and rainfall variations, and showing higher productivity in residential areas.
Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microbiota dynamics across developmental stages of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus exposed to urban pollutants.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
November 2024
Aedes albopictus mosquitoes face numerous anthropic stressors in urban areas. These xenobiotics not only impact mosquito physiology but also shape the composition of their microbiota, which play important roles in host physiological traits. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants known to alter mosquito metabolism, but no studies have yet investigated their impact on microbiota.
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- In European France, malaria cases are primarily travel-related, but locally acquired cases are monitored to assess the risk of re-emergence.
- A study analyzed malaria cases from 1995 to 2022, identifying transmission modes and species involved, which mostly occurred in the Île-de-France region.
- The findings revealed 117 local cases, predominantly classified as Odyssean malaria, with a need for increased vigilance due to potential re-emergence linked to climate change and local mosquito populations.