Publications by authors named "M Vanhove"
Background: Stress responses are key the survival of parasites and, consequently, also the evolutionary success of these organisms. Despite this importance, our understanding of the evolution of molecular pathways dealing with environmental stressors in parasitic animals remains limited. Here, we tested the link between adaptive evolution of parasite stress response genes and their ecological diversity and species richness.
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- Vanhove and colleagues discuss monogenean parasitic flatworms, which are a diverse group of ectoparasites.
- These flatworms primarily inhabit the skin, gills, or fins of fish, indicating their specialized parasitic nature.
- Their life cycle is unique as it involves only a single host, differentiating them from other types of parasites.
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- The NHS in England aims for net zero carbon emissions by 2045, focusing on reducing the carbon footprint of elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedures.
- A study analyzed data from over 537,000 THA surgeries between 2014 and 2022, finding that the carbon footprint per patient decreased by about 25% during this period.
- Key improvements, particularly in reducing hospital stay lengths, significantly contributed to this decline, suggesting that enhancing surgical efficiency can help meet sustainability goals while benefiting patient care and reducing costs.
The malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax differ in key biological processes and associated clinical effects, but consequences on population-level transmission dynamics are difficult to predict. This co-endemic malaria study from Guyana details important epidemiological contrasts between the species by coupling population genomics (1396 spatiotemporally matched parasite genomes, primarily from 2020-21) with sociodemographic analysis (nationwide patient census from 2019). We describe how P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The National Health Service (NHS) in England has set a target to be net zero for carbon emissions by 2045. The aim of this study was to investigate the estimated difference between the carbon footprint of the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) High Volume Low Complexity (HVLC) pathway for cataract surgery and current practice.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of administrative data.