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P. Tortosa

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Ecology· 3 Evolutionary Biology· 2 Microbiology· 2 Zoology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 7 Approach:experimental assay· 6 Organism:mouse· 5 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Organism:rat· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:zebrafish· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2

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Y. Gomard· 5 shared C. Lebarbenchon· 3 shared S. M. Goodman· 3 shared E. Lagadec· 2 shared K. McInnes· 2 shared P. Mavingui· 2 shared V. Soarimalala· 2 shared A. Dos Santos· 1 shared

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Y. Gomard

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8 papers

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Effect of habitat degradation on hantavirus infection among introduced and endemic small mammals of Madagascar

J. A. Dubrulle, K. Kauffman, V. Soarimalala, T. Randriamoria, S. M. Goodman, J. Herrera, C. L. Nunn, P. Tortosa

The paper investigates how habitat degradation affects hantavirus infection in small mammals in Madagascar, finding higher prevalence in agricultural areas due to increased Rattus rattus abundance and smaller body size.

bioRxiv · Dec 24, 2023 · PreprintZoology

Virome analysis of New Zealand's bats reveals cross-species viral transmission among the Coronaviridae

S. J. Waller, P. Tortosa, T. Thurley, C. O'Donnell, R. Jackson, G. Dennis, R. M. Grimwood, E. C. Holmes, K. McInnes, J. L. Geoghegan

This study analyzes the viromes of New Zealand's bats to investigate cross-species viral transmission, finding evidence of alphacoronavirus jumps between species and a novel short-genome coronavirus.

bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

What can New Zealand bats tell us about Coronaviruses?

P. Tortosa, K. McInnes, C. F. J. O'Donnell, M. Pryde, Y. Gomard, C. Lebarbenchon, R. Poulin

This study identifies two new alpha coronavirus lineages in New Zealand bats, revealing host-pathogen co-diversification and potential reservoir dynamics.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Identification of the onchocerciasis vector in the Kakoi-Koda focus of the Democratic Republic of Congo

R. J. Post, A. Laudisoit, M. Mandro, T. Lakwo, C. Laemmer, K. Pfarr, A. Hoerauf, P. Tortosa, Y. Gomard, T. Ukety, C. Mande, L. Farovitch, U. Amazigo, D. W. Oguttu, D. Bakajika, , R. Colebunders

The paper identifies Simulium dentulosum and S. vorax as vectors of onchocerciasis in the Kakoi-Koda focus, with S. dentulosum being the main vector and S. neavei possibly having been the main vector in the past.

bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2022Ecology

Co-radiation of Leptospira and Tenrecidae (Afrotheria) on Madagascar

Y. Gomard, S. M. Goodman, V. Soarimalala, M. Turpin, G. Lenclume, M. Ah-Vane, C. D. Golden, P. Tortosa

The paper investigates the co-radiation of Leptospira mayottensis with tenrecids on Madagascar and its recent emergence in human populations on Mayotte.

bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Tracking animal reservoirs of pathogenic Leptospira: the right test for the right claim.

Y. Gomard, K. M. Dellagi, S. Goodman, P. Mavingui, P. Tortosa

The paper argues against using serological MAT for identifying Leptospira reservoirs and proposes a sequential methodology combining molecular and serological data in a One Health framework.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2021Microbiology

Bat coronavirus phylogeography in the western Indian Ocean

L. Joffrin, S. M. Goodman, D. A. Wilkinson, B. Ramasindrazana, E. Lagadec, Y. Gomard, G. Le Minter, A. Dos Santos, M. C. Schoeman, R. Sookhareea, P. Tortosa, S. Julienne, E. Gudo, P. Mavingui, C. Lebarbenchon

This study identifies coronavirus prevalence and phylogenetic diversity in bats across the Western Indian Ocean, finding higher prevalence in continental Africa and strong host-virus co-evolution.

bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Exploring the infection dynamics of a bacterial pathogen on a remote oceanic island reveals annual epizootics impacting an albatross population

A. Jaeger, A. Gamble, E. Lagadec, C. Lebarbenchon, V. Bourret, J. Tornos, C. Barbraud, K. Lemberger, K. Delord, H. Weimerskirch, J.-B. Thiebot, T. Boulinier, P. Tortosa

The paper investigates the annual infection dynamics of Pasteurella multocida in albatrosses on Amsterdam Island, finding high prevalence and its link to mass die-offs of nestlings.

bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2019Ecology