CV - Tour du Valat

Marion VITTECOQ
Appt. 304 – Résidence Maeva
13200 Arles – France
Date of Birth: 30/10/1986
Tel: +33 (0)6.42.93.47.05
[email protected]
Current position
Junior researcher working at the Tour du Valat research centre, Arles (France), since April
2014, on pathogen dynamics in relation with conservation issues. From September 2016 to June
2017 I’m co-coordinating the species conservation team (24 people) with Jocelyn
Champagnon.
Main research topics:
- Antimicrobial resistances in wildlife
- Emerging viruses in wild birds
- Evolutionary biology of cancer
Education & Positions
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11/2012-03/2014: Research engineer, MIVEGEC (CNRS/IRD/UM), Montpellier France.
Main research topics: evolutionary biology of cancer & antimicrobial resistances in wildlife
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2009-2012: PhD in health ecology: “Emerging infectious diseases in the Mediterranean
wetlands in the context of global changes.” Directors: Dr. M. Gauthier-Clerc (Tour du Valat),
Dr. F. Thomas (CNRS).
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2009: Master 2 Biodiversity Ecology Evolution, Montpellier II University, Final mark: 16/20
(Rank 2/16). Thesis: “Communication signals in a plant-ant symbiosis” Director: Dr. R.
Blatrix (CEFE-CNRS).
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2008: Master 1 Biodiversity Ecology Evolution, Montpellier II University, Final mark:
16.7/20 (Rank 1/25). Thesis: “Is the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense able to modify
the attractivity of its vertebrate host for its vector?” Directors: Dr. F. Thomas (CNRS), Dr T.
Lefèvre (IRD).
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2005-2007: Bachelor in Biology and Geology, Aix-Marseille I University, Final mark:
15.2/20.
Other Experiences
 Student supervision:
 Since 01/2017: Co-supervisor Post-Master 2 internship. Matteo Darienzo. Padoue University
(Italy). Modeling the fate of avian influenza virus in a complex wetland network: the
Camargue.
 Since 01/2017: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship.Stephen Mulero. Dynamics of fasciolosis in
the Camargue: the impact of antihelmintic treatments and the role of wildlife. (Tour du Valat –
CNRS – Montpellier University).
 Since 04/2016: Member of the Thesis advisory committee of the PhD student Amandine
Gamble studying the ecology of infectious agents circulating in wild bird populations (CEFE
CNRS, Montpellier, France).
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 02-06/2016: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. Céline Caty. Spatial dynamics of fasciolosis
in the Camargue. (Tour du Valat – CNRS – Louvain University).
 01-07/2016: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. François Roux. Antimicrobial resistant
bacteria dynamics in wildlife in the Camargue. (Tour du Valat – CNRS –Limoges University).
 Since 10/2015: Co-supervisor PhD thesis. Emeline Sabourin. Dynamics of fasciolosis in a
highly anthropized system: the Camargue. (Tour du Valat – CNRS - Montpellier
University).
 Since 09/2015: Member of the Thesis advisory committee of the PhD student Marlène Dupraz
studying the adaptation of ticks to different species of seabirds and the creation of host races
(IRD Montpellier, France).
 02-05/2015: Co-supervisor Master 1
internship. Hermann Gauduin. Modeling
of influenza A virus dynamics within
wetlands (Tour du Valat – Perpignan
University).
More about my students here:
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 01-06/2015: Co-supervisor Master 2
internship. Emeline Sabourin. Spatial
dynamics of fasciolosis in the Camargue. (Tour du Valat – CNRS - Montpellier
University).
 12/2014-12/2015: Member of the Thesis advisory committee of the PhD student Antonio
Alejandro Vazquez working on host-parasite interactions in island context:
interactions between Fasciola hepatica and snail hosts Galba cubensis and
Pseudosuccinea columella in Cuba (IRD Montpellier, France).
 04-07/2014: Supervisor Bachelor internship: Mélanie le Naour “Trapping small mammals to
study of antimicrobial resistant bacteria: a pre-study in the Camargue” (Tour du ValatMontpellier University).
 04-08/2013: Co-supervisor Master 1 internship: Marion Janczyszyn-Le Goff « The role of
wildlife in the dynamics of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli in the Camargue (Southern
France)» (Tour du Valat-Grenoble University).
 03-05/2011: Co-supervisor professional bachelor internship: Sébastien Rambert “Circulation
of West Nile virus in wild birds in the Camargue (South of France)” (Tour du Valat-MFR
Mondy).
 Teaching :
 01/2017, 01/2016, 01/2015 & 01/2014: Course “Avian influenza from wild birds to
pandemics” Master 2 Public Health. Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique (EHESP).
Paris.
 12/2016 & 11-12/2014: Co-organization / coordination of a Master 2 teaching module:
« Evolution of symbiotic systems », Montpellier University.
 10/2015, 10/2014 & 10/2013: Course on the consideration of sanitary risks in surveillance,
public and animal health policies in the context of a Master 2 teaching module: « Global
changes and emerging diseases », Montpellier University.
 11/2014, 11/2013 & 11/2012: Introductory course to the evolutionary biology of cancer in the
context of two Master 2 teaching modules: « Evolution of symbiotic systems » and
« Scientific lectures of broad interest », Montpellier University.
 2007-2009: Tutoring in Mathematics and Biology for high school students. Entreprise
Pythagore, Nimes, France.
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 Referee:
 Peer-reviewed journals: African Journal of Biotechnology, Cahiers Agriculture, Diversity
and Distributions, Ecohealth, Evolutionary Applications, Infection Genetics and Evolution,
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Parasitology, PloS One, Transboundary and Emerging
Diseases, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Veterinaria Italiana.
 Projects: JEAI Program Young AIRD Teams, International Science and Technology Center
(ISTC) call for proposals.
 Grants:
 2015: Writing of the project “Résifaune” aiming at studying antimicrobial resistant bacteria in
rodents in the Camargue, proposed to the GECINA foundation funding program. Granted.
 2014: Participation in the setting up and writing of the CNRS-INEE Ecosan project
“Antimicrobial resistances in E. coli at the interface between human populations and wildlife
». Granted.
 2013: Participation in the setting up and writing of the ANR Project EVOCAN (Evolution of
natural resistance to cancer: Peto’s paradox revisited). Granted.
 2009: Application to the AXA research fund PhD Thesis funding program. PhD Project
“Emerging infectious diseases in the Mediterranean wetlands in the context of global
changes”. Granted.
 Participation in research networks:
 Member of the BIODIS international working group hosted by the CESAB (Center for
Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity funded by the FRB) which gathers twice a year to
share knowledge and produce multidisciplinary research studies on the interaction between
biodiversity, pathogen dynamics and conservation.
 Member of the working group Health and Biodiversity for the follow-up of actions points of
the third Health and Environment national plan.
 Fieldwork: Since 09/2010 participation to other teams fieldwork and experiments; bird ringing,
bird dissection, water sampling, turtle and snake handling.
Miscellaneous
 Languages: French (native speaker), English (fluent; TOEIC: 980), German (basic)
 IT skills: Microsoft Office, FigTree, Zotero, R, ArcGIS/QGIS, Cybertracker
 Trained in first aid (PSC1 certificate)
 Personal interests: Literature, Theatre, Hiking, Naturalist observation
References
Dr. Patrick Grillas
Scientific Director,
Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc
13200 Arles, France
+33 (0)4 90 97 20 13
[email protected]
Dr. Michel Gauthier-Clerc
PhD Co-Director
Fondation du parc zoologique
La Garenne - Place du Zoo
CH-1261 Le Vaud - Switzerland
+41 22 366 11 14 / +41 79 290 98 45
[email protected]
Dr. Frédéric Thomas
PhD Co-Director
UMR CNRS/IRD/UM 5290
911 Av. Agropolis
34394 Montpellier-France
+33 (0)4 67 41 61 00
[email protected]
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Publications – Conferences
 Peer-reviewed Articles
1. Vittecoq M., Laurens C., Brazier L., Durand P., Elguero E., Arnal A., Thomas F.,
Aberkane S., Renaud N., Prugnolle F., Solassol J., Jean-Pierre H., Godreuil S.,
Renaud F. 2017. VIM-1 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in gulls from
southern France. Ecology and Evolution.doi: 10.1002/ece3.2707
2. Hosseini P.R., Mills J.N., Prieur-Richard A.-H., Ezenwa V. O., Bailly X., Rizzoli A., Suzán
G., Vittecoq M., García-Peña G.E., Daszak P., Guégan J.-F., Roche B. Does the impact of
biodiversity differ between emerging and endemic pathogens? The need to separate the
concepts of hazard and risk. Accepted in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
3. Vittecoq M., Thomas F. 2016. Toxoplasmosis and cancer: Current knowledge and research
perspectives. Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique doi:10.1007/s13149-016-
0518-x
4. Vittecoq M., Godreuil S., Prugnolle F., Durand P., Brazier L., Renaud N., Arnal A., Aberkane
S., Jean-Pierre H., Gauthier-Clerc M., Thomas F., Renaud F. 2016. Review: Antimicrobial
resistance in wildlife. Journal of Applied Ecology 53: 519-529.
5. Ujvari B., Beckmann C., Biro P.A., Arnal A., Tasiemski A., Massol F., Salzet M., Mery F.,
Boidin-Wichlacz C., Misse D., Renaud F., Vittecoq M., Tissot T., Roche B., Poulin R.,
Thomas F. 2016. Cancer and life-history traits: lessons from host-parasite interactions.
Parasitology 143: 533-541.
6. Arnal A., Tissot T., Ujvari B., Nunney L., Solary E., Laplane L., Bonhomme F., Vittecoq M.,
Tasiemski A., Renaud F., Pujol P., Roche B., Thomas F. 2016. The guardians of inherited
oncogenic vulnerabilities. Evolution 70: 1-6 doi: 10.1111/evo.12809.
7. Aberkane S., Compain F., Decré D., Dupont C., Laurens C., Vittecoq M., Pantel A., Solassol
J., Carrière C., Renaud F., Brieu N., Lavigne J.-P., Bouzinbi N., Ouédraogo A.-S., Jean-Pierre
H., Godreuil S. 2015. High prevalence of SXT/R391-related integrative and conjugative
elements carrying blaCMY-2 in Proteus mirabilis from gull isolates in the South of France.
Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy 60: 1148-1152. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01654-15.
8. Ducasse H., Ujvari B., Solary E., Vittecoq M., Arnal A., Bernex F., Pirot N., Misse D.,
Bonhomme F., Renaud F., Thomas F., Roche B. 2015. Can Peto’s paradox be used as the null
hypothesis to identify the role of evolution in natural resistance to cancer? A critical review.
BMC Cancer 15: 792.
9. Arnal A., Droit A., Elguero E., Ducasse H., Sanchez M.I., Lefèvre T., Missé D., Bederina M.,
Vittecoq M., Daoust S. & Thomas F. 2015. Activity level and aggregation behaviour in the
crustacean gammarid Gammarus insensibilis parasitized by the manipulative trematode
Microphallus papillorobustus. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 3:109. doi:
10.3389/fevo.2015.00109
10.Aberkane S., Compain F., Barraud O., Ouedraogo A.-S., Bouzinbi N., Vittecoq M., JeanPierre H., Decré D. & Godreuil S. 2015. A non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae avian isolate
co-carrying the blaVIM-1 and blaVIM-4 genes, France. Antimicrobial Agents and
Chemotherapy 59: 6594–6596.
11.Ezenwa V.O., Prieur-Richard A.-H., Roche B., Bailly X., Becquart P., García-Peña G.E.,
Hosseini P.R., Keesing F., Rizzoli A., Suzán G., Vignuzzi M., Vittecoq M., Mills J.N.,
Guégan J.-F. 2015. Interdisciplinarity and Infectious Diseases: An Ebola Case Study. PLoS
Pathogens 11: e1004992.
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12.Vittecoq M., Roche B., Cohen J.-M., Renaud F., Thomas F. & Gauthier-Clerc M. 2015. Does
the weather play a role in pandemic influenza spread? A study of H1N1pdm09 infections in
France in 2009-2010. Epidemiology and Infection 143: 3384–3393.
13.Arnal A., Ujvari B., Crespi B., Gatenby R.A., Tissot T., Vittecoq M., Ewald P., Ducasse H.,
Missé D., Renaud F., Roche B. & Thomas F. 2015. Evolutionary perspective of cancer: myth,
metaphors and reality. Evolutionary Applications 8: 541–544.
14.Suzán G., García-Peña G.E., Castro-Arellano I., Rico O., Rubio A.V., Tolsá M.J., Roche B.,
Hosseini P.R., Rizzoli A., Murray K.A., Zambrana-Torrelio C., Vittecoq M., Bailly X., Aguirre
A.A., Daszak P., Prieur-Richard A.-H., Mills J.N., Guégan J.-F. 2015. Metacommunity and
phylogenetic structure determine wildlife and zoonotic infectious disease patterns in time and
space. Ecology and Evolution. 5: 865-873.
15.Ducasse H., Arnal A, Vittecoq M., Daoust S.P., Ujvari B., Jacqueline C., Simon P., Ewald P.,
F. 2015. Cancer: an emergent property of disturbed resource rich environments? Ecology
meets personalized medicine. Evolutionary Applications 8: 527-540.
16.Vittecoq M., Ducasse H., Arnal A., Møller A.P., Ujvari B., Jacqueline C.B., Missé D., Bernex
F. Pirot N., Lemberger K., Abadie J., Labrut S., Bonhomme F., Renaud F., Roche B. &
Thomas F. 2015. Animal behaviour and cancer. Animal Behaviour. 101: 19-26.
17.Godreuil S., Leban N., Padilla A., Hamel R., Luplertlop N., Chauffour A., Vittecoq M., Hoh
F., Thomas F., Sougakoff W., Lionne C., Yssel H. & Misse D. 2014. Aedesin: Structure and
antimicrobial activity against multidrug resistant bacterial strains.
PLoS One 9: e105441.
18.Vittecoq M., Thomas F., Jourdain E., Moutou F., Renaud F. &
Gauthier-Clerc M. 2014. Risks of emerging infectious diseases:
evolving threats in a changing area, the Mediterranean basin.
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 61: 17-27.
19.Arnal A., Gómez-Díaz E., Cerdà-Cuéllar M., Lecollinet S.,
Pearce-Duvet J., Busquets N., García-Bocanegra I., Pagès
Martinez N., Vittecoq M., Hammouda A, Samraoui B., Garnier
R., Ramos R., Selmi S., González-Solís J., Gauthier-Clerc M.,
Jourdain E & Boulinier T. 2014. Circulation of a Meaban-like
virus in yellow-legged gulls and seabird ticks in the western
Mediterranean Basin. PloS One 9: e89601.
20.Arnal A., Vittecoq M., Pearce-Duvet J., Gauthier-Clerc M., Boulinier T. & Jourdain E. 2014.
Laridae: a neglected reservoir that could play a major role in avian influenza virus
epidemiological
dynamics.
Critical
Reviews
in
Microbiology.
doi:10.3109/1040841X.2013.870967
21.Vittecoq M., Roche B., Daoust S.P., Ducasse H., Missé D., Abadie J., Labrut S., Renaud F.,
Gauthier-Clerc M. & Thomas F. 2013. Cancer: a missing link in ecosystem functioning?
Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 28: 628-635.
22.Vittecoq M., Lecollinet S., Jourdain E., Thomas F., Blanchon T., Arnal A., Lowenski S. &
Gauthier-Clerc M. 2013. Recent circulation of West Nile Virus and potentially other closely
related flaviviruses in Southern France. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 13: 610-613.
23.Vittecoq M., Lafferty K.D., Elguero E., Brodeur J., Gauthier-Clerc M., Missé D., Roche B. &
Thomas F. 2012. Cat ownership is neither a strong predictor of Toxoplasma gondii infection
nor a risk factor for brain cancer. Biology Letters. 8: 42.
24.Vittecoq M., Grandhomme V., Champagnon J., Guillemain M., Crescenzo-Chaigne B.,
Renaud F., Thomas F., Gauthier-Clerc M. & van der Werf S. 2012. High Influenza A virus
infection rates in Mallards bred for hunting in the Camargue, South of France. PloS One 7(8):
e43974. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043974.
25.Vittecoq M., Grandhomme V., Blanchon T., Simon G., Herve S., Renaud F., Thomas F.,
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Gauthier-Clerc M. & van der Werf S. 2012. Study of influenza A
virus in wild boars living in a major duck wintering site. Infection,
Genetics and Evolution 12: 483-486.
26.Vittecoq M., Elguero E., Lafferty K.D., Roche B, Brodeur J.,
Gauthier-Clerc M., Missé D. & Thomas F. 2012. Brain cancer
mortality rates increase with Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in
France. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 12: 496-498.
27. Vittecoq M., Djiéto-Lordon C., McKey D. & Blatrix R. 2012.
Range expansion induces variation in a behavioural trait in an antplant mutualism. Acta Oecologica 38: 84-88.
28.Vittecoq M., Djiéto-Lordon C., Buatois B., Dormont L., McKey D. & Blatrix R. The
evolution of communication in two ant-plant mutualisms. 2011. Evolutionary Biology 38: 360369.
29.Vittecoq M., Ottmann M., Thomas, F., Renaud, F. & Gauthier-Clerc, M. 2011. Persistance
des virus influenza A en fonction des paramètres environnementaux. Virologie 15: 371-379.
 Book & Book chapters
 Vittecoq M., Andremont A., Armand-Lefèvre L., Bollache L., Gandon S., Hartmann A.,
Perino L., Renaud F., Roche B. Quand la résistance s’organise face aux antibiotiques. In
Écologie de la santé : pour une nouvelle lecture de nos maux. Blanc S., Boëtsch G., HossaertMcKey M., Renaud F. Editions le Cherche Midi Paris, 192 pages.
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Vittecoq M., Roche B., Prugnolle F., Renaud F., Thomas F. Santé, médecine et sciences de
l'évolution - Les maladies infectieuses. De Boeck Solal, 2015.
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Vittecoq M. & Gauthier-Clerc M. 2014. Agents pathogènes et conservation : l’exemple du
Lycaon (Lycaon pictus) et du virus de la rage. In Sciences de la conservation. Gauthier-Clerc,
M., Mesléard, F. & Blondel J. (Eds) De Boeck. pp 165-166.
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Gauthier-Clerc M. & Vittecoq M. 2014. Santé et conservation. In Sciences de la conservation.
Gauthier-Clerc, M., Mesléard, F. & Blondel J. (Eds) De Boeck. pp 163-165.
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Vittecoq M., Thomas F., Renaud F. & Gauthier-Clerc M. 2011. Avian influenza viruses:
environmental influence. In Encyclopedia of environmental health. Elsevier. pp253-263.
 Communications & Posters
 Protection des zones humides et santé, des enjeux communs… M. Vittecoq. Café des
Sciences. Arles, France, December 15, 2016. (Oral communication)
 Quels enjeux et quel coût économique de l'antibiorésistance dans la faune sauvage ? M.
Vittecoq. Colloque Enjeux économiques de l’antibiorésistance et de sa maîtrise en médecine
humaine, vétérinaire et dans l’environnement. Paris, France, November 17, 2016. (Oral
communication)
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Antimicrobial resistances in wildlife: Insights from a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot, the
Camargue (Southern France). Vittecoq M., Laurens C., Brazier
L., Durand P., Elguero E., Arnal A., Thomas F., Aberkane S.,
Renaud N., Prugnolle F., Solassol J., Jean-Pierre H., Godreuil S.,
Renaud F. 12th Conference of the European Wildlife Disease
Association (EWDA). Berlin, Germany, August 27-31, 2016.
(Poster).
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Toxoplasmose et cancer, connaissances actuelles et perspectives
de recherche. Vittecoq M. Journée scientifique de la SPE,
Parasitose mycoses et cancer, Paris, France, November 18, 2015.
(Oral Communication).
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Evolution des antibiorésistances : quel rôle pour l’environnement et la faune sauvage ?
Vittecoq M. Colloque Santé, Médecine et Sciences de l’Evolution : Les maladies
infectieuses. Montpellier, France, September 29-30, 2015. (Oral Communication).
 Quel rôle pour la faune sauvage dans la dynamique des antibiorésistances? M. Vittecoq, F.
Renaud. Colloque Santé-Biodiversité, Lyon, France, October 27-28, 2014. (Oral
Communication).
 Wildlife role in antimicrobial resistant bacteria dynamics: available data and perspectives. M.
Vittecoq, S. Godreuil, F. Prugnolle, P. Durand, L. Brazier, H. Jean-Pierre, M. Gauthier-Clerc,
F. Thomas, F. Renaud Conservation sciences in the Mediterranean region : Conference for
Young Scientists, Arles, France, April 28-30, 2014. (Oral Communication).
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Studying emerging diseases in a major Mediterranean wetland: West Nile and Influenza
viruses in the Camargue. Vittecoq M. Zoonoses seminar series. Uppsala University, Sweden,
March 5, 2014. (Oral communication)
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Risques sanitaires: maladies émergentes et épidémiologie. Vittecoq M. & Renaud F. Journées
de l’eau du CNRS. Paris, France, November 7-8, 2013. (Oral communication)
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Cancer prevention: why should we expect lessons from wildlife species? Vittecoq M.,
Ducasse H., Roche B. & Thomas F. Ecological and evolutionary perspectives in cancer.
Jacques-Monod Conference, Roscoff, France, November 2-6, 2013. (Poster)
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Les maladies émergentes actuellement. Vittecoq M. & Gauthier-Clerc M. Journée biodiversité
et gestion de crises. Lyon, France, May 31, 2013. (Oral communication)
 Ecologie de la santé et biodiversité: les gestionnaires face aux maladies émergentes. Vittecoq
M. & Gauthier-Clerc M. Forum des gestionnaires de l’ATEN, Nantes, France, December 1213, 2011. (Oral Communication)
 Influenza A virus infection rates in Mallards reared for shooting in the Camargue. Vittecoq
M., Grandhomme V., Champagnon, J., Guillemain M., Renaud F., Thomas F., Gauthier-Clerc
M. & van der Werf S. Conservation sciences in the Mediterranean region : Conference for
Young Scientists, Arles, France, December 08-10, 2011. (Oral Communication).
 High influenza A virus infection rates in Mallards reared for shooting in the Camargue (South
of France). Vittecoq M., Grandhomme V., Champagnon, J., Guillemain M., Renaud F.,
Thomas F., Gauthier-Clerc M. & van der Werf S. EWDA Student workshop, Veyrier-du-lac,
France, April 14-17, 2011. (Poster).
 Emerging infectious diseases: a long-term multidisciplinary study in the Camargue. Vittecoq
M., Thomas F., Renaud F. & Gauthier-Clerc M. International Meeting on Emerging Diseases
and Surveillance (IMED 2011), Vienna, Austria, February 04-07 2011 & OIE International
Meeting on Wildlife Health, Paris, France, February 23-25, 2011. (Poster).
 Emerging diseases and global Changes in Mediterranean Basin. Vittecoq M., Thomas F.,
Jourdain E. & Gauthier-Clerc M. Climate Change, Health and Ecology Conference, Uppsala,
Sweden. September 01-03, 2010. (Poster).
 Maladies émergentes et changements climatiques. Vittecoq M., 4èmes journées des doctorants
du LPED, "Santé, Environnement, Développement: Regards Croisés", Marseille, France,
March 25-26, 2010. (Oral Communication).
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