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Zika virus infection in the returning traveller: what every neurologist should know [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Zika virus has been associated with a wide range of neurological complications. Neurologists in areas without current active transmission of the virus may be confronted with Zika-associated neurological disease, as a large number of returning travellers ...
Brito Ferreira, Maria Lucia   +6 more
core   +6 more sources

Potential for Zika virus transmission through blood transfusion demonstrated during an outbreak in French Polynesia, November 2013 to February 2014.

open access: yesEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2014
Since October 2013, French Polynesia has experienced the largest documented outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKAV) infection. To prevent transmission of ZIKAV by blood transfusion, specific nucleic acid testing of blood donors was implemented. From November 2013
D. Musso   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Remembrance of the Colonial Past in the French Islands of the Pacific: Speeches, Representations, and Commemorations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Beginning with an attempt to define "colonial times" and the "colonial past," this article examines the question of indigenous remembrance or remembrances of the past in the Pacific region—a subject that lies at the heart of the collaboration between ...
Saura, Bruno
core   +1 more source

Distribution and biological implications of plastic pollution on the fringing reef of Mo’orea, French Polynesia

open access: yesPeerJ, 2017
Coral reef ecosystems of the South Pacific are extremely vulnerable to plastic pollution from oceanic gyres and land-based sources. To describe the extent and impact of plastic pollution, the distribution of both macro- (>5 mm) and microplastic (plastic <
Elizabeth J. Connors
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking (SPATT) Technology for the Monitoring of Aquatic Toxins: A Review

open access: yesToxins, 2018
The Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking (SPATT) technology, first introduced in 2004, uses porous synthetic resins capable of passively adsorbing toxins produced by harmful microalgae or cyanobacteria and dissolved in the water.
Mélanie Roué   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward a Global Tuamotu Archipelago Coconut Trees Sensing Using High Resolution Optical Data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
International audienceThis study is part of a regeneration program of the coconut grove of French Polynesia where most coconut palm trees of the Tuamotu archipelago were planted in the 1980's following the various hurricanes that had struck islands.
Béréziat, Dominique   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Non-Essential Trace Elements Dietary Exposure in French Polynesia: Intake Assessment, Nail Bio Monitoring and Thyroid Cancer Risk

open access: yesAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2019
Background: In French Polynesia, thyroid cancer mortality and incidence is reported to be the highest in the world. Excessive levels of non-essential trace elements (nETE) in the body are associated with several types of cancer.
M. Zidane   +22 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New evidence for endemic circulation of Ross River virus in the Pacific Islands and the potential for emergence

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Objectives: An epidemic of Ross River virus (RRV) occurred in the South Pacific in 1979–1980, but RRV has not been thought to occur endemically outside Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Colleen Lau   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Review of the South Pacific Tuna Baitfisheries: Small Pelagic Fisheries Associated with Coral-Reefs [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
A review is given of current information concerning small pelagic fishes exploited for tuna bait in the South Pacific. These fishes are usually caught over or near coral reefs using light attraction and lift nets.
Dalzell, P., Lewis , A. D.
core  

Tectus niloticus (Tegulidae, Gastropod) as a Novel Vector of Ciguatera Poisoning: Detection of Pacific Ciguatoxins in Toxic Samples from Nuku Hiva Island (French Polynesia)

open access: yesToxins, 2017
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a foodborne disease caused by the consumption of seafood (fish and marine invertebrates) contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus.
H. Darius   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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