French doctor and scientist
Renaud Piarroux (born 27 September 1960) is a French pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases and tropical medicine . From 2008 to 2017, he has been a full professor of parasitology and mycology at the University of Aix-Marseille in Marseille , France, and head of parasitology and mycology at Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille.[ 2] Since 2017, he has been a full professor of parasitology and mycology at the Sorbonne University in Paris ,[ 3] France , and Head of Parasitology and Mycology at Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris .[ 4]
Over the years, Piarroux has taken part in several missions and research projects in Africa , including the study of the dynamics of cholera epidemics in Comoros , Democratic Republic of Congo [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] and Guinea ,[ 11] prevention and management of parasitic diseases in Morocco , and a program to fight against waterborne diseases in Ivory Coast .[ 12] [ 13]
Piarroux has been the Regional Representative of the Franche-Comté region of France and responsible for various missions with Médecins du Monde (MDM) (Doctors of the World) in Grand Comoros [ 14] and the Democratic Republic of Congo . He also worked on the analysis of risks of epidemics and assessing health priorities after natural disasters and conflicts including:
In these risk analyses he studied how cholera spreads through regions and communities .
In November 2010 he was called in by the Haitian government and French Embassy to investigate the origin and course of the world's largest cholera epidemic of recent times,[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] and to assist authorities in creating an effective control program. These activities were highlighted in the book Deadly River (Cornell University Press , 2016), authored by Ralph R. Frerichs .[ 22] Piarroux related the end of the story and related scientific controversies in the book Choléra. Haïti 2010-2018 : histoire d’un désastre [Cholera. Haiti 2010-2018, a disasters' story]. (CNRS editions , 2019).[ 23] [ 24]
Piarroux is an ongoing member of the travel-related and imported diseases committee of the French Ministry of Health .[ 25] He is a founding member of the Global Alliance Against Cholera (GAAC), started in the eastern part of DR Congo , that has since expanded to other cholera-affected countries.[ 26] He has been awarded the French Legion of Honour in 2017.[ 27]
^ Piarroux, Renaud (January 1995). Isolement et caractérisation d'une séquence répétée des Leishmania de l'ancien monde : Application au diagnostic, à l'épidémiologie et à la taxonomie (These de doctorat). Aix-Marseille 2. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-04-11 .
^ "UMR MD3: Infections Parasitaires : Transmission, Physiopathologie et Thérapeutique" . Faculty of Pharmacy, Aix-Marseille University . Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-11 .
^ "IPLESP - Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique - UMR S 1136" . Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-11 .
^ "Recherchez un médecin ou un service" . Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-11 .
^ a b "Plan Strategique D'Elimination Du Cholera En Republique Democratique Du Congo 2008-2012" [Strategic Plan for the Elimination of Cholera in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2008-2012] (PDF) (in French). Ministry of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-11 – via Global Alliance Against Cholera (GAAC).
^ Bompangue, D; Giraudoux, P; Handschumacher, P; Piarroux, M; Sudre, B; Ekwanzala, M; Kebela, I; Piarroux, R (2008). "Lakes as source of cholera outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo" . Emerging Infect. Dis . 14 (5): 798–800. doi :10.3201/eid1405.071260 . PMC 2600234 . PMID 18439365 .
^ Bompangue, D; Giraudoux, P; Piarroux, M; Mutombo, G; Shamavu, R; Sudre, B; Mutombo, A; Mondonge, V; Piarroux, R (2009). "Cholera epidemics, war and disasters around Goma and Lake Kivu: an eight-year survey" . PLOS Negl Trop Dis . 3 (5): e436. doi :10.1371/journal.pntd.0000436 . PMC 2677153 . PMID 19436726 .
^ Moore, S; Miwanda, B; Sadji, AY; Thefenne, H; Jeddi, F; Rebaudet, S; de Boeck, H; Bidjada, B; Depina, JJ; Bompangue, D; Abedi, AA; Koivogui, L; Keita, S; Garnotel, E; Plisnier, PD; Ruimy, R; Thomson, N; Muyembe, JJ; Piarroux, R (2015). "Relationship between Distinct African Cholera Epidemics Revealed via MLVA Haplotyping of 337 Vibrio cholerae Isolates" . PLOS Negl Trop Dis . 9 (6): e0003817. doi :10.1371/journal.pntd.0003817 . PMC 4482140 . PMID 26110870 .
^ Miwanda, B; Moore, S; Muyembe, JJ; Nguefack-Tsague, G; Kabangwa, IK; Ndjakani, DY; Mutreja, A; Thomson, N; Thefenne, H; Garnotel, E; Tshapenda, G; Kakongo, DK; Kalambayi, G; Piarroux, R (2015). "Antimicrobial Drug Resistance of Vibrio cholerae, Democratic Republic of the Congo" . Emerging Infect. Dis . 21 (5): 847–51. doi :10.3201/eid2105.141233 . PMC 4412219 . PMID 25897570 .
^ Floret, N; Viel, JF; Mauny, F; Hoen, B; Piarroux, R (2006). "Negligible risk for epidemics after geophysical disasters" . Emerging Infect. Dis . 12 (4): 543–8. doi :10.3201/eid1204.051569 . PMC 3294713 . PMID 16704799 .
^ Rebaudet, S; Mengel, MA; Koivogui, L; Moore, S; Mutreja, A; Kande, Y; Yattara, O; Sarr Keita, V; Njanpop-Lafourcade, BM; Fournier, PE; Garnotel, E; Keita, S; Piarroux, R (2014). "Deciphering the origin of the 2012 cholera epidemic in Guinea by integrating epidemiological and molecular analyses" . PLOS Negl Trop Dis . 8 (6): e2898. doi :10.1371/journal.pntd.0002898 . PMC 4046952 . PMID 24901522 .
^ "Fiche d'expérience" . Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2016-04-11 .
^ http://www.solidarites.org/en/eclairage/1091-water-as-a-source-of-disease [dead link ]
^ Troeger, Christopher; Sallah, Kankoe; Chao, Dennis L.; Truillet, Romain; Gaudart, Jean; Piarroux, Renaud (2016-01-06). "Cholera Outbreak in Grande Comore: 1998–1999" . The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene . 94 (1): 76–81. doi :10.4269/ajtmh.15-0397 . ISSN 0002-9637 . PMC 4710449 . PMID 26572869 .
^ Bompangue, Didier; Giraudoux, Patrick; Piarroux, Martine; Mutombo, Guy; Shamavu, Rick; Sudre, Bertrand; Mutombo, Annie; Mondonge, Vital; Piarroux, Renaud (2009-05-19). "Cholera Epidemics, War and Disasters around Goma and Lake Kivu: An Eight-Year Survey" . PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases . 3 (5): e436. doi :10.1371/journal.pntd.0000436 . ISSN 1935-2735 . PMC 2677153 . PMID 19436726 .
^ Piarroux, R; Barrais, R; Faucher, B; et al. (July 2011). "Understanding the cholera epidemic, Haiti" . Emerging Infect. Dis . 17 (7): 1161–8. doi :10.3201/eid1707.110059 . PMC 3381400 . PMID 21762567 .
^ Gaudart, J; Rebaudet, S; Barrais, R; Boncy, J; Faucher, B; Piarroux, M; Magloire, R; Thimothe, G; Piarroux, R (2013). "Spatio-temporal dynamics of cholera during the first year of the epidemic in Haiti" . PLOS Negl Trop Dis . 7 (4): e2145. doi :10.1371/journal.pntd.0002145 . PMC 3617102 . PMID 23593516 .
^ Bengtsson, L; Gaudart, J; Lu, X; Moore, S; Wetter, E; Sallah, K; Rebaudet, S; Piarroux, R (2015). "Using mobile phone data to predict the spatial spread of cholera" . Sci Rep . 5 : 8923. Bibcode :2015NatSR...5E8923B . doi :10.1038/srep08923 . PMC 4352843 . PMID 25747871 .
^ Baron, S; Lesne, J; Moore, S; Rossignol, E; Rebaudet, S; Gazin, P; Barrais, R; Magloire, R; Boncy, J; Piarroux, R (2013). "No Evidence of Significant Levels of Toxigenic V. cholerae O1 in the Haitian Aquatic Environment During the 2012 Rainy Season" . PLOS Currents Outbreaks . 5 . doi :10.1371/currents.outbreaks.7735b392bdcb749baf5812d2096d331e . PMC 3783635 . PMID 24077904 .
^ Rebaudet, S; Gazin, P; Barrais, R; Moore, S; Rossignol, E; Barthelemy, N; Gaudart, J; Boncy, J; Magloire, R; Piarroux, R (2013). "The dry season in haiti: a window of opportunity to eliminate cholera" . PLOS Currents Outbreaks . 5 . doi :10.1371/currents.outbreaks.2193a0ec4401d9526203af12e5024ddc . PMC 3712488 . PMID 23873011 .
^ Frerichs, RR; Boncy, J; Barrais, R; Keim, PS; Piarroux, R (2012). "Source attribution of 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti" . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A . 109 (47): E3208, author reply E3209. Bibcode :2012PNAS..109E3208F . doi :10.1073/pnas.1211512109 . PMC 3511120 . PMID 23047703 .
^ Frerichs, Ralph R. (2016-05-01). Deadly River: Cholera and Cover-Up in Post-Earthquake Haiti . The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501713583 . Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-11 .
^ Piarroux, Renaud (2019-03-23). 'Choléra. Haïti 2010-2018 : histoire d'un désastre . Biologie et santé. Paris, France: CNRS edition. ISBN 9782271125248 . Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-11 .
^ Verdier, Marie (2019-03-25). "Importation du choléra en Haïti, manipulation scientifique" . La Croix.fr . Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-04-11 .
^ "Renaud Piarroux" . Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-11 .
^ "The G.A.A.C.'s Advisory Council Members" . Global Alliance Against Cholera (GAAC) . Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-11 .
^ "Décret du 14 avril 2017 portant élévation et nomination aux dignités de grand croix et de grand officier" [Decree of 14 April 2017 raising and appointing the dignities of Grand Cross and Grand Officer] (PDF) (in French). Legion of Honour . NOR: PREX1710660D. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-11 .