Renaud Piarroux

Renaud Piarroux
Born (1960-09-27) September 27, 1960 (age 63)
NationalityFrench
Education
Pediatric Residency, 1990


Infectious Disease Residency, 1993


PhD Microbiology & Cellular Biology, University of Aix-Marseille, 1995[1]

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Recherchez un médecin ou un service". Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  5. ^ 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).
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Fiche d'expérience". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  13. ^ http://www.solidarites.org/en/eclairage/1091-water-as-a-source-of-disease [dead link]
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ "Renaud Piarroux". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ "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.