🌍🦟Recent findings challenge the belief that male mosquitoes only feed on plant sugars. A study on Culex tarsalis and Aedes aegypti shows that, when dehydrated, males can consume blood and even transmit the West Nile virus like females.🔗 Read more: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Catuxa Iglesias (CEAB-CSIC) gave a talk at the #ESOVE conference on Integrating Citizen & Authoritative Data in Mosquito Distribution Models 📊 As part of #INOVEC, the CSIC team promotes #CitizenScience 👥 & adapts #MosquitoAlert for local contexts through researcher mobility 🌍

Our #SocialSciences team met yesterday to review progress🌍 New mobilities are planned among NOVA IRD.fr CEAB-CSIC University of Oxford IRSS Burkina Faso Ifakara Health Institute & Fiocruz in English to test and adapt the #MosquitoAlert app & citizen science tools for Burkina Faso, Tanzania, & Brazil contexts.

🎓 Stage M2 en Communication à l' IRD.fr (Montpellier) 🌍 📅 4 à 6 mois dès fév/mars 2025 🎯 Profil : Rédaction (FR/EN), Pack Adobe, Wordpress ⏳ Candidatures jusqu’au 12/01/2025 📥 [email protected] 🔎 Infos : inovecproject.com/wp-content/upl… #Stage #Communication #IRD #INOVEC

🔍1+ publication by #INOVEC partners! 📷Our collaborators from CNRS 🌍, Université Grenoble Alpes & FORTH are among the authors of a study that delves into the genomic mechanisms driving insecticide resistance in #Aedes aegypti, vector of #dengue. Read it here 👉biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

🦟Fiocruz in English is testing #Arbocarto, a tool by IRD.fr that maps mosquito density in real-time, enabling proactive control actions. 🚀 #INOVEC is proud to support this innovative tool, by facilitating the mobility of IRD researchers to Fiocruz in Brazil. portal.fiocruz.br/noticia/2024/1…

📢 This week, the #INOVEC Annual Consortium Assembly brought together 35+ participants from 26 partners! We welcomed new members, planned milestones, reviewed progress, discussed challenges & launched a feedback form to enhance project management. 🌍 #Innovation #Research

🌍 Celebrating INOVEC’s 2024 Achievements! 🚀 January 2025 marks a significant milestone for the #INOVECproject, reaching its midpoint with impactful results and strengthened collaborations. 📅 Explore the detailed highlights in the latest newsletter: lnkd.in/dDxmyZFM

At a startling rate, the Chikungunya outbreak in La Réunion is spreading . The virus has already infected 22 of the 24 municipalities in 2025. For more details, check the february 2025 epidemiological bulletin by SantépubliqueFrance down bellow : santepubliquefrance.fr/regions/ocean-…

Meaningful progress is fostered by the #INOVECproject's strong partnerships. We are pleased to welcome six new partners to our consortium this year. Their expertise will significantly enhance our joint efforts to tackle significant challenges. #Partneship #InnovateForImpact

📣 #INOVEC proudly shares: Márcia Lenzi (Fiocruz in English), from our Social Sciences team, will speak in RBCC's Dialogue Series 🗯️ 📍 Citizen Science in Health 📆 Apr 10 | 🕚 11AM BRT 📺 Live (PT): @coadaptalitoral 🔗 lnkd.in/dSF2-X-W #CitizenScience #Entomofavela

🧬 Registration is open for the Institut Pasteur Education MOOC in Medical Entomology by Institut Pasteur, since 1887 !! 🦟 Learn about major vectors & diseases (malaria, dengue, Zika, Lyme, chikungunya, etc.) 📅 April 8, 2025 – April 7, 2026 🇬🇧🇫🇷 Available in EN & FR 👉 Enroll : lnkd.in/esAzSuUs

🦟 On Réunion Island, IRD.fr & Cirad use the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to combat Aedes mosquitoes, vectors of #chikungunya. 🎯 Goal: cut mosquito populations by up to 80%, without chemicals. 🎙 "Eggs won’t hatch," explains IRD’s Cécile Brengues. francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l…

🦟 Mosquito season has started in Hérault, France 🇫🇷 Tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) are back and we all play a role in stopping their spread. 💧 It's time to eliminate stagnant water! 📰 More (in French): interview w/ Dr. Frédéric Simard, IRD.fr : francebleu.fr/emissions/l-in…

🚀 The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges 2025 call is open! 💶 €97.7M to support international 🌍, interdisciplinary 🧠 & cross-sector 🤝 mobility of researchers. 🗓️ Deadline : 8 Oct 2025 💡 Open to all domains! 🔗 …sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-open… #MSCA #HorizonEurope #ResearchFunding

Wrapping Up a Successful INOVEC Workshop ✅ Hosted by Biogents and INOVEC Project , 18 participants from 🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇨🇮 🇨🇭 joined 2 days of expert talks & hands-on sessions on mosquito trapping 🦟 👏 Thanks to all involved ! #INOVEC #Biogents #VectorControl #PublicHealth

🦟 Outcomes of the INOVEC International Conference in 🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam are now published in Parasites & Vectors! By Ifakara Health Institute & IRD.fr with #INOVEC support, 200+ experts from 20 countries met to discuss Aedes-borne disease control. 🔗 Read more: parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

🦟 A new study 📃 by Biogents , published in Parasites & Vectors, presents camera-equipped ATSBs enabling real-time mosquito surveillance in rural 🇹🇿 Tanzania. A promising tool for evidence-based, targeted vector control. 📄 hubs.li/Q03kpqwL0 #VectorControl #Innovation