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Francis Raoul is affiliated with the University of Franche-Comté in France and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including ecology, health, toxicology, mutagenesis, pathology, forensic medicine, food science, and policy-related studies.

The researcher's primary fields of study focus on environmental science, supported by 26 publications, and medicine with 11 publications. Raoul's subfield expertise includes:

  • Ecology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Food Science
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The main topics explored in Raoul's research encompass:

  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Animal Diversity and Health Studies
  • Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Raoul's publication record includes recent papers such as:

  • Pervasive exposure of wild small mammals to legacy and currently used pesticide mixtures in arable landscapes, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Echinococcus multilocularis genetic diversity in Swiss domestic pigs assessed by EmsB microsatellite analyzes, 2021, Veterinary Parasitology
  • Effects of chronic exposure to toxic metals on haematological parameters in free-ranging small mammals, 2022, Environmental Pollution
  • Assessment of the exposure to Echinococcus multilocularis associated with carnivore faeces using real-time quantitative PCR and flotation technique assays, 2020, International Journal for Parasitology
  • Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of meningitis epidemics outside the belt: the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 2020, BMC Infectious Diseases

The venues where Raoul frequently publishes include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Pollution
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports

Collaborations play a significant role in Raoul's research activities, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Dominique Rieffel
  • Patrick Giraudoux
  • Jean-Pierre Quéré
  • Clémentine Fritsch
  • Renaud Scheifler

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology of alveolar echinococcosis with particular reference to China and Europe.

    D. A. Vuitton;H. Zhou;S. Bresson-Hadni;Q. Wang

  • Interactions between landscape changes and host communities can regulate Echinococcus multilocularis transmission.

    P Giraudoux;PS Craig;P Delattre;G Bao

  • COPRO-DIAGNOSIS OF ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS INFECTION IN DOGS BY AMPLIFICATION OF A NEWLY IDENTIFIED REPEATED DNA SEQUENCE

    Ibrahim Abbasi;Anna Branzburg;Maiza Campos-Ponce;Sami K Abdel Hafez

  • Assessment of the epidemiological status of Echinococcus multilocularis in foxes in France using ELISA coprotests on fox faeces collected in the field.

    F Raoul;P Deplazes;N Nonaka;R Piarroux

  • Westward Spread of Echinococcus multilocularis in Foxes, France, 2005–2010

    Benoît Combes;Sébastien Comte;Vincent Raton;Francis Raoul

  • Spatial distribution of metals in smelter-impacted soils of woody habitats: Influence of landscape and soil properties, and risk for wildlife

    Clémentine Fritsch;Patrick Giraudoux;Michaël Cœurdassier;Francis Douay

  • Transmission ecology of Echinococcus multilocularis in wildlife: what can be learned from comparative studies and multiscale approaches?

    P. Giraudoux;P. Delattre;K. Takahashi;F. Raoul

  • Genetic diversity of the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes at a continental scale in Europe.

    Jenny Knapp;Jean-Mathieu Bart;Patrick Giraudoux;Marie-Louise Glowatzki

  • Transmission ecology of Echinococcus multilocularis: what are the ranges of parasite stability among various host communities in China?

    Patrick Giraudoux;David Pleydell;Francis Raoul;Jean-Pierre Quéré

  • Role of dog behaviour and environmental fecal contamination in transmission of Echinococcus multilocularis in Tibetan communities.

    A. Vaniscotte;F. Raoul;M. L. Poulle;T. Romig

  • Transmission ecosystems of Echinococcus multilocularis in China and Central Asia.

    Patrick Giraudoux;Francis Raoul;Eve Afonso;Iskender Ziadinov

  • Responses of wild small mammals to a pollution gradient: host factors influence metal and metallothionein levels.

    Clémentine Fritsch;Richard P. Cosson;Michaël Cœurdassier;Francis Raoul

  • Real time PCR to detect the environmental faecal contamination by Echinococcus multilocularis from red fox stools

    Jenny Knapp;Laurence Millon;Lorane Mouzon;Gérald Umhang

  • Usefulness of pumpkin seeds combined with areca nut extract in community-based treatment of human taeniasis in northwest Sichuan Province, China.

    Tiaoying Li;Akira Ito;Xingwang Chen;Changping Long

  • Distribution of small mammals in a pastoral landscape of the Tibetan plateaus (Western Sichuan, China) and relationship with grazing practices

    Francis Raoul;Jean-Pierre Quéré;Dominique Rieffel;Nadine Bernard

  • Predator dietary response to prey density variation and consequences for cestode transmission.

    Francis Raoul;Peter Deplazes;Dominique Rieffel;Jean-Claude Lambert

  • Socioeconomic and behavior risk factors of human alveolar echinococcosis in Tibetan communities in Sichuan, People's Republic of China.

    Qian Wang;Jiamin Qiu;Wen Yang;Peter M Schantz

  • Echinococcus multilocularis: secondary poisoning of fox population during a vole outbreak reduces environmental contamination in a high endemicity area.

    F Raoul;D Michelat;M Ordinaire;Y Décoté

  • Genetic diversity of Echinococcus multilocularis on a local scale

    J Knapp;J Knapp;M-H Guislain;J M Bart;F Raoul

  • The adaptation of generalist predators' diet in a multi-prey context: insights from new functional responses.

    Virgile Baudrot;Antoine Perasso;Clémentine Fritsch;Patrick Giraudoux;Patrick Giraudoux

  • Dietary response of Barn Owls (Tyto alba) to large variations in populations of common voles (Microtus arvalis) and European water voles (Arvicola terrestris)

    Nadine BernardN. Bernard;Nadine BernardN. Bernard;Dominique MichelatD. Michelat;Dominique MichelatD. Michelat;Francis RaoulF. Raoul;Francis RaoulF. Raoul;Jean-Pierre QuéréJ.-P. Quéré;Jean-Pierre QuéréJ.-P. Quéré

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Giraudoux
Patrick Giraudoux University of Franche-Comté
Philip S. Craig
Philip S. Craig University of Salford
Renaud Scheifler
Renaud Scheifler University of Franche-Comté
Jenny Knapp
Jenny Knapp Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon
Akira Ito
Akira Ito Asahikawa Medical University
Gérald Umhang
Gérald Umhang French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety
Renaud Piarroux
Renaud Piarroux Université Paris Cité
Munehiro Okamoto
Munehiro Okamoto Kyoto University
Francis Douay
Francis Douay University of Lille
Peter Deplazes
Peter Deplazes University of Zurich

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