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Gérald Umhang is affiliated with the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety in France. Their research focuses primarily within the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Parasitology, Ecology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their work centers on topics including parasitic infections in humans and animals, congenital anomalies and fetal surgery, parasitic infections and diagnostics, parasite biology and host interactions, climate change adaptation and migration, urological disorders and treatments, as well as mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Umhang's recent publications include:

  • "Species and genotypes belonging to Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex causing human cystic echinococcosis in Europe (2000-2021): a systematic review," 2022, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus: Seasonal and Annual Variation of Epidemiological Parameters Related to Nymph-to-Larva Transmission and Exposure of Small Mammals," 2020, Pathogens
  • "Unravelling the genetic diversity and relatedness of Echinococcus multilocularis isolates in Eurasia using the EmsB microsatellite nuclear marker," 2021, Infection Genetics and Evolution
  • "National survey and molecular diagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in livestock in France, 2012," 2020, Parasitology
  • "Genotyping Echinococcus multilocularis in Human Alveolar Echinococcosis Patients: An EmsB Microsatellite Analysis," 2020, Pathogens

They frequently collaborate with several coauthors, including:

  • Franck Boué
  • Vanessa Bastid
  • Jean-Marc Boucher
  • Céline Richomme
  • Urmas Saarma

Umhang's work has been published extensively in notable venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Pathogens
  • Parasitology
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • Parasites & Vectors

Best Publications

  • High-throughput screening of tick-borne pathogens in Europe

    Lorraine Michelet;Sabine Delannoy;Elodie Devillers;Gérald Umhang

  • Identification of Alpha and Beta Coronavirus in Wildlife Species in France: Bats, Rodents, Rabbits, and Hedgehogs

    Elodie Monchatre-Leroy;Franck Boué;Jean Marc Boucher;Camille Renault

  • New mitogenome and nuclear evidence on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the highly zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimäe;Mitra Sharbatkhori;Hossein Mirhendi

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

    Benoît Combes;Sébastien Comte;Vincent Raton;Francis Raoul

  • Global phylogeography and genetic diversity of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimäe;Gerardo Acosta-Jamett;Vanessa Andresiuk

  • Multiple detection of pathogens in ticks: development of a high throughput real time PCR chip used as a new epidemiologic investigative tool

    L Michelet;S Delannoy;E Devillers;G Umhang

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

    Jenny Knapp;Laurence Millon;Lorane Mouzon;Gérald Umhang

  • Distinguishing Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 with confidence: A practical guide.

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimäe;Gerardo Acosta-Jamett;Vanessa Andresiuk

  • Molecular phylogeny based on six nuclear genes suggests that Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6/G7 and G8/G10 can be regarded as two distinct species.

    Teivi Laurimäe;Liina Kinkar;Epp Moks;Thomas Romig

  • Development of a Real-Time PCR for a Sensitive One-Step Coprodiagnosis Allowing both the Identification of Carnivore Feces and the Detection of Toxocara spp. and Echinococcus multilocularis

    Jenny Knapp;Gérald Umhang;Marie-Lazarine Poulle;Laurence Millon

  • Segmental sedimentation and counting technique (SSCT): an adaptable method for qualitative diagnosis of Echinococcus multilocularis in fox intestines.

    G. Umhang;N. Woronoff-Rhen;B. Combes;F. Boué

  • The benefits of analysing complete mitochondrial genomes: Deep insights into the phylogeny and population structure of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6 and G7

    Teivi Laurimäe;Liina Kinkar;Thomas Romig;Rihab A. Omer

  • Prevalence survey and first molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus in France

    G. Umhang;C. Richomme;J.-M. Boucher;V. Hormaz

  • Exposure of Wild Ungulates to the Usutu and Tick-Borne Encephalitis Viruses in France in 2009–2014: Evidence of Undetected Flavivirus Circulation a Decade Ago

    Laure Bournez;Gérald Umhang;Eva Faure;Jean-Marc Boucher

  • Genetic diversity and phylogeography of the elusive, but epidemiologically important Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G3.

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimäe;Ibrahim Balkaya;Adriano Casulli

  • Genetic differentiation of the G6/7 cluster of Echinococcus canadensis based on mitochondrial marker genes

    Francis Addy;Marion Wassermann;Dorothy Kagendo;Dennis Ebi

  • Genetic polymorphism and population structure of Echinococcus ortleppi

    F Addy;M Wassermann;F Banda;H Mbaya

  • Echinococcus ortleppi infections in humans and cattle, France.

    Frédéric Grenouillet;Gérald Umhang;Francine Arbez-Gindre;Georges Mantion

  • Using the genetics of Echinococcus multilocularis to trace the history of expansion from an endemic area

    G. Umhang;J. Knapp;V. Hormaz;F. Raoul

  • First report of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis in raccoon dogs in Estonia, and comparisons with other countries in Europe

    Leidi Laurimaa;Karmen Süld;Epp Moks;Harri Valdmann

  • Development of Three PCR Assays for the Differentiation between Echinococcus shiquicus, E. granulosus (G1 genotype), and E. multilocularis DNA in the Co-Endemic Region of Qinghai-Tibet plateau, China

    Belgees Boufana;Gérald Umhang;Jiamin Qiu;Xingwang Chen

  • Epidemiological Investigations on Cystic Echinococcosis in North-West (Sidi Kacem Province) Morocco: Infection in Ruminants

    Ikhlass El Berbri;Anne Françoise Petavy;Gerald Umhang;Mohammed Bouslikhane

Frequent Co-Authors

Jenny Knapp
Jenny Knapp Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon
Patrick Giraudoux
Patrick Giraudoux University of Franche-Comté
Adriano Casulli
Adriano Casulli Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Francis Raoul
Francis Raoul University of Franche-Comté
Urmas Saarma
Urmas Saarma University of Tartu
Sara Moutailler
Sara Moutailler École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
Antonio Varcasia
Antonio Varcasia University of Sassari
Eshrat Beigom Kia
Eshrat Beigom Kia Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Steffen Rehbein
Steffen Rehbein Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Hein Sprong
Hein Sprong Wageningen University & Research

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