Published in ZooKeys
A large collection of millipedes ( Diplopoda ) from Madagascar, belonging to the Museum “La Specola” in Florence, Italy were investigated. The collection includes three new species of the giant pill-millipede genus Zoosphaerium Pocock, 1895 which are described here as Zoosphaerium mangabe Wesener, sp. nov. , Z. bartolozzii Anilkumar & Wesener, sp. ...
Palms are conspicuous floristic elements across the tropics. In continental Africa, even though there are less than 70 documented species, they are omnipresent across the tropical landscape. The genus Raphia has 20 accepted species in Africa and one species endemic to the Neotropics. It is the most economically important genus of African palms with...
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Published in The Journal of nutrition
Iron deficiency anemia affects hundreds of millions of women and children worldwide and is associated with impaired infant outcomes. Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) have been found to reduce the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency in some trials. We evaluated the effectiveness of daily LNS supplementation on child anemia a...
Drawing on thirty years of empirical research, this book reveals the diversity of managerial practices that may be observed throughout the world, even in places where companies are using management methods that appear identical. Using data from over fifty countries, it presents a new theoretical approach to cultural diversity whereby culture is con...
Published in The Pan African Medical Journal
Introduction In October 4th, 2018, a measles outbreak was declared in Madagascar. This study describes the epidemiology of the outbreak and determines public health implications for measles elimination in Madagascar. Methods Data have been collected using line list developed for the outbreak. Serum samples were collected within 30 days of rash onse...
Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The geographical distribution and impact on animal and human health of both West Nile and Usutu viruses, two flaviviruses of the Japanese encephalitis complex, have been increasing during the past two decades. Both viruses circulate in Europe and Africa within a natural cycle between wild birds and mosquitoes, mainly from the Culex genus. We retros...
Published in BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundIn the absence of adequate and reliable external funding, eye care programs in developing countries need a high level of financial self-sustainability for maintenance and growth. To cope with these cost pressures, an eye care program in Sava, Madagascar adopted a Time-Driven Activity Based Costing (TDABC) methodology to better manage the ...
Zébu boy, le roman historique d’Aurélie Champagne paru en France à l’été 2019 prend place dans une déjà longue généalogie des oeuvres inspirées par l'insurrection malgache de 1947. La Franco-malgache, audacieuse et libre, n’a de comptes à régler ni avec les œuvres antérieures ni avec les partis pris idéologiques. Elle livre un roman historique qui ...
Le cacao est la 3ème denrée la plus commercialisée dans le monde et 23 pays sont classés selon l’ICCO comme producteurs de cacao fin, dont Madagascar. Le cacao de Madagascar est classé cacao fin à 100 % selon l’ICCO depuis 2016. Il est un des plus réputés au monde, même s'il ne représente que 0,2 % de la production mondiale. Peu d’études existent c...
