The new genus and species Isalonactis madagascariensis is characterized by a crustose, noncorticate, often sorediate thallus containing psoromic acid, tiny white pruinose ascomata with a thalline margin, an inconspicuous excipulum, a pale brown hypothecium, 3-septate hyaline ascospores and curved filiform conidia. Phylogenetic analyses using nuLSU and RPB2 sequences place Isalonactis in the Roc...

Frogs from Madagascar constitute one of the richest groups of amphibian fauna in the world, with currently 238 described species; caecilians and salamanders are absent [1]. Several frog radiations of the island are species-rich and parallel lemurs and tenrecs in their astonishing morphological and ecological diversity. According to the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA), Madagascar ranks as the ...

Résumé : Le présent article rend compte du rôle des dépôts de médicaments dans l’approvisionnement secteur pharmaceutique informel à Madagascar. Les constituent un acteur incontournable la distribution Madagascar, ils ont été mis en place 2011 pour pallier le manque pharmaciens sur l’île ainsi que répondre aux problèmes d’accessibilités populations essentiels. Partant l’analyse l’organisation M...

Melioidosis is a disease caused by bacteria called B. pseudomallei. Infections can develop after contact with standing water. This disease can reach all the organs and especially the lungs. It is associated with a high mortality rate (up to 50%). Melioidosis is endemic in northern Australia and in Southeast Asia. Nevertheless, B. pseudomallei may be endemic in the Indian Ocean region and in Mad...

The wire syndrome shared by plants in New Zealand and Madagascar appears to have evolved convergently as a defence against herbivory from now extinct avian giants.