Les mutations contemporaines du droit de l’animal

Le droit de l’animal a connu des mutations d’ampleur au cours des vingt dernières années. Il s’est structuré en champ disciplinaire autonome, a pris une importance croissante dans le débat public et a fait l’objet de réformes remarquées. Le présent ouvrage rend compte de ces évolutions en publiant les actes d’une université d’automne qui s’est tenue à la faculté de droit d’Aix-en-Provence en octobre 2021. Il rassemble les contributions des auteurs – juristes, politistes et historiens – autour de sept thématiques : le droit de l’animal comme champ disciplinaire ; les mots du droit de l’animal ; la fabrique du droit de l’animal ; droit de l’animal et participation démocratique ; droit de l’animal, droits fondamentaux et droit constitutionnel ; la représentation des animaux devant les juridictions et l’action au nom et pour le compte d’un animal ; juridictions pénales et animaux. Le lecteur pourra apprécier, en les parcourant, l’intérêt et la richesse d’une matière en plein essor, particulièrement en phase avec les préoccupations de son temps

La maladie d'Aujeszky en France en 2003

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« Le marketing et la communication du sacré dans la société contemporaine », Dossier « Les religieux, le sacré, le symbolique et la communication », n°3.

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: Analyse de pratiques de communication non verbales chez les francs-maçons et les pèlerins.

In the article, we propose to explore nonverbal communication practises of two social groups. The observation field of our study is part of a Masanic outfit and a procession during a pilgrimage. We will analyse the uses observed in nonverbal communication practises and formulate hypotheses. Those ones inform that within a specific social context some of these uses are common to both groups and contribute to create a sense of belonging among members of these "communities".Dans ce travail, nous proposons d'explorer des pratiques de communication non verbales de deux groupes sociaux. Notre champ d'observation s'inscrit dans l'étude d'une tenue maçonnique et d'une procession lors d'un pèlerinage. Nous procéderons à une analyse des usages observés dans les pratiques de communication non verbales et nous formulerons des hypothèses susceptibles d'éclairer le fait que certains d'entre eux, relevant du contexte social et communs aux deux groupes, contribueraient à la création d'un sentiment d'appartenance chez les membres de ces "communautés"

Sharing heritage?: politics and territoriality in UNESCO’s heritage lists

UNESCO heritage policies encourage the idea that heritage should be ‘shared’ at the international scale, and invite States and the involved actors to adopt this vision. Yet ‘sharedness’ can be understood in many different ways. In this article, we explore several territorial and political issues related to this notion of sharedness. A focus on the uses of a particular UNESCO tool—‘multinational nominations’— allows to shed light on transnational cultural practices and to examine forms of cooperation within communities and between States in the framework of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Specifically, we analyse the work of a French commission for ICH as well as the nomination processes of three different cultural practices to the ICH Lists: flamenco, falconry, and alpinism. We argue that ‘shared heritage’ is interpreted in a variety of ways, leading to contrastive appropriations and competing territorial scenarios among the various protagonists

Impact of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection on hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and transmission under experimental conditions

Hepatitis E virus is a zoonotic pathogen for which pigs have been identified as the main reservoir in industrialised countries. HEV infection dynamics in pig herds and pigs are influenced by several factors, including herd practices and possibly co-infection with immunomodulating viruses. This study therefore investigates the impact of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) on HEV infection and transmission through experimental HEV/PCV2 co-infection of specific-pathogen-free pigs. No statistical difference between HEV-only and HEV/PCV2-infected animals was found for either the infectious period or the quantity of HEV shed in faeces. The HEV latency period was shorter for HEV/PCV2 co-infected pigs than for HEV-only infected pigs (11.6 versus 12.3 days). Its direct transmission rate was three times higher in cases of HEV/PCV2 co-infection than in cases of HEV-only infection (0.12 versus 0.04). On the other hand, the HEV transmission rate through environmental accumulation was lower in cases of HEV/PCV2 co-infection (4.3.10(-6) versus 1.5.10(-5) g/RNA copies/day for HEV-only infected pigs). The time prior to HEV seroconversion was 1.9 times longer in HEV/PCV2 co-infected pigs (49.4 versus 25.6 days for HEV-only infected pigs). In conclusion, our study shows that PCV2 affects HEV infection and transmission in pigs under experimental conditions

Surgical site infection after hip replacement due to a novel Peptoniphilus species, provisionally named ‘Peptoniphilus nemausus’ sp. nov.

International audienceWe report a case of surgical site infection after total hip prosthesis replacement due to an ofloxacin-resistant Peptoniphilus isolate belonging to an unknown species for which the name 'Peptoniphilus nemausus' sp. nov. is proposed. Follow-up was favourable under clindamycin and rifampin for 3 months in this patient whom had a Proteus mirabilis infection treated by fluoroquinolone