Carole LERAY

Theme : EcoHealth

Contact : e-mail ^[1] | +33 (0)4 90 97 29 59 

Joined our team : October 2016

Education

• Professional Bsc in Biodiversity Analysis and Inventory Techniques (University Claude Bernard Lyon 1) – 2018
• Brevet de Technicien Supérieur Agricole en  Gestion et Protection de la Nature – 2016

Professional experience

• Research Technician at Plastic@Sea, in partnership with Tour du Valat – September 2021 – July 2022
• Research Technician (Tour du Valat) – mars 2021 – August 2021
• Technician in MNHN (in the CRPBO team (Centre de Recherches sur la Biologie des Populations d’Oiseaux)) – September 2020 – February 2021
• Research Technician (Tour du Valat) between July 2019 and March 2020
• Service civique (Tour du Valat) – October 2016 – August 2017

Publications

Find below the most recent publications of Carole Leray:

• Nationwide monitoring of seabirds reveals species- and site-specific legacy PFAS contamination in French coastal areas ^[2]
  de Prescillia Lemesle, Alice Carravieri, Gauthier Poiriez, Romain Batard, Aurélie Blanck, Coraline Bichet, Gilles Faggio, Jérôme Fort, Fabrice Gallien, William Jouanneau, et al. In Environment International, (en ligne) (June, 2026), 110386 En ligne : www.sciencedirect.com[...] ^[3] Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (hereafter PFAS) are widespread and persistent compounds that pose ... read more ^[2]
• Detection of a Merbecovirus with potential ACE2 usage in France ^[4]
  de Océane Rieu, Stéphane Descorps-Declère, Anaïs Dufau, Jordan Meliani, Lionel Brazier, Marion Vittecoq, Carole Leray, Anthony Olivier, Illich Mombo, Frederic Thomas, et al. In Emerging Microbes & Infections, (en ligne) (April, 2026), 2651469 En ligne : www.tandfonline.com[...] ^[5] A novel Merbecovirus, designated Cam-2023, has been identified in Pipistrellus pipistrellus ... read more ^[4]
• Yellow legged gulls (Larus michahellis): the bridge between human and environmental carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae? ^[6]
  de Guilhem Conquet, Karen D. McCoy, Marion Vittecoq, Carole Leray, Charly Souc, Marie Noëlle Didelot, Chrislène Laurens, Lokman Galal, Julio A. Benavides, Sylvain Godreuil, et al. In Science of The Total Environment, 1029 (May, 2026), 181695 En ligne : www.sciencedirect.com[...] ^[7] Wildlife is frequently reported as a host of ... read more ^[6]
• Exposure to a mixture of organic pollutants in a threatened freshwater turtle Emys orbicularis: effects of age, sex, and temporal variation ^[8]
  de Leslie-Anne Merleau, Olivier Lourdais, Anthony Olivier, Marion Vittecoq, Fabrice Alliot, Sira Traore, Carole Leray, Aurélie Goutte In Peer Community Journal, 6 (March, 2026) En ligne : peercommunityjournal.org[...] ^[9] Freshwater ecosystems constitute major sinks for organic contaminants, increasing anthropogenic pressures and threatening the unique biodiversity they harbour. In addition ... read more ^[8]
• Py-GC-MS/MS quantification of microplastics in vertebrate tissues: Addressing false positives of polyethylene ^[10]
  de Florence Nono Almeida, Carole Leray, Magali Albignac, Marion Vittecoq, Karen D. McCoy, Alexandra ter Halle In Journal of Hazardous Materials, 501 (January, 2026), 140658 En ligne : www.sciencedirect.com[...] ^[11] As plastic production continues to rise and waste accumulates, animal species across the planet are being increasingly exposed. However, ... read more ^[10]
• Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Blood Parasite Infections and Impacts on Avian Health and Reproduction ^[12]
  de Marie Buysse, Mathilde Ollagnier, Charly Souc, Marjorie Bruley, Thomas Blanchon, Carole Leray, Marion Vittecoq, Karen D. McCoy In Molecular Ecology, (en ligne) (December, 2025), e70178 En ligne : onlinelibrary.wiley.com[...] ^[13] Parasitic infections are ubiquitous in nature, but their consequences are often difficult to evaluate in wildlife. This is ... read more ^[12]
• High prevalence and diversity of alphacoronaviruses in bats in Southern France ^[14]
  de Océane Rieu, Anaïs Dufau, Jordan Meliani, Lionel Brazier, Marion Vittecoq, Carole Leray, Anthony Olivier, Emmanuel Cosson, Frederic Thomas, Eric Leroy, et al. In EcoHealth, (en ligne) (August, 2025) En ligne : doi.org[...] ^[15] Zoonotic diseases are increasingly affecting global health, making it crucial to understand viral dynamics in ... read more ^[14]
• Blood levels of metallic trace elements are influenced by sex, age and habitat in the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) ^[16]
  de Leslie-Anne Merleau, Aurélie Goutte, Anthony Olivier, Marion Vittecoq, Paco Bustamante, Carole Leray, Olivier Lourdais In Science of The Total Environment, 954 (December, 2024), 177487 En ligne : linkinghub.elsevier.com[...] ^[17] Metallic trace elements (MTEs) constitute a major source of chemical pollution and represent a threat to aquatic ecosystems and ... read more ^[16]
• Spatial variation of mercury contamination in yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) in the Western Mediterranean ^[18]
  de Laura Patier, Paco Bustamante, Karen D. McCoy, Gaël Guillou, Abdessalem Hammouda, Carole Leray, Gonzalo Fernando Martínez Salcedo, Ana Payo-Payo, Gauthier Poiriez, Raul Ramos, et al. In Environmental Pollution, 362 (December, 2024), 124992 En ligne : www.sciencedirect.com[...] ^[19] Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant of major concern in marine ... read more ^[18]
• Mercury contamination and potential health risk to French seabirds: a multi-species and multi-site study ^[20]
  de Prescillia Lemesle, Alice Carravieri, Gauthier Poiriez, Romain Batard, Aurélie Blanck, Armel Deniau, Gilles Faggio, Jérôme Fort, Fabrice Gallien, William Jouanneau, et al. In Science of The Total Environment, 952 (November, 2024), 175857 En ligne : www.sciencedirect.com[...] ^[21] Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring, highly toxic element whose circulation ... read more ^[20]