Since 2002, French armed forces are involved in operations against illegal gold mining in French Guiana. Despite a properly dimensioned prevention program against malaria conducted, a drastic increase of malaria incidence has been observed among military personnel. The first part of this thesis aimed to describe the determinants of malaria in French Guiana forest, including human, vector and parasite features. We have established the link between malaria among military personnel and illegal gold mining sites. A study conducted among gold miners’ population has shown hyperendemic malaria foci in the rain forest, mainly due to P. falciparum, and highlighted a real risk for emergence of artemisinin resistance. Entomologic investigations suppor...
We obtained health surveillance epidemiologic data on malaria among French military personnel deploy...
Abstract Background Illegal gold miners in French Guiana, a French overseas territory (‘département’...
International audienceIn 2015, 212 million new cases of malaria were reported, causing 429,000 death...
Since 2002, French armed forces are involved in operations against illegal gold mining in French Gui...
Les militaires français sont engagés depuis 2002 dans des opérations de lutte contre l’orpaillage il...
Introduction: Although official data show a global decrease of malaria in French Guiana, this diseas...
International audienceBetween 2008 and 2014, there were 1070 malaria cases reported in French Guiana...
International audienceBackgroundMalaria is endemic in French Guiana, an overseas territory of France...
the chief surgeon in a squadron of French policemen reported a cluster of Plasmodium vivax malaria a...
Introduction : Bien que les données officielles fassent état d’une diminution globale du nombre de c...
Background: In April 2017, Suriname's Ministry of Health alerted French Guiana's Regional Health Age...
International audienceTo assess the prevalence of malaria among illegal gold miners in the French Gu...
International audienceBackground: In December 2010, a Plasmodium vivax malaria outbreak occurred amo...
We obtained health surveillance epidemiologic data on malaria among French military personnel deploy...
Abstract Background Illegal gold miners in French Guiana, a French overseas territory (‘département’...
International audienceIn 2015, 212 million new cases of malaria were reported, causing 429,000 death...
Since 2002, French armed forces are involved in operations against illegal gold mining in French Gui...
Les militaires français sont engagés depuis 2002 dans des opérations de lutte contre l’orpaillage il...
Introduction: Although official data show a global decrease of malaria in French Guiana, this diseas...
International audienceBetween 2008 and 2014, there were 1070 malaria cases reported in French Guiana...
International audienceBackgroundMalaria is endemic in French Guiana, an overseas territory of France...
the chief surgeon in a squadron of French policemen reported a cluster of Plasmodium vivax malaria a...
Introduction : Bien que les données officielles fassent état d’une diminution globale du nombre de c...
Background: In April 2017, Suriname's Ministry of Health alerted French Guiana's Regional Health Age...
International audienceTo assess the prevalence of malaria among illegal gold miners in the French Gu...
International audienceBackground: In December 2010, a Plasmodium vivax malaria outbreak occurred amo...
We obtained health surveillance epidemiologic data on malaria among French military personnel deploy...
Abstract Background Illegal gold miners in French Guiana, a French overseas territory (‘département’...
International audienceIn 2015, 212 million new cases of malaria were reported, causing 429,000 death...