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Extrait: A method using remotely sensed data was developed to map the incidence of Q fever in the vicinity of Cayenne, French Guiana. A satellite image was processed to map land cover and generate a population density index, which was used to determine areas of high disease incidence during the 1996–20 ...

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Extrait: A survey was carried out on 1487 individuals to assess the seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in French Guiana. The overall prevalence of T. cruzi specific IgG was 0.5%. In multivariate analysis, residence in areas where housing is favorable for the presence of triatomine bugs was the onl ...

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Extrait: This study includes malaria cases diagnosed by the Parasitology Unit of the Cayenne Hospital (French Guiana) using the same procedure from 1996 to 2003. We provide data for two main rural communities in slightly inland areas of eastern French Guiana (Cacao, Régina) and for Cayenne, the capital o ...

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Extrait: Background : Few data are available on cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by dermotropic species in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Objectives : To describe nine cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in HIV+ patients and to compare their clinical features and their response to trea ...

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Extrait: In 1994, the French National Public Health Network reported significant mercury exposure of native Amerindians in French Guiana. In 1997, a study was conducted in the Wayana community to quantify the dietary intake and to identify the fish species contributing the most to the contamination. The ...