The gold, peoples and multiple frontiers of French Guiana

Leishmaniasis among Gold Miners, French Guiana

To the Editor: In 2004, the Cayenne General Hospital and public health centers recorded 348 new cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in French Guiana (1). A case of CL was considered confirmed if cutaneous lesions were present for >2 weeks; the patient had a compatible epidemio-logic history; and microscopic examination of dermal scrapings, parasite cultivation, or both showed positive results...

Malaria in French Guiana Linked to Illegal Gold Mining

Malaria in French Guiana Linked to Illegal Gold Mining

Shapiro HM, et al. Light depolarization measurements in malaria: A new job for an old friend. Cytometry A. 2015;87:437–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.22659 5. Rebelo M, Shapiro HM, Amaral T, Melo-Cristino J, Hänscheid T. Haemozoin detection in infected erythrocytes for Plasmodium falciparum malaria diagnosis-prospects and limitations. Acta Trop. 2012;123:58–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ ...

Saksenaea vasiformis Infection, French Guiana

qnrS1, in nontyphoidal salmonellae in the United Kingdom. These data are in contrast to those of recent studies in the United States and France, which show low incidences of qnrS genes in larger strain collections (9,10). The qnr phenotype is in contrast to resistance mediated by mutations in the topoisomerase genes whereby 1 mutation confers low-level resistance to fl uoroquinolones and full r...

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, French Guiana

gust 2003 that compared HIV prevalence in 426 patients with Buruli ulcer and 613 controls in southern Benin, HIV prevalence among patients with Buruli ulcer was higher (2.6%, 11/426) than among controls (0.3%, 2/613) (odds ratio 8.1) (8). However, none of these reported HIV-positive patients with Buruli ulcer were treated with rifampin/streptomycin and antiretroviral therapy (8). A study of 224...