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Nurse-community health mediator pairs: a promising model for promoting the health of populations in remote areas of the French Amazon Open

Mélanie Gaillet, Margot Oberlis, Bérengère Bonot, Charlène Cochet, Estelle Jacoud , et al. · 2025

Multicultural Amazonian populations in remote areas of French Guiana face challenges in accessing healthcare and preventive measures. They are geographically and administratively isolated. Health mediation serves as an interface between vu…

Retrospective Study of Infections with<i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i>Species Complex, French Guiana, 2016–2021 Open

Mélanie Gaillet, Mélanie Hennart, Vincent Sainte Rose, Edgar Badell, Céline Michaud , et al. · 2024

Human infections with Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex (CdSC) bacteria were rare in French Guiana until 2016, when the number of cases diagnosed increased. We conducted an epidemiologic, multicenter, retrospective study of all h…

The role of health mediation in investigation of Hantavirus cases among informal settlements inhabitants of Cayenne area, French Guiana, 2022–2023 Open

Margot Oberlis, Marion Guyot, Paul Le Turnier, Luisiane Carvalho, Tiphanie Succo , et al. · 2024

Context In 2022, four severe cases of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) were reported in patients from informal settlements around Cayenne, the main city in French Guiana. Regional Health Agency (RHA) was commissioned by the French Publi…

Insights of undergraduate health sciences students about a French interprofessional training initiative Open

Mélanie Gaillet, Patrice François, Guillaume Fond, Rébecca Shankland, Maria de Fatima Novais , et al. · 2024

Background Incorporating interprofessional collaboration within healthcare is critical to delivery of patient-centered care. Interprofessional Education (IPE) programs are key to promoting such collaboration. The ‘Public Health Service' (P…

Cas fatal de co-infection par le virus de la fièvre jaune et le SARS-CoV2 pendant la pandémie de Covid-19 de 2020 en Guyane Open

Caroline Thomas, Clara Pichard, Dominique Rousset, Magalie Demar, Félix Djossou , et al. · 2023

Fatal case of co-infection with yellow fever virus and SARS-CoV2 during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic in French Guiana The yellow fever virus (YFV), recently renamed Orthoflavivirus flavi, is an arbovirus of the Flaviviridae family and Orthof…

Effects of a healthcare students’ prevention intervention for school children on their own substance use: a before-after study Open

Bastien Boussat, Mélanie Gaillet, Joey Fournier, Alizé Guyomard, Patrice François , et al. · 2023

Determination of different social groups’ level of knowledge about malaria in a multicultural Amazonian cross-border context Open

Mélanie Gaillet, L. Musset, Claire Cropet, Félix Djossou, Adeline Mallard , et al. · 2023

Yellow Fever Reemergence Risk in the Guiana Shield: a Comprehensive Review of Cases Between 1990 and 2022 Open

Caroline Thomas, Céline Michaud, Mélanie Gaillet, Fhabián S. Carrión‐Nessi, David A. Forero‐Peña , et al. · 2023

Purpose of Review The aim of this study was to compile all cases of yellow fever (YF) recorded in the Guiana Shield (GS), a region located on the northeastern shore of South America. Recent Findings Yellow fever causes several deaths in Fr…

Case Report: Acute Brucellosis Due to Brucella suis in a Brazilian Gold Miner Diagnosed in French Guiana Open

Alessia Melzani, Mathilde Boutrou, Vincent Sainte-Rose, Frédégonde About, Maylis Douine , et al. · 2023

A 29-year-old Brazilian illegal gold miner developed intermittent fever. Blood cultures were positive for Gram-negative coccobacilli and, after an initial misidentification by an automated identification system, the diagnosis of brucellosi…

Healthcare students’ prevention training in a sanitary service: analysis of health education interventions in schools of the Grenoble academy Open

Marie Kuenemann, Mélanie Gaillet, Rébecca Shankland, Joey Fournier, Bastien Boussat , et al. · 2023

ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF COVID-19 TRANSMISSION IN FRENCH GUIANA Open

Claude Flamand, Christelle Alves Sarmento, Antoine Enfissi, Emmanuel Beillard, Félix Djossou , et al. · 2023

Sexually transmitted infections on the border between Brazil and French Guiana Open

Mathieu Nacher, Flávia Divino, Cyril Leborgne, Valmir Correa, Sébastien Rabier , et al. · 2023

Purpose The border between the State of Amapa, Brazil, and French Guiana is mostly primary forest. In the Oyapock basin, socioeconomic circumstances have fueled sex work, gold mining and the circulation of sexually transmitted infections. …

Panorama des pathologies infectieuses et non infectieuses de Guyane en 2022 Open

Loïc Epelboin, Philippe Abboud, Karim Abdelmoumen, Frédégonde About, Antoine Adenis , et al. · 2023

Overview of infectious and non-infectious diseases in French Guiana in 2022 Source of many myths, French Guiana represents an exceptional territory due to the richness of its biodiversity and the variety of its communities. The only Europe…

Sexual and addictive risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections in illegal gold miners in French Guiana: A multicenter observational study Open

Louise Mutricy-Hureau, Amandine Pisoni, Martha Cecília Suárez-Mútis, Amanda Figueira da Silva, Yann Lambert , et al. · 2022

Objectives Common representations of the world of gold mining–especially illegal–are usually negative: the activity conjures up images of drug trafficking, human exploitation, the sex trade, environmental destruction, and infectious diseas…

Spectrum of skin diseases in Maroon villages of the Maroni area, French Guiana Open

Julie Valentin, Florence Niemetzky, Mélanie Gaillet, Céline Michaud, Aurel Carbunar , et al. · 2022

Background Due to their genetic characteristics and their high exposure to infectious diseases, Maroons are likely to suffer from a specific spectrum of skin diseases. However, skin disorders have never been explored in this population. We…

Cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Amazonia, French Guiana, 2018 Open

Estelle Menu, Émilie Mosnier, Arnaud Cotrel, Loïc Favennec, Romy Razakandrainibe , et al. · 2022

Background Cryptosporidiosis outbreaks in South America are poorly documented. In March 2018, 51 cases of cryptosporidiosis were reported in Maripasoula, a village located in a remote forest area along the border between Surinam and French…

COVID-19 epidemic in remote areas of the French Amazon, March 2020 to May 2021: Another reality Open

Loïc Epelboin, Tiphanie Succo, Céline Michaud, Margot Oberlis, Bastien Bidaud , et al. · 2022

Currently, vaccine hesitancy hinders the rapid expansion of vaccine coverage.

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG at the first epidemic peak in French Guiana, July 2020 Open

Claude Flamand, Christelle Alves Sarmento, Antoine Enfissi, Sarah Bailly, Emmanuel Beillard , et al. · 2021

Background While Latin America has been heavily affected by the pandemic, only a few seroprevalence studies have been conducted there during the first epidemic wave in the first half of 2020. Methodology/Principal findings A cross-sectiona…

Levers and Barriers to Vaccinate against COVID-19 in the Multicultural Context of French Guiana: A Qualitative Cross-Sectional Survey among Health Care Workers Open

Maylis Douine, Sibylle Granier, Kepha Brureau, Jacques Breton, Céline Michaud , et al. · 2021

In French Guiana, a French overseas territory in South America facing a fourth wave of COVID-19, vaccination coverage is very low, both in the population and among health care workers (HCWs). Vaccine hesitancy concerned 35.7% of the latter…

Outbreak of Oropouche Virus in French Guiana Open

Mélanie Gaillet, Clara Pichard, Johana Restrepo, Anne Lavergne, Lucas Perez , et al. · 2021

Oropouche fever is a zoonotic dengue-like syndrome caused by Oropouche virus. In August-September 2020, dengue-like syndrome developed in 41 patients in a remote rainforest village in French Guiana. By PCR or microneutralization, 23 (82.1%…

Breakthrough Infections of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variant in Fully Vaccinated Gold Miners, French Guiana, 2021 Open

Nicolas Vignier, V. Bérot, Nathalie Bonnave, Sandrine Peugny, Mathilde Ballet , et al. · 2021

An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 caused by the Gamma variant of concern infected 24/44 (55%) employees of a gold mine in French Guiana (87% symptomatic, no severe forms). The attack rate was 60% (15/25) among …

Création d’une équipe de coordination dédiée à la vaccination Covid-19 dans les communes isolées de Guyane Open

Estelle Jacoud, Sophie Teissier, V. Servas, Aurélien Papin, F. Morandais , et al. · 2021

Difficultés et enjeux de la vaccination contre le COVID-19 dans une Guyane multiethnique et multiculturelle Open

Loïc Epelboin, Céline Michaud, Bastien Bidaud, Lise Dudognon, Camille Cochet , et al. · 2021

When local phytotherapies meet biomedicine. Cross-sectional study of knowledge and intercultural practices against malaria in Eastern French Guiana Open

Guillaume Odonne, L. Musset, Claire Cropet, Bernard J. R. Philogène, Mélanie Gaillet , et al. · 2021

Field Performance of Mass PCR Screening and Targeted Treatment in an Amazonian Low Malaria Transmission Setting Open

Émilie Mosnier, Yassamine Lazrek, Aurel Carbunar, Rodolphe Priam, Jordi Landier , et al. · 2021

The three main obstacles to the elimination of malaria in French Guiana are asymptomatic carriers of Plasmodium vivax , relapses and, to a lesser extent, Plasmodium falciparum . This study aims to assess the impact of PCR-based mass screen…

Attitudes towards the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Get Vaccinated among Healthcare Workers in French Guiana: The Influence of Geographical Origin Open

Nicolas Vignier, Kepha Brureau, Sybille Granier, Jacques Breton, Céline Michaud , et al. · 2021

Background: In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the expansion of the more transmissible 20J/501Y.V3 (Gamma) variant of concern (VOC), mRNA vaccines have been made available in French Guiana, an overseas French territory in S…

Incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in French Guiana: Temporal and spatial trends Open

Laure Manuella Imounga, Juliette Plenet, Sophie Belliardo, Elie Chow Chine, Antoine Adenis , et al. · 2021

Histoplasmosis of the Central Nervous System: A Case Series between 1990 and 2019 in French Guiana Open

Loïc Epelboin, Aïda Dione, Alexandra Serris, Denis Blanchet, Bastien Bidaud , et al. · 2021

Disseminated histoplasmosis is the most frequent acquired immunodeficiency syndrome–defining illness in French Guiana. Paradoxically, central nervous system (CNS) involvement has been scarcely described. We aimed to identify CNS histoplasm…

The Epidemiology of COVID 19 in the Amazon and the Guianas: Similarities, Differences, and International Comparisons Open

Mathieu Nacher, Cyril Rousseau, Tiphanie Succo, Audrey Andrieu, Mélanie Gaillet , et al. · 2021

Background: The COVID 19 epidemic submerged many health systems in the Amazon. The objective of the present study was to focus on the epidemic curves of the COVID 19 epidemic in different centers, and to look at testing and mortality data.…

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG at the epidemic peak in French Guiana Open

Claude Flamand, Antoine Enfissi, Sarah Bailly, Christelle Alves Sarmento, Emmanuel Beillard , et al. · 2020

Background SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence studies are crucial for clarifying dynamics in affected countries and determining the route that has already been achieved towards herd immunity. While Latin America has been heavily affected by the pan…

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