Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana
To assess the prevalence of malaria among illegal gold miners in the French Guiana rainforest, we screened 205 miners during May–June 2014. Malaria prevalence was 48.3%; 48.5% of cases were asymptomatic. Patients reported self-medication with artemisinin-based combination therapy. Risk for emergence...
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| author | Vincent Pommier de Santi Félix Djossou Nicolas Barthes Hervé Bogreau Georges Hyvert Christophe Nguyen Stéphane Pelleau Eric Legrand Lise Musset Antoine Adenis Sébastien Briolant |
| author_facet | Vincent Pommier de Santi Félix Djossou Nicolas Barthes Hervé Bogreau Georges Hyvert Christophe Nguyen Stéphane Pelleau Eric Legrand Lise Musset Antoine Adenis Sébastien Briolant |
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| description | To assess the prevalence of malaria among illegal gold miners in the French Guiana rainforest, we screened 205 miners during May–June 2014. Malaria prevalence was 48.3%; 48.5% of cases were asymptomatic. Patients reported self-medication with artemisinin-based combination therapy. Risk for emergence and spread of artemisinin resistance among gold miners in the rainforest is high. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9fd52c743554e9994488dbf4fbf88522022-12-21T17:48:21ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592016-05-0122590390610.3201/eid2205.151957Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French GuianaVincent Pommier de SantiFélix DjossouNicolas BarthesHervé BogreauGeorges HyvertChristophe NguyenStéphane PelleauEric LegrandLise MussetAntoine AdenisSébastien BriolantTo assess the prevalence of malaria among illegal gold miners in the French Guiana rainforest, we screened 205 miners during May–June 2014. Malaria prevalence was 48.3%; 48.5% of cases were asymptomatic. Patients reported self-medication with artemisinin-based combination therapy. Risk for emergence and spread of artemisinin resistance among gold miners in the rainforest is high.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/15-1957_articlemalariaFrench Guianaillegal gold mininghyperendemicityepidemiologyvector-borne infections |
| spellingShingle | Vincent Pommier de Santi Félix Djossou Nicolas Barthes Hervé Bogreau Georges Hyvert Christophe Nguyen Stéphane Pelleau Eric Legrand Lise Musset Antoine Adenis Sébastien Briolant Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana Emerging Infectious Diseases malaria French Guiana illegal gold mining hyperendemicity epidemiology vector-borne infections |
| title | Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana |
| title_full | Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana |
| title_fullStr | Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana |
| title_short | Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana |
| title_sort | malaria hyperendemicity and risk for artemisinin resistance among illegal gold miners french guiana |
| topic | malaria French Guiana illegal gold mining hyperendemicity epidemiology vector-borne infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/15-1957_article |
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