Observational studyMalaria journal2016
Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in illegal gold miners in French Guiana in 2015: a hidden but critical malaria reservoir.
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Evaluation of a New Malaria Control Strategy Amongst Gold Miners Working Illegally in French Guiana (Malakit)
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 137 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A cross-sectional study assessing mercury exposure and poisoning among workers in informal gold mines in French Guiana.BMJ open · 2025Article
- [Malaria control in French Guiana: What are the challenges in this last endemic French territory in 2024?]Medecine tropicale et sante internationale · 2025Article
- Perceived causes and solutions for malaria prevalence among seasonal migrant workers in Northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Brazilian Gold Miners Working Irregularly in French Guiana: Health Status and Risk Determinants.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Identifying populations at high risk of malaria: a mixed-methods case-control study to inform targeted interventions in Senegal.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- CUREMA project: a further step towards malaria elimination among hard-to-reach and mobile populations.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Core principles of Malakit intervention for transferability in other contexts.Malaria journal · 2024Review
- Temporal and spatial dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum clonal lineages in Guyana.PLoS pathogens · 2024Article
- Molecular Surveillance of Artemisinin-ResistantInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Temporal and spatial dynamics ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Malaria in areas under mining activity in the Amazon: A review.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2024Review
- Occupational exposure to malaria, leishmaniasis and arbovirus vectors in endemic regions: A systematic review.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024Review
- Understanding the impact of mobility on Plasmodium spp. carriage in an Amazon cross-border area with low transmission rate.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMalaria is endemic in French Guiana, an overseas territory of France on the Guiana Shield. Since 2005, notified malaria cases are decreasing. However, new data show that malaria affects many Brazilian gold miners working illegally in French Guiana, the majority of whom are not counted in official data. In addition, one major concern is the usual practice of improper self-treatment in this mining population, raising fear of the development of anti-malarial resistance. This prospective study, conducted in 2015, aimed to estimate the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in illegal gold miners working in French Guiana.
methodsThe recruitment of gold miners was carried out in resting sites along the French Guiana-Suriname border, where they go for supplies, medical care or leisure. After recording agreement, three malaria diagnostic methods were performed: rapid diagnostic test, microscopy and PCR.
resultsAmong 421 persons recruited in the study, malaria prevalence, detected by nested-PCR, was 22.3 % (CI [18.3-26.3], n = 94/421) of which 84 % were asymptomatic.
conclusionsThis significant malaria reservoir in a mobile and illegal population with difficult access to a health care system raises the threat of artemisinin resistance and puts the population of the Guiana Shield at risk of new transmission foci while countries of the region aim at malaria elimination. Even though French legislation may hamper dealing with this population, France must face the reality of malaria in illegal gold miners in order to meet its commitment to malaria elimination.
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