ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018
Epidemiology of Human Leptospirosis in French Guiana (2007-2014): A Retrospective Study.
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- Clinical features and outcomes of neuroleptospirosis in French Guiana: Insights from a retrospective study (2015-2021).PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Dengue-Leptospirosis Coinfection in Patients Hospitalized for Febrile Syndrome.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Leptospirosis seroprevalence and exposure factors in three informal settlements of French Guiana: An opportunistic survey.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Evolution of human leptospirosis in French Guiana, 2016-2022.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Etiology of Acute Febrile Illnesses in Adults in the Defense Community in French Guiana.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- The role of health mediation in investigation of Hantavirus cases among informal settlements inhabitants of Cayenne area, French Guiana, 2022-2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Epidemiological Characteristics and Trends in the Incidence of Leptospirosis in Japan: A Nationwide, Observational Study from 2006 to 2021.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Observational
- [Overview of infectious and non-infectious diseases in French Guiana in 2022].Medecine tropicale et sante internationale · 2023Review
- Zoonoses and gold mining: A cross-sectional study to assess yellow fever immunization, Q fever, leptospirosis and leishmaniasis among the population working on illegal mining camps in French Guiana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Laboratory diagnostic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of human leptospirosis in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, 2003-2020.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Emerging human infectious diseases of aquatic origin: a comparative biogeographic approach using Bayesian spatial modelling.International journal of health geographics · 2019Article
- Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein in Differentiating Acute Leptospirosis and Dengue Fever in French Guiana.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Comparison of Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli ulcer) and Leptospira sp. (Leptospirosis) dynamics in urban and rural settings.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic bacterial infection with a rising incidence. French Guiana is mostly covered by Amazonian rain forest. Despite a potentially favorable environment, leptospirosis has been barely studied in French Guiana. The objective of this study was to describe the current trends of leptospirosis epidemiology in French Guiana. A cross-sectional study was performed in the two main hospitals of French Guiana. Cases of leptospirosis from 2007 to 2014 were retrospectively identified with a systematic screening of serological and polymerase chain reaction results to classify them as confirmed, probable, or excluded cases. Medical files were reviewed to collect epidemiological data. Among the 72 included patients, 55 (76.4%) cases were confirmed and 17 (23.6%) were probable. The median age was 39 years (range: 16-82 years) and the M/F sex ratio 6.2. Sixty-two (86.1%) patients required hospitalization, including 12 (16.7%) in the intensive care unit. Three (4.2%) patients died. The monthly distribution of cases was correlated with rainfall (
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