COVID-19 epidemic in remote areas of the French Amazon, March 2020 to May 2021: Another reality
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 55: e0274, 2022. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Background:
French Guiana (FG) is an ultra-peripheral European region in the Amazon, and the COVID-19 epidemic has had very different kinetics from both its giant neighbors, Brazil or mainland France.Methods:
This study summarized the epidemics of COVID-19 in FG.Results:
The tropical climate, multiethnicity, and remoteness of the population forced healthcare providers to accordingly adapt the management of the epidemic. Incidence and mortality have been lower than that in Europe and Latin America due to a combination of prevalence of the youth in the population and highly developed healthcare system.Conclusions:
Currently, vaccine hesitancy hinders the rapid expansion of vaccine coverage.
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Type of study:
Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
French Guiana
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon/GF
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Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne/GF
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Centre Hospitalier de lOuest Guyanais/GF
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Croix Rouge Française/GF
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Institut Pasteur de la Guyane/GF
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Santé Publique France/GF