Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 22(5): 903-6, 2016 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27089004
ABSTRACT
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.
Key words
Barthes N; Bogreau H; Djossou F; French Guiana; French Guiana. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 May [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2205.151957; Hyvert G; Nguyen C; Suggested citation for this article: Pommier de Santi V; antimicrobial resistance; artemisinin; epidemiology; et al. Malaria hyperendemicity and risk for artemisinin resistance among illegal gold miners; hyperendemicity; illegal gold mining; malaria; parasites; vector-borne infections
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drug Resistance
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Artemisinins
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Miners
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Gold
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Malaria
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Antimalarials
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Caribe ingles
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Guyana
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Guyana francesa
Language:
En
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article