Malaria in gold miners in the Guianas and the Amazon: current knowledge and challenges
Abstract Purpose of Review Following Paraguay and Argentina, several countries from the
Amazon region aim to eliminate malaria. To achieve this, all key affected and vulnerable …
Amazon region aim to eliminate malaria. To achieve this, all key affected and vulnerable …
Ecology, evolution, and epidemiology of zoonotic and vector-borne infectious diseases in French Guiana: Transdisciplinarity does matter to tackle new emerging …
Abstract French Guiana is a European ultraperipheric region located on the northern Atlantic
coast of South America. It constitutes an important forested region for biological conservation …
coast of South America. It constitutes an important forested region for biological conservation …
Local emergence in Amazonia of Plasmodium falciparum k13 C580Y mutants associated with in vitro artemisinin resistance
Antimalarial drug resistance has historically arisen through convergent de novo mutations in
Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations in Southeast Asia and South America. For the …
Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations in Southeast Asia and South America. For the …
Self-diagnosis and self-treatment of malaria in hard-to-reach and mobile populations of the Amazon: results of Malakit, an international multicentric intervention …
abstract Background: Illegal gold miners are currently key hosts for malaria in French
Guiana (FG), with a risk of emergence of resistance linked to improper use of artemisinin …
Guiana (FG), with a risk of emergence of resistance linked to improper use of artemisinin …
Zoonoses and gold mining: A cross-sectional study to assess yellow fever immunization, Q fever, leptospirosis and leishmaniasis among the population working on …
Background Most emerging pathogens are zoonoses and have a wildlife origin.
Anthropization and disruption of ecosystems favor the crossing of inter-species barriers. We …
Anthropization and disruption of ecosystems favor the crossing of inter-species barriers. We …
Plasmodium falciparum Artemisinin Resistance: The Effect of Heme, Protein Damage, and Parasite Cell Stress Response
MR Rosenthal, CL Ng - ACS infectious diseases, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite a significant decline in morbidity and mortality over the last two decades, in 2018
there were 228 million reported cases of malaria and 405000 malaria-related deaths …
there were 228 million reported cases of malaria and 405000 malaria-related deaths …
Impact of piperaquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum on malaria treatment effectiveness in The Guianas: a descriptive epidemiological study
C Florimond, F de Laval, AM Early… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Plasmodium falciparum is an apicomplexan parasite responsible for lethal
cases of malaria. According to WHO recommendations, P falciparum cases are treated with …
cases of malaria. According to WHO recommendations, P falciparum cases are treated with …
Perceptions about malaria among Brazilian gold miners in an Amazonian border area: perspectives for malaria elimination strategies
FLG Murta, LLG Marques, APC Santos, TSB Batista… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Mining in the Amazon exposes gold miners to various diseases,
including malaria, whose control is still a major challenge. The environment of the mines …
including malaria, whose control is still a major challenge. The environment of the mines …
From an interventional study to a national scale-up: lessons learned from the Malakit strategy at the French Guiana–Suriname border
Scaling-up an experimental intervention is always a challenge. On the border between
French Guiana, Brazil and Suriname, an interventional study demonstrated the effectiveness …
French Guiana, Brazil and Suriname, an interventional study demonstrated the effectiveness …
Malakit: an innovative pilot project to self-diagnose and self-treat malaria among illegal gold miners in the Guiana Shield
Background Illegal gold miners in French Guiana, a French overseas territory
('département') located in Amazonia, often carry malaria parasites (up to 46.8%). While the …
('département') located in Amazonia, often carry malaria parasites (up to 46.8%). While the …