Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana

Pommier de Santi, Vincent; Djossou, Félix; Barthes, Nicolas; Bogreau, Hervé; Hyvert, Georges; Nguyen, Christophe; Pelleau, Stéphane; Legrand, Eric; Musset, Lise; Nacher, Mathieu; Briolant, Sébastien

doi:10.3201/eid2205.151957

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Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana

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May 2016
By Pommier de Santi, Vincent ; Djossou, Félix ; Barthes, Nicolas ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Pommier de Santi, Vincent ; Djossou, Félix ; Barthes, Nicolas ; Bogreau, Hervé ; Hyvert, Georges ; Nguyen, Christophe ; Pelleau, Stéphane ; Legrand, Eric ; Musset, Lise ; Nacher, Mathieu ; Briolant, Sébastien
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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.
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Adult Antimalarials Artemisinins Drug Resistance Female Geography Gold Humans Malaria Malaria, Falciparum Male Middle Aged Miners Plasmodium Falciparum Prevalence Risk Young Adult
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Emerg Infect Dis. 22(5):903-906.
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27089004
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PMC4861531
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Journal Article
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Dispatch
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French Guiana
Volume:

22
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5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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