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Nacher M, Basurko C, Douine M, Lambert Y, Rousseau C, Michaud C, Garlantezec R, Adenis A, Gomes MM, Alsibai KD, Sabbah N, Lambert V, Epelboin L, Sukul RG, Terlutter F, Janvier C, Hcini N. Contrasted life trajectories: reconstituting the main population exposomes in French Guiana. Front Public Health 2024; 11:1247310. [PMID: 38274531 PMCID: PMC10808558 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1247310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
In French Guiana, life expectancy is between 2 and 3 years below that of France, reflecting differences in mortality rates that are largely sensitive to primary healthcare and thus preventable. However, because poverty affects half of the population in French Guiana, global measurements of life expectancy presumably conflate at least two distinct situations: persons who have similar life expectancies as in mainland France and persons living in precariousness who have far greater mortality rates than their wealthier counterparts. We thus aimed to synthesize what is known about statistical regularities regarding exposures and sketch typical French Guiana exposomes in relation to health outcomes. We conducted a narrative review on common exposures in French Guiana and made comparisons between French Guiana and mainland France, between rich and poor in French Guiana, and between urban and rural areas within French Guiana. The most striking fact this panorama shows is that being a fetus or a young child in French Guiana is fraught with multiple threats. In French Guiana, poverty and poor pregnancy follow-up; renouncing healthcare; wide variety of infectious diseases; very high prevalence of food insecurity; psychosocial stress; micronutrient deficiencies; obesity and metabolic problems; and frequent exposure to lead and mercury in rural areas constitute a stunningly challenging exposome for a new human being to develop into. A substantial part of the population's health is hence affected by poverty and its sources of nutrition.
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- Mathieu Nacher
- CIC INSERM, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Université de Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- CIC INSERM, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- CIC INSERM, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Université de Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- CIC INSERM, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Université de Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Centres délocalisés de Prévention et de Soins, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Centres délocalisés de Prévention et de Soins, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Épidémiologie et science de l’exposition en santé-environnement (Elixir), Institut de Recherche en Santé Environnement et Travail (IRSET), Rennes, France
- Santé publique et épidémiologie, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- CIC INSERM, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Université de Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Centre de Ressources Biologiques Amazonie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Service d’endocrinologie diabétologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Western French Guiana Hospital, Saint Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana
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- CIC INSERM, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Université de Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Western French Guiana Hospital, Saint Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana
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- Service de Psychiatrie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Western French Guiana Hospital, Saint Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana
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Rhein J, Charbonnier G, Nacher M, Gaudron M, Moulin T, Rochemont DR, Cottier JP, Montagnac C, Sabbah N, de Toffol B. Prospective observational study of stroke in Cayenne, Tours and Besançon: The BECATOUR study. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2023; 179:975-982. [PMID: 37487805 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2023.02.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Stroke is a major public health issue. Its epidemiology is still poorly known in French Guiana. METHOD We conducted a prospective observational study including 100 consecutive patients hospitalized for stroke in Cayenne (in French Guiana), and Tours and Besançon (in metropolitan France). We compared their age, medical history, cardiovascular risk factors, pre-admission Rankin score, Glasgow and NIHSS scores, usual treatments, acute phase management, type of stroke, duration of hospitalization, mechanism of stroke according to TOAST classification, NIHSS and Rankin scores at discharge, discharge treatments, and mode of discharge. RESULTS In French Guiana, the average age of patients was 7years lower (62 y), patients were more frequently affected by hypertension (75%) and diabetes (31%). Lacunar strokes were overrepresented (16.1%), and infarctions of cardioembolic origin were underrepresented (12%). NIHSS entry and Glasgow scores were similar between French Guiana and mainland France. Acute management was different: thrombolysis rate (9.3%) was 3 to 4 times lower, thrombectomy was not available. Fewer patients were transferred to rehabilitation centers and more patients were transferred to home hospitalization. DISCUSSION In Tours and Besançon, patients eligible for thrombectomy were overrepresented. This bias explains the overrepresentation of more severe infarctions and probably the overrepresentation of strokes of cardioembolic origin. Infarctions of undetermined origin were more numerous in French Guiana because patients were often discharged from hospital with an incomplete cardiological workup. CONCLUSION Despite some caveats, the profile of patients admitted for stroke in French Guiana is different from mainland France. The establishment of a stroke unit and an information campaign on the symptoms of stroke would allow better management.
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- J Rhein
- Neurology Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC), Inserm 1424, avenue des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Neurology Department, University Hospital Centre Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France
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- Neurology Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC), Inserm 1424, avenue des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Neurology Department, CHU Bretonneau, 37044 Tours cedex, France
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- Neurology Department, University Hospital Centre Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France
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- Neurology Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC), Inserm 1424, avenue des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Neuroradiology Department, CHU Bretonneau, 37044 Tours cedex, France
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- Neurology Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC), Inserm 1424, avenue des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Endocrinology Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Neurology Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC), Inserm 1424, avenue des Flamboyants, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana.
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Nacher M, Rabier S, Lucarelli A, Hureau L, Adenis A, Hafsi N, Sabbah N. Diabetes in a hospital cohort of persons living with HIV: a descriptive and comparative study in French Guiana. BMC Infect Dis 2023; 23:470. [PMID: 37442942 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08455-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In French Guiana (population 294,000) the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (10%) and of HIV(1.1%) are very high. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of diabetes and its complications in a HIV cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled HIV-infected persons followed in Cayenne, Kourou, and Saint Laurent du Maroni hospitals between January 1, 1992 and December 31, 2021 in the French Hospital Database for HIV (FHDH) a national database compiling data from all French regions. RESULTS There was no difference of diabetes prevalence between men (8.2%) and women (8.8%), P = 0.4. Patients with diabetes were older (56 years ± 13.4) than those without diabetes (44.7 years ± 13.6) and prevalence increased with age. The proportion of persons with diabetes was greater among virologically suppressed persons (10%) than those with a detectable viral load under antiretroviral treatment (5.8%). Persons with diabetes had substantially greater CD4 counts at diagnosis than persons without diabetes. The majority of macro and microvascular complications were observed in people with diabetes. Persons with diabetes and HIV were significantly less likely to have had AIDS (1.6 versus 2.2 per 100 person-years, respectively). Overall, 374 persons living with HIV of 4167 had died (9%) the proportion of persons with diabetes among the dead was greater than those who did not die 11.7% versus 8.1%, respectively, p = 0.017. However, persons with diabetes were older and hence died older, 62.3 years (SD = 1.9) for deceased persons with diabetes versus 50.4 years (SD = 0.8), P < 0.0001. However, using Cox regression to adjust for age, initial CD4 count, country of birth there was no significant difference in the Hazard for death between persons with diabetes and persons without diabetes (aHR = 0.99, 95%CI = 0.65-1.5), P = 0.9. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of diabetes in our HIV cohort was high. Persons with diabetes had greater CD4 counts, earlier care, and greater virological suppression than persons without diabetes. There were no significant differences between persons with diabetes and without diabetes in terms of survival.
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- Mathieu Nacher
- CIC INSERM 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana.
- DFR Santé, Université de Guyane, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana.
- COREVIH Guyane, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana.
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- COREVIH Guyane, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana
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- COREVIH Guyane, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana
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- COREVIH Guyane, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana
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- CIC INSERM 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana
- DFR Santé, Université de Guyane, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana
- COREVIH Guyane, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana
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- Service d'endocrinologie diabétologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana
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- Service d'endocrinologie diabétologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, 97300, French Guiana
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Nacher M, Basurko C, Imounga LM, Wang Q, Van Melle A, Lucarelli A, Adenis A, Alsibai KD, Hcini N, Sabbah N. Complex Sex Differences in Life Expectancy in French Guiana. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:6195. [PMID: 37444043 PMCID: PMC10341637 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20136195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
Abstract
In the complex context of French Guiana, different vulnerabilities and different risk factors between genders may lead to complex differences in health outcomes, mortality, and life expectancy. Our aim was, thus, to compare male and female mortality and life expectancy, to compare it between French Guiana and mainland France, and to look at temporal trends and the main specific causes of death in order to identify actionable singularities. National databases were used to obtain life expectancy at birth, at 20, 40, and 60 years, and mortality statistics. Standardized death rates and causes of death for French Guiana and mainland France were obtained through the CEPIDC, which analyzes information from death certificates. When comparing with mainland France, life expectancy at birth was significantly shorter both in males and females (mean = -2.9 years); life expectancy at 20 years, which allows to remove the effect of the greater child mortality in French Guiana, was also shorter in French Guiana for males (mean = -1.8 years) and females (mean = -2 years). The differences between mainland France and French Guiana regarding life expectancy at 40 and 60 years (mean = -1.5 and -1.3 years) was mainly found among females, males in French Guiana life expectancy at 40 and 60 years was closer to that in mainland France (mean = -0.8 and -0.6 years). Although they have a greater life expectancy at birth than men, women in French Guiana are substantially more affected by overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes. The observed patterns of life expectancy at different ages presumably reflect the burden of external causes and AIDS in males and perhaps metabolic diseases in women.
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- Mathieu Nacher
- CIC INSERM 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Département Formation Recherche Santé, Université de Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
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- CIC INSERM 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Registre des Cancers de Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Registre des Cancers de Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
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- CIC INSERM 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
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- CIC INSERM 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Département Formation Recherche Santé, Université de Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Département Recherche Innovation Santé Publique, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Centre de Ressources Biologiques Amazonie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Service d’Anatomopathologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Western French Guiana Hospital, Saint Laurent du Maroni 97320, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
- Service d’Endocrinologie Diabétologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
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Nacher M, Basurko C, Douine M, Lambert Y, Hcini N, Elenga N, Le Turnier P, Epelboin L, Djossou F, Couppié P, de Toffol B, Drak Alsibai K, Sabbah N, Adenis A. The Epidemiologic Transition in French Guiana: Secular Trends and Setbacks, and Comparisons with Continental France and South American Countries. Trop Med Infect Dis 2023; 8:tropicalmed8040219. [PMID: 37104345 PMCID: PMC10143289 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8040219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
Abstract
There are great variations between population subgroups, notably in poorer countries, leading to substantial inconsistencies with those predicted by the classical epidemiologic transition theory. In this context, using public data, we aimed to determine how the singular case of French Guiana fit and transitioned in the epidemiologic transition framework. The data show a gradual decline in infant mortality to values above 8 per 1000 live births. Premature mortality rates were greater but declined more rapidly in French Guiana than in mainland France until 2017 when they reascended in a context of political turmoil followed by the COVID-19 pandemic and strong reluctance to get vaccinated. Although infections were a more frequent cause of death in French Guiana, there is a marked decline and circulatory and metabolic causes are major causes of premature death. Fertility rates remain high (>3 live births per woman), and the age structure of the population is still pyramid-shaped. The singularities of French Guiana (rich country, universal health system, widespread poverty) explain why its transition does not fit neatly within the usual stages of transition. Beyond gradual improvements in secular trends, the data also suggest that political turmoil and fake news may have detrimentally affected mortality in French Guiana and reversed improving trends.
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- Mathieu Nacher
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, CIC INSERM 1424, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Département Formation Recherche, Université de Guyane, Campus de Troubiran, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, CIC INSERM 1424, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, CIC INSERM 1424, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, CIC INSERM 1424, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Centre Hospitalier de l'Ouest Guyanais, 97320 Saint Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Pédiatrie, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Service de Dermatologie, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Service de Neurologie, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, CIC INSERM 1424, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Service d'Endocrinologie Diabétologie, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, CIC INSERM 1424, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Amazonian Infrastructures for Population Health, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
- Département Formation Recherche, Université de Guyane, Campus de Troubiran, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
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Epelboin L, Abboud P, Abdelmoumen K, About F, Adenis A, Blaise T, Blaizot R, Bonifay T, Bourne-Watrin M, Boutrou M, Carles G, Carlier PY, Carod JF, Carvalho L, Couppié P, De Toffol B, Delon F, Demar M, Destoop J, Douine M, Droz JP, Elenga N, Enfissi A, Franck YK, Fremery A, Gaillet M, Kallel H, Kpangon AA, Lavergne A, Le Turnier P, Maisonobe L, Michaud C, Mutricy R, Nacher M, Naldjinan-Kodbaye R, Oberlis M, Odonne G, Osei L, Pujo J, Rabier S, Roman-Laverdure B, Rousseau C, Rousset D, Sabbah N, Sainte-Rose V, Schaub R, Sylla K, Tareau MA, Tertre V, Thorey C, Vialette V, Walter G, Zappa M, Djossou F, Vignier N. [Overview of infectious and non-infectious diseases in French Guiana in 2022]. MEDECINE TROPICALE ET SANTE INTERNATIONALE 2023; 3:mtsi.v3i1.2023.308. [PMID: 37389381 PMCID: PMC10300792 DOI: 10.48327/mtsi.v3i1.2023.308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
Source of many myths, French Guiana represents an exceptional territory due to the richness of its biodiversity and the variety of its communities. The only European territory in Amazonia, surrounded by the Brazilian giant and the little-known Suriname, Ariane 6 rockets are launched from Kourou while 50% of the population lives below the poverty line. This paradoxical situation is a source of health problems specific to this territory, whether they be infectious diseases with unknown germs, intoxications or chronic pathologies.Some infectious diseases such as Q fever, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis or HIV infection are in common with temperate countries, but present specificities leading to sometimes different management and medical reasoning. In addition to these pathologies, many tropical diseases are present in an endemic and / or epidemic mode such as malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, histoplasmosis or dengue. Besides, Amazonian dermatology is extremely varied, ranging from rare but serious pathologies (Buruli ulcer, leprosy) to others which are frequent and benign such as agouti lice (mites of the family Trombiculidae) or papillonitis. Envenomations by wild fauna are not rare, and deserve an appropriate management of the incriminated taxon. Obstetrical, cardiovascular and metabolic cosmopolitan pathologies sometimes take on a particular dimension in French Guiana that must be taken into account in the management of patients. Finally, different types of intoxication are to be known by practitioners, especially due to heavy metals.European-level resources offer diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities that do not exist in the surrounding countries and regions, thus allowing the management of diseases that are not well known elsewhere.Thanks to these same European-level resources, research in Guyana occupies a key place within the Amazon region, despite a smaller population than in the surrounding countries. Thus, certain pathologies such as histoplasmosis of the immunocompromised patient, Amazonian toxoplasmosis or Q fever are hardly described in neighboring countries, probably due to under-diagnosis linked to more limited resources. French Guiana plays a leading role in the study of these diseases.The objective of this overview is to guide health care providers coming to or practicing in French Guiana in their daily practice, but also practitioners taking care of people returning from French Guiana.
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- Loïc Epelboin
- Unité des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
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- Unité des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
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- Département des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier de Mayotte, Mamoudzou, Mayotte
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- Unité des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
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- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
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- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
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- Unité carcérale de soins ambulatoires, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
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- Unité carcérale de soins ambulatoires, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
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- Unité des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Département des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier de Mayotte, Mamoudzou, Mayotte
- Unité carcérale de soins ambulatoires, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Service de dermatologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, Centre hospitalier de l'ouest guyanais, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane
- Laboratoire de biologie médicale, Centre hospitalier de l'ouest guyanais, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane
- Agence régionale de santé de Guyane, Cayenne, Guyane
- Santé publique France, Cayenne, Guyane
- Service de neurologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- TBIP (Tropical Biome and ImmunoPhysiopathology), Université de Guyane, Cayenne, Guyane
- Laboratoire hospitalo-universitaire de parasitologie et mycologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée-Rosemon, Cayenne, Guyane
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 et Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
- Service de pédiatrie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Laboratoire de virologie, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
- Service de cardiologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Service d'accueil des urgences et SAMU, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Pôle des Centres délocalisés de prévention et de soins, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Service de réanimation, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Service de médecine, Centre hospitalier de Kourou, Kourou, Guyane
- Laboratoire des interactions virus-hôtes, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, Guyane
- Croix-Rouge française de Guyane, Cayenne, Guyane
- Laboratoire Écologie, évolution, interactions des systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), CNRS, Université de Guyane, IFREMER, Cayenne, Guyane
- COREVIH (Comité de coordination de la lutte contre les infections sexuellement transmissibles et le virus de l'immunodéficience humaine), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Service d'endocrinologie-diabétologie et maladies métaboliques, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Service de médecine, Centre hospitalier de l'ouest guyanais, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane
- Direction interarmées du service de santé (DIASS)
- Laboratoire Eurofins Guyane, site de Kourou, Centre hospitalier de Kourou, Guyane
- Service de radiologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Gabriel Carles
- Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, Centre hospitalier de l'ouest guyanais, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane
| | | | - Jean-François Carod
- Laboratoire de biologie médicale, Centre hospitalier de l'ouest guyanais, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane
| | | | - Pierre Couppié
- Service de dermatologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Bertrand De Toffol
- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Service de neurologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - François Delon
- Laboratoire Eurofins Guyane, site de Kourou, Centre hospitalier de Kourou, Guyane
| | - Magalie Demar
- TBIP (Tropical Biome and ImmunoPhysiopathology), Université de Guyane, Cayenne, Guyane
- Laboratoire hospitalo-universitaire de parasitologie et mycologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée-Rosemon, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Justin Destoop
- Service de dermatologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Maylis Douine
- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Jean-Pierre Droz
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 et Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
| | - Narcisse Elenga
- Service de pédiatrie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | | | - Yves-Kénol Franck
- Service de cardiologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Alexis Fremery
- Service d'accueil des urgences et SAMU, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Mélanie Gaillet
- Pôle des Centres délocalisés de prévention et de soins, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Hatem Kallel
- Service de réanimation, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | | | - Anne Lavergne
- Laboratoire des interactions virus-hôtes, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Paul Le Turnier
- Unité des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Lucas Maisonobe
- Unité des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Céline Michaud
- Pôle des Centres délocalisés de prévention et de soins, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Rémi Mutricy
- Service d'accueil des urgences et SAMU, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Mathieu Nacher
- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | | | | | - Guillaume Odonne
- Laboratoire Écologie, évolution, interactions des systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), CNRS, Université de Guyane, IFREMER, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Lindsay Osei
- Service de pédiatrie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Jean Pujo
- Service d'accueil des urgences et SAMU, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Sébastien Rabier
- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- COREVIH (Comité de coordination de la lutte contre les infections sexuellement transmissibles et le virus de l'immunodéficience humaine), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | | | - Cyril Rousseau
- Santé publique France, Cayenne, Guyane
- Pôle des Centres délocalisés de prévention et de soins, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Dominique Rousset
- Laboratoire hospitalo-universitaire de parasitologie et mycologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée-Rosemon, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Nadia Sabbah
- Service d'endocrinologie-diabétologie et maladies métaboliques, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Vincent Sainte-Rose
- Laboratoire hospitalo-universitaire de parasitologie et mycologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée-Rosemon, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Roxane Schaub
- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Karamba Sylla
- Service de médecine, Centre hospitalier de l'ouest guyanais, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane
| | - Marc-Alexandre Tareau
- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- Laboratoire Écologie, évolution, interactions des systèmes amazoniens (LEEISA), CNRS, Université de Guyane, IFREMER, Cayenne, Guyane
| | | | - Camille Thorey
- Service de médecine, Centre hospitalier de l'ouest guyanais, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane
| | - Véronique Vialette
- Laboratoire Eurofins Guyane, site de Kourou, Centre hospitalier de Kourou, Guyane
| | - Gaëlle Walter
- Unité des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Magaly Zappa
- Service de radiologie, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Félix Djossou
- Unité des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
| | - Nicolas Vignier
- Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
- COREVIH (Comité de coordination de la lutte contre les infections sexuellement transmissibles et le virus de l'immunodéficience humaine), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane
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