First report of human Leptospira santarosai infection in French Guiana.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.03.020
Abstract: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution. In French Guiana, a French overseas department of South America, this bacterial infection is endemic with the increase of human cases since the last 5 years. Nevertheless,… read more here.
Keywords: leptospira santarosai; infection; guiana; french guiana ... See more keywords
French Guiana and Alpha-Gal syndrome: a path to uncovering hidden clues
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DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2025.2475984
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction This article is a narrative review exploring how research in French Guiana could unlock the mysteries surrounding Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS), a recently identified IgE-mediated allergy with delayed reactions to exposure to non-Catarrhine mammalian-derived… read more here.
Keywords: guiana alpha; french guiana; syndrome path; guiana ... See more keywords
New species and records of Chasmogenus Sharp, 1882 from the southwestern margin of the Guiana Shield (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5048.3.8
Abstract: The Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Chasmogenus Sharp, 1882 is a diverse lineage with 34 described species. Here, three new species from the southwestern margin of the Guiana Shield are described using an integrative approach… read more here.
Keywords: southwestern margin; margin guiana; new species; guiana ... See more keywords
Cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Amazonia, French Guiana, 2018
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010068
Abstract: Background Cryptosporidiosis outbreaks in South America are poorly documented. In March 2018, 51 cases of cryptosporidiosis were reported in Maripasoula, a village located in a remote forest area along the border between Surinam and French… read more here.
Keywords: guiana; water; cryptosporidiosis outbreak; french guiana ... See more keywords
Leprosy as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients living with HIV: Description of French Guiana’s cases over 20 years and systematic review of the literature
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010239
Abstract: Background HIV infection is highly prevalent in French Guiana, a territory where leprosy is also endemic. Since the introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) in the management of HIV, leprosy has been reported as… read more here.
Keywords: reconstitution inflammatory; immune reconstitution; guiana; patients living ... See more keywords
Country of infection among HIV-infected patients born abroad living in French Guiana
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192564
Abstract: Background Over 75% of patients in the HIV cohort in French Guiana are of foreign origin. Our objective was to estimate what proportion of the migrant population of HIV-infected patients in Cayenne had been infected… read more here.
Keywords: guiana; time; infection; french guiana ... See more keywords
Annotated checklist of mammals from French Guiana
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DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2025-0084
Abstract: Abstract The Guiana Shield hosts large, well-preserved forest areas and littoral habitats (savannas, mangroves) with high biological diversity. Based on previous work and continuously growing knowledge resulting from taxonomic updates, ongoing field work, genetic and… read more here.
Keywords: work; french guiana; annotated checklist; mammals french ... See more keywords
Second capture of Promops centralis (Chiroptera) in French Guiana after 28 years of mist-netting and description of its echolocation and distress calls
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DOI: 10.1590/1809-4392202001451
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Amazonian basin harbours some of the most bat-diverse ecosystems worldwide. Yet, information on elusive, high-flying bat species such as Molossidae is scarce or virtually missing in the literature, which hampers conservation efforts both… read more here.
Keywords: centralis chiroptera; bat; guiana; distress calls ... See more keywords
Retrospective Study of Infections with Corynebacterium diphtheriae Species Complex, French Guiana, 2016–2021
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DOI: 10.3201/eid3008.231671
Abstract: Human infections with Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex (CdSC) bacteria were rare in French Guiana until 2016, when the number of cases diagnosed increased. We conducted an epidemiologic, multicenter, retrospective study of all human CdSC infections… read more here.
Keywords: corynebacterium diphtheriae; french guiana; guiana; diphtheriae species ... See more keywords
The Tabanidae of the Mitaraka expedition, with an updated check list of French Guiana (Diptera)
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.684.13197
Abstract: Abstract This paper documents the horse fly fauna collected in lowland rainforest in the southwesternmost part of French Guiana (Mitaraka). During this “Our Planet Revisited” survey nine tabanid species were recorded from French Guiana for… read more here.
Keywords: check list; guiana; mitaraka; french guiana ... See more keywords
Enlinia Aldrich, 1933 of Mitaraka, French Guiana (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
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DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a19
Abstract: ABSTRACT The genus Enlinia Aldrich, 1933 is recorded from French Guiana for the first time and six new species are described: E. loboptera n. sp., E. bova n. sp., E. colossicornis n. sp., E. mitarakensis… read more here.
Keywords: enlinia aldrich; guiana; aldrich 1933; mitaraka ... See more keywords