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Evolution of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the French armed forces in French Guiana.
- Source :
- Journal of Travel Medicine; Jul2016, Vol. 24 Issue 1, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Two cross-sectional studies were performed 2 years apart in French military personnel deployed from France to French Guiana. In 2011, military medical centres in French Guiana reported 40 cases of intestinal parasitism in service members returning from illegal gold mining sites in the rainforest. In 2013, 48 out of 132 service members returning from French Guiana after a 4-month mission had eosinophilia and seven were infected with hookworm. A presumptive first-line treatment with albendazole could be the most pragmatic strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11951982
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Travel Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121191118
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taw070