[Cutaneous leishmaniases in French Guiana].
Cutaneous leishmaniases are endemic over the entire territory of French Guiana. At least 5 distinct Leishmania species coexist in the sylvatic ecotopes of this French territory. The present paper checks the advances in the ecological research field during the past 5 years. The current epidemiological situation and trends are detailed successively Links between the recrudescence of leishmaniases and gold-mining are highlighted. The potential adaptation of the pathogenic complexes to the newly anthropized habitats is also described.
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Equipe EA 3593, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Campus Saint-Denis, BP717, 97336 Cayenne, Guyane. rotureaubrice@yahoo.fr
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Nacher
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D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D017753:Ecosystem; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005616:French Guiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D007891:Leishmania / Q000145:classification; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology*