title: Malaria Hyperendemicity and Risk for Artemisinin Resistance among Illegal Gold Miners, French Guiana.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pommier de Santi
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Djossou
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barthes
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bogreau
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hyvert
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pelleau
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Musset
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nacher
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Briolant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005616:French Guiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D005843:Geography; D006046:Gold; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000067572:Miners; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D015995:Prevalence; D012306:Risk; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D037621:Artemisinins; D006046:Gold
keywords: Barthes N; Bogreau H; Djossou F; French Guiana; French Guiana. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 May [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2205.151957; Hyvert G; Nguyen C; Suggested citation for this article: Pommier de Santi V; antimicrobial resistance; artemisinin; epidemiology; et al. Malaria hyperendemicity and risk for artemisinin resistance among illegal gold miners; hyperendemicity; illegal gold mining; malaria; parasites; vector-borne infections