Search Results - "Bonifay, Timothee"
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Atypical and severe manifestations of chikungunya virus infection in French Guiana: A hospital-based study
Published in PloS one (06-12-2018)“…French Guiana (FG) was the first country in South America to declare chikungunya virus infection (CHIKV). The outbreak affected about 16,000 persons between…”
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Body-packing, a public health issue requiring more researches
Published in European journal of emergency medicine (01-04-2024)Get full text
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Q Fever as a Cause of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in French Guiana
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-08-2022)“…In French Guiana, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) represents over 90% of Coxiella burnetii acute infections. Between 2004 and 2007, we reported that C…”
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Description and evaluation of cocaine body-packers management in French Guiana (2016–2019)
Published in Journal of forensic and legal medicine (01-04-2023)“…French Guiana is a hub for drugs trafficking between South America and Europe. In Corpore transport, or Body-packing, is one of the options favored. In 2018,…”
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Migration in French Guiana: Implications in health and infectious diseases
Published in Travel medicine and infectious disease (01-01-2024)“…In French Guiana, more than a third of the population, and nearly half of the adults, are of foreign origin. This immigration is explained by the French…”
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Tuberculosis in prison: What about after release? The example of French Guiana
Published in Global public health (2024)“…Tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Prisoners in Guiana have multiple risk factors. The primary objective of this study was to describe…”
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Zoonoses and gold mining: A cross-sectional study to assess yellow fever immunization, Q fever, leptospirosis and leishmaniasis among the population working on illegal mining camps in French Guiana
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (15-08-2022)“…Most emerging pathogens are zoonoses and have a wildlife origin. Anthropization and disruption of ecosystems favor the crossing of inter-species barriers. We…”
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ZIKA Virus infection in pregnant women in French Guiana: More precarious-more at risk
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2020)“…A recent study in French Guiana suggested that populations living in precarious neighborhoods were more at risk for Chikungunya CHIKV than those living in more…”
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Epidemiology of infection by pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria in French Guiana 2008–2018
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (09-09-2022)“…Introduction Unlike diseases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. leprae and M. ulcerans, the epidemiology of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria (PNTM)…”
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Review on Main Arboviruses Circulating on French Guiana, An Ultra-Peripheric European Region in South America
Published in Viruses (29-05-2023)“…French Guiana (FG), a French overseas territory in South America, is susceptible to tropical diseases, including arboviruses. The tropical climate supports the…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of post chikungunya rheumatic musculoskeletal disorders: a prospective follow-up study in French Guiana
Published in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases (01-11-2018)“…The estimated seroprevalence in the general population after chikungunya virus (CHIKV) epidemics ranged from 38 to 63%. Despite a low case fatality, subacute…”
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Poverty and Arbovirus Outbreaks: When Chikungunya Virus Hits More Precarious Populations Than Dengue Virus in French Guiana
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (2017)“…Abstract Background Since 2013, 3 successive arbovirus outbreaks, dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), and Zika virus, have occurred in French Guiana (FG). The…”
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Epidemiology and medical management of body‐packers in French Guiana between 2010 and 2015
Published in Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open (01-04-2022)“…Background French Guiana is used as a drug trafficking pipeline of cocaine to Europe. The number of arrests for transporting cocaine in corpore has increased…”
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Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein in Differentiating Acute Leptospirosis and Dengue Fever in French Guiana
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (01-09-2019)“…Leptospirosis and dengue fever (DF) are hard-to-differentiate diseases in cocirculating areas, especially during DF epidemics. Misdiagnosis and ensuing lack of…”
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ZIKA Virus infection in pregnant women in French Guiana: More precarious-more at risk
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2020)“…Background A recent study in French Guiana suggested that populations living in precarious neighborhoods were more at risk for Chikungunya CHIKV than those…”
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among Farmers in French Guiana in 2018-A Screening Program
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (10-01-2023)“…There is a general health decline among farmers and the leading cause of death in this population remains cardiovascular (CV) diseases. The situation is…”
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Sexual and reproductive health of incarcerated women in French Guiana: a qualitative approach
Published in International journal of prisoner health (24-11-2022)“…Purpose Incarcerated women are a vulnerable population in terms of sexual and reproductive health. In French Guiana, most incarcerated women come from unsafe…”
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Contribution of Research in the West Indies and Northeast Amazonia to Knowledge of the 2014–2015 Chikungunya Epidemic in the Americas
Published in Current tropical medicine reports (01-09-2021)“…Purpose of ReviewAlthough the chikungunya virus was discovered more than 60 years ago, it has only really been studied since the outbreak in La Reunion in…”
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Contribution of Research in the West Indies and Northeast Amazonia to Knowledge of the 2014–2015 Chikungunya Epidemic in the Americas
Published in Current tropical medicine reports (01-09-2021)“…Purpose of Review Although the chikungunya virus was discovered more than 60 years ago, it has only really been studied since the outbreak in La Reunion in…”
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High incidence of acute Q fever among incarcerated people in Cayenne, French Guiana
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (2022)“…Q fever is a major public health problem in French Guiana. In recent years, a considerable number of cases has been reported in French Guiana's penitentiary…”
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