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Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis among military personnel in French Guiana, 2020: Clinical, phylogenetic, individual and environmental aspects.

Kim HenryAurélie MayetMiguel HernandezGuillaume FrechardPierre-Antoine BlancMarion SchmittNathalie AndréJean-Marie LoreauMarine GinouvesGhislaine PrévotPierre CouppiéMagalie DemarRomain Blaizot
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
This outbreak could be explained by a combination of factors: climatic conditions around week 13, at-risk activities including night trainings, absence of impregnation, a lesser experience of rainforest duties in Regiment B and illegal logging attracting sandflies on military training grounds.
Keyphrases
  • posttraumatic stress disorder
  • human health
  • sleep quality