Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis among military personnel in French Guiana, 2020: Clinical, phylogenetic, individual and environmental aspects.
Kim HenryAurélie MayetMiguel Angel Hernandez MartinezGuillaume FrechardPierre-Antoine BlancMarion SchmittNathalie AndréJean-Marie LoreauMarine GinouvesGhislaine PrévotPierre CouppiéMagalie Pierre DemarRomain BlaizotPublished 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.