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Binational burden of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Oiapoque, Amapá State, Brazil, bordering French Guiana
Thiago Vasconcelos-Dos-Santos1,2, Raimunda Cleide Gonçalves Chaves3, Ghislaine Prévot4
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes infecciosos e Parasitários, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.
Introduction:
American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is regarded as a public health problem in the Oiapoque basin, between Brazil and French Guiana.
Methods:
Data on ACL occurrence/epidemiological profile and etiology were sourced from Brazilian health services and a reference laboratory. Rainfall correlation was also analyzed.
Results:
Majority of the ACL cases were observed in adult men working as gold miners. ACL incidence peaks appeared to be linked to periods 2 months after the dry season. Migratory flow was found to be a non-negligible complicating factor in epidemiological surveillance.
Conclusions:
Binational strategies are required to minimize exposure for high-risk populations.
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