COVID-19 epidemic in remote areas of the French Amazon, March 2020 to May 2021: Another reality

ABSTRACT Background: French Guiana (FG) is an ultra-peripheral European region in the Amazon, and the COVID-19 epidemic has had very different kinetics from both its giant neighbors, Brazil or mainland France. Methods: This study summarized the epidemics of COVID-19 in FG. Results: The tropical clim...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Loïc Epelboin, Tiphanie Succo, Céline Michaud, Margot Oberlis, Bastien Bidaud, Pauline Naudion, Lise Dudognon, Clara Fernandes, Charlène Cochet, Cécile Caspar, Estelle Jacoud, Sébastien Teissier, Maylis Douine, Dominique Rousset, Claude Flamand, Félix Djossou, Mathieu Nacher, Cyril Rousseau, Nicolas Vignier, Mélanie Gaillet
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022
Subjects:
French Guiana
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 vaccines
Health promotion
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0274-2021
https://doaj.org/article/b60bce2fd0c041359a09b78c1fdede75
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Summary:ABSTRACT Background: French Guiana (FG) is an ultra-peripheral European region in the Amazon, and the COVID-19 epidemic has had very different kinetics from both its giant neighbors, Brazil or mainland France. Methods: This study summarized the epidemics of COVID-19 in FG. Results: The tropical climate, multiethnicity, and remoteness of the population forced healthcare providers to accordingly adapt the management of the epidemic. Incidence and mortality have been lower than that in Europe and Latin America due to a combination of prevalence of the youth in the population and highly developed healthcare system. Conclusions: Currently, vaccine hesitancy hinders the rapid expansion of vaccine coverage.

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