학술논문
COVID-19 epidemic in remote areas of the French Amazon, March 2020 to May 2021: Another reality
Document Type
article
Author
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
Source
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 55 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1678-9849
0037-8682
0037-8682
Abstract
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.