@article{PAR00013324,
  title = {{Q} {F}ever in {F}rench {G}uiana},
  author = {{E}ldin, {C}. and {M}ahamat, {A}. and {D}emar, {M}. and {A}bboud, {P}. and {D}jossou, {F}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}oxiella burnetii, the causative agent of {Q} fever, is present worldwide. {R}ecent studies have shown that this bacterium is an emerging pathogen in {F}rench {G}uiana and has a high prevalence (24% of community-acquired pneumonia). {I}n this review, we focus on the peculiar epidemiology of {Q} fever in {F}rench {G}uiana. {W}e place it in the context of the epidemiology of the disease in the surrounding countries of {S}outh {A}merica. {W}e also review the clinical features of {Q} fever in this region, which has severe initial presentation but low mortality rates. {T}hese characteristics seem to be linked to a unique genotype (genotype 17). {F}inally, we discuss the issue of the animal reservoir of {C}. burnetii in {F}rench {G}uiana, which is still unknown. {F}urther studies are necessary to identify this reservoir. {I}dentification of this reservoir will improve the understanding of the {Q} fever epidemic in {F}rench {G}uiana and will provide new tools to control this public health problem.},
  keywords = {{GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {91},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {771--776},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.14-0282},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013324},
}