Geographic evidence hub

French Guiana research

Published infectious-disease research classified with a high-confidence geographic relationship to French Guiana.

Published evidence: 1
Diseases: 1
Countries: 1
Topics: 3

Evidence stream

Published literature

1 publication

Peer reviewedOpen accessLeishmaniasisTransmission dynamics One Health Climate and environment

DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007629 ↗

Ecological niche modelling for predicting the risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Neotropical moist forest biome

Agathe Chavy, Alessandra Ferreira Dales Nava, Sergio Luiz Bessa Luz +8 more

PLOS Neglected Tropical DiseasesAug 14, 2019

Open article ↗Leishmaniasis surveillance →

Type: Journal article
Scope: French Guiana

Why it matters nowThe risk maps can inform public health authorities about geographic areas where human modification of the environment elevates cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission risk, supporting targeted surveillance and intervention strategies in the Neotropical moist forest biome.