Is there Lyme borreliosis in French Guiana? Descriptive study among patients referred for a suspected Lyme borreliosis in an Amazonian hospital between 2010 and 2022

• Published in: Ticks and tick-borne diseases Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 102255
• Main Authors: Cartau, Tom, Eldin, Carole, Le Turnier, Paul, Eskenazi, Anaïs, Walter, Gaëlle, Coignard, Catherine, Schrooten, Ward, Caumes, Eric, Djossou, Félix, Epelboin, Loïc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier GmbH 01.01.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Amazonia; Borrelia; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borreliosis; French Guiana; French Guiana - epidemiology; Functional somatic disorders; Humans; Life Sciences; Lyme disease; Lyme Disease - diagnosis; Lyme Disease - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; South America; French Guiana; South America; Lyme disease; Borreliosis; Amazonia; Functional somatic disorders; French Guiana

Lyme borreliosis (LB) existence in South America is debated, especially in the Amazon region. The infection with Lyme borreliae has never been reported in French Guiana where Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is not found in ticks. We describe the final diagnosis and presumed place of acquisition in p...