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Article Dans Une Revue American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Année : 2023

Gold Panning–Related Chronic Cutaneous Ulcers in Guinea, West Africa

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ABSTRACT. Chronic cutaneous ulcers caused potentially by several pathogens are of increasing concern in endemic tropical countries, including Guinea in West Africa, in rural populations exposed to aquatic environments during recreational, domestic, or agricultural activities. By plotting 1,011 cases of chronic cutaneous ulcers classified under the name Buruli ulcer in 24 of 33 Guinea health districts (72%) between 2018 and 2020 against the gold map and gold-panning map of Guinea, we revealed a significant spatial association between chronic cutaneous ulcer foci and gold-panning foci ( P < 0.05), but not with nongold-panning foci ( P = 0.12) in Guinea. Gold panning should be listed as an additional economic activity exposing populations to chronic cutaneous ulcers. Further research may aim to clarify whether any geological and biologic factors underlie such an association, besides the possibility that the unprotected skin of gold panners may be exposed to opportunistic, pathogen-contaminated environments in gold-panning areas.
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hal-04082260 , version 1 (26-04-2023)

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Mohamed Keita, Abdoulaye Kaba, Ibrahima Telly Diallo, Mariama Kesso Bah, Michel Sagno, et al.. Gold Panning–Related Chronic Cutaneous Ulcers in Guinea, West Africa. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023, 108 (1), pp.221-226. ⟨10.4269/ajtmh.22-0244⟩. ⟨hal-04082260⟩

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