Highlights•Forest loss contributes to pest and pathogen emergence and spread.•Forests and
surrounding areas exchange pests and microbes at an unprecedented rate.•Trade and …

In French Guiana, life expectancy is between 2 and 3 years below that of France, reflecting
differences in mortality rates that are largely sensitive to primary healthcare and thus …

Background Most emerging pathogens are zoonoses and have a wildlife origin.
Anthropization and disruption of ecosystems favor the crossing of inter-species barriers. We …

There are great variations between population subgroups, notably in poorer countries,
leading to substantial inconsistencies with those predicted by the classical epidemiologic …

Tick-borne bacteria of the genera Ehrlichia and Anaplasma cause several emerging human
infectious diseases worldwide. In this study, we conduct an extensive survey for Ehrlichia …

French Guiana (FG), a French overseas territory in South America, is susceptible to tropical
diseases, including arboviruses. The tropical climate supports the proliferation and …

Filarial nematodes of the Dipetalonema lineage are widespread parasites and include some
species that are transmitted by ticks. In this study, we conducted a large molecular survey of …

Abstract The implementation of One Health/EcoHealth/Planetary Health approaches has
been identified as key (i) to address the strong interconnections between risk for pandemics …

Parasites constitute essential elements of biodiversity, playing fundamental roles for the
functioning and configuration of any ecosystem. The continuous and accelerated human …

Guiana, more than a third of the population, and nearly half of the adults, are of foreign
origin. This immigration is explained by the French standard of living, which is attractive to …