Serosurvey of canine leishmaniasis in five departments near an identified human clinical case in Marseille (France).

is a protozoan parasite of the family Trypanosomatidae, transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). It is responsible for human and canine leishmaniasis in countries bordering the Mediterranean basin. Here we describe a clinical case of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 76-year-old female patient living in Marseille.

Survey of bed bug infestations in homeless shelters in southern France.

Bed bug has become a major public health pest worldwide. Infestation may result in numerous negative health effects. Homeless shelters are one of the most habitats that can be infested with bed bugs, a few studies have focused on bed bug infestations in these settings.

Groundbreaking outpatient activity in medical entomology in France: An eight-year experience in a french university hospital.

Introduction: Arthropods are known to impair human health in various manners, acting as infectious disease vectors, or as simple nuisances. Even though considerable research is being produced in medical entomology, no reports on patient management in clinical entomology units are available in the literature.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively surveyed all the records from patients having consulted in our outpatient clinical entomology unit in Nice University Hospital from 2012 to 2020.

COVID-19 Is a Confounder of Increased Airway Colonisation.

An increased incidence of invasive fungal infection was reported in SARS-CoV-2-infected patients hospitalised in the intensive care unit. However, the impact of COVID-19 on airway colonisation has not yet been assessed. This study aimed to test the impact of several factors on airway colonisation, including SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Bacterial Agents Detected in 418 Ticks Removed from Humans during 2014-2021, France.

Monitoring of tickborne diseases is critical for prevention and management. We analyzed 418 ticks removed from 359 patients during 2014-2021 in Marseille, France, for identification and bacteria detection. Using morphology, molecular methods, or matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, we identified 197 (47%) Ixodes, 136 (33%) Dermacentor, 67 (16%) Rhipicephalus, 8 (2%) Hyalomma, 6 (1%) Amblyomma, 2 (0.

Emergence of Lyme Disease on the French Riviera, a Retrospective Survey.

Background: The French Riviera has been declared free of Lyme Borreliosis (LB) for years. Many patients are referred for presumed LB, sometimes with atypical clinical signs and/or doubtful serology, calling the diagnosis into question.

Methods: Patients were assessed for LB diagnosis, depending on clinical presentation, laboratory findings, and further examination by other medical professionals.

Post-mortem diagnosis of imported malaria in France: a case report.

Background: Malaria is a potentially lethal parasitic disease due to infection by Plasmodium parasites, transmitted by Anopheles mosquito vectors. Various preventative measures may be recommended for travellers who visit endemic areas. The diagnosis is generally evoked in the context of a febrile patient returning from an endemic zone.

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: an emerging tool for studying the vectors of human infectious diseases.

Arthropod vectors have historically been identified morphologically, and more recently using molecular biology methods. However, both of these methods are time-consuming and require specific expertise and equipment. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, which has revolutionized the routine identification of microorganisms in clinical microbiology laboratories, was recently successfully applied to the identification of arthropod vectors.

Clinical and microbiological effect of a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in 80 COVID-19 patients with at least a six-day follow up: A pilot observational study.

Background: We need an effective treatment to cure COVID-19 patients and to decrease virus carriage duration.

Methods: We conducted an uncontrolled, non-comparative, observational study in a cohort of 80 relatively mildly infected inpatients treated with a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin over a period of at least three days, with three main measurements: clinical outcome, contagiousness as assessed by PCR and culture, and length of stay in infectious disease unit (IDU).

Results: All patients improved clinically except one 86 year-old patient who died, and one 74 year-old patient still in intensive care.