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Epidemiology, characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of adult-onset Still's disease in Afro-Caribbeans: Results from a population-based study in Martinique, French West Indies.
J Autoimmun
September 2023
Department of Internal Medicine, Martinique University Hospital, Fort-de France, France; EpiCliV Research Unit, University of French West Indies, Martinique, France. Electronic address:
Objectives: To describe the epidemiology, characteristics, response to initial treatment, and outcomes of Adult-Onset Still's disease (AOSD) in the Afro-Caribbean population of Martinique with free and easy access to specialised care.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study from 2004 to 2022 in the island of Martinique, French West-Indies which total population was 354 800 in 2021. Patients were identified from multiple sources including standardised databases.
Experimental Hamster Infection with a Strain of Leptospira borgpetersenii Ballum Isolated from a Reservoir Mouse in New Caledonia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
May 2015
Institut Pasteur International Network, Leptospirosis Research and Expertise Unit, Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Noumea, New Caledonia; Anatomic Pathology Laboratory, Territorial Hospital Centre of New Caledonia, Noumea, New Caledonia
Article Synopsis
- - Leptospirosis is a disease caused by the bacteria Leptospira, and this study focuses on a strain (B3-13S) from a wild mouse in New Caledonia identified as part of the L. borgpetersenii Ballum serogroup.
- - When hamsters were infected with the bacteria, they exhibited severe organ damage and tissue lesions similar to those seen with other strains of Leptospira.
- - The findings suggest that the B3-13S strain can help develop models for studying both severe acute and chronic forms of leptospirosis, which is important as this serogroup is increasingly reported in human cases.