Health Monitoring in French Guiana. Update as of August 1, 2024.

Key Points

Dengue

  • For the past three weeks, dengue transmission levels in French Guiana have been stable and close to those observed before the epidemic.

Malaria

  • The number of malaria cases diagnosed in the healthcare system was low and has decreased significantly over the past two weeks, with a total of 8 cases reported, including 5 in S29 and 3 in S30.

Acute respiratory infections (bronchiolitis, COVID-19, influenza)

  • Acute respiratory infections: circulation at a high level but with a downward trend.

  • Influenza: the epidemic ended in mid-July (Week 29).

  • COVID-19: circulation is decreasing.

  • Bronchiolitis: circulation slightly increasing.

Diarrhea

  • Activity remains stable at a high level in private practice, is moderately increasing in primary care centers, and is moderately decreasing in emergency departments.

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