Emerging Infectious Diseases and New Pandemics: Dancing with a Ghost! Lessons in inter- and transdisciplinary research in French Guiana, South America

French Guiana (FG), the only outermost European Union region in South America (SA), is famous for the book and movie “Papillon” by Henri Charrière that retraces Charrière and one colleague’ adventures during the French penal convict. Located at 53°W and 4°N, FG is between northern Amazonia and Atlantic Ocean (see [1] for geographic location). Covered by 97% Amazonian equatorial forest, FG enjoys an excep tional biodiversity. Covering 83,846 km2 and constituting one of the least fragmented forest domains in the world, FG is bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research