Involving hard-to-reach populations is pivotal for the tailoring and implementation of an epidemiological study in cross-border communities of French Guiana and Suriname

• Main Authors: Roxane Schaub (Author), M. Sigrid Mac Donald Ottevanger (Author), Soeradj Harkisoen (Author), Béatrice Pesna (Author), Celine Duijves (Author), Marieke Heemskerk (Author), Thomas Polime (Author), Edouard Tuaillon (Author), Stephen Vreden (Author), Mathieu Nacher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundHard-to-reach, vulnerable and cross-border populations are often disproportionately affected by communicable diseases. Epidemiological data on viral hepatitis in French Guiana and Suriname are available for urban areas, but not for remote communities. The Maroni River, which separates FG a...