Chlordecone (Kepone) poisoning in the French Territories in the Americas

Dabor Resiere; Jonathan Florentin; Hatem Kallel; Rishika Banydeen; Ruddy Valentino; Moustapha Dramé; José-Louis Barnay; Papa Gueye; Bruno Mégarbane; Hossein Mehdaoui; Rémi Neviere; Toxicological Research Group on chlordecone at the University Hospital of Martinique

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00180-0

Chlordecone (Kepone) poisoning in the French Territories in the Americas

Lancet. 2023 Mar 18;401(10380):916. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00180-0.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical Care, CHU Martinique (University Hospital of Martinique), Fort-de-France 97261, France; Cardiovascular EA7525 Research Team, Université des Antilles (University of the French West Indies), Fort-de-France, France. Electronic address: dabor.resiere@chu-martinique.fr.
² Emergency Department, CHU Martinique (University Hospital of Martinique), Fort-de-France 97261, France.
³ Intensive Care Unit, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana, France.
⁴ Clinical Research Department, CHU Martinique (University Hospital of Martinique), Fort-de-France 97261, France; Cardiovascular EA7525 Research Team, Université des Antilles (University of the French West Indies), Fort-de-France, France.
⁵ Department of Critical Care, CHU Martinique (University Hospital of Martinique), Fort-de-France 97261, France.
⁶ Clinical Research Department, CHU Martinique (University Hospital of Martinique), Fort-de-France 97261, France.
⁷ Department of Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, CHU Martinique (University Hospital of Martinique), Fort-de-France 97261, France.
⁸ Department of Medical and Toxicological Critical Care, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris Cité University, INSERM UMRS-1144, Paris, France.
⁹ Department of Critical Care, CHU Martinique (University Hospital of Martinique), Fort-de-France 97261, France; Cardiovascular EA7525 Research Team, Université des Antilles (University of the French West Indies), Fort-de-France, France.
¹⁰ Cardiology Department, CHU Martinique (University Hospital of Martinique), Fort-de-France 97261, France; Cardiovascular EA7525 Research Team, Université des Antilles (University of the French West Indies), Fort-de-France, France.

PMID: 36933939
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00180-0

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Americas
Chlordecone* / analysis
Humans
Insecticides*

Substances

Chlordecone
Insecticides