Volume 5, Number 3—June 1999
Research
Tuberculosis in the Caribbean: Using Spacer Oligonucleotide Typing to Understand Strain Origin and Transmission
Christophe Sola, Anne Devallois, Lionel Horgen, Jérôme Maïsetti, Ingrid Filliol, Eric Legrand, and Nalin Rastogi
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana
| Data | Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface area (km2) | 1,705 | 1,100 | 91,000 | 93,805 |
| Population (1990) | 387,034 | 359,579 | 114,808 | 861,421 |
| Population (1996) | 422,290 | 388,340 | 151,780 | 962,410 |
| Density (inhabitants/km2) | 248 | 353 | 2 | 10 |
| Birth rate/1,000 inhabitants | 16.8 | 14.4 | 29.2 | 17.8 |
| AIDSa | 700 | 383 | 561 | 1,644 |
| HIV-positive (%)b | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
aCumulated cases on June 30, 1996.
bOn the basis of 7,087 serologic tests performed in departmental clinics in 1994.
