Abstract:
:Infection with Plasmodium ovale is uncommon in travelers. We describe a case of ovale malaria in a traveler to Mozambique who initially presented several weeks after completion of his trip. Species identification was ultimately achieved with a PCR-based diagnostic method.
journal_name
Travel Med Infect Disjournal_title
Travel medicine and infectious diseaseauthors
Oswald CB,Summer AP,Fischer PRdoi
10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.02.003subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-07-01 00:00:00pages
254-5issue
4eissn
1477-8939issn
1873-0442pii
S1477-8939(07)00017-8journal_volume
5pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Influenza and meningococcal disease are two serious diseases that are especially linked. Outbreaks of influenza have been frequently associated with secondary outbreaks of meningococcal disease. Travellers such as Hajj pilgrims are at particular risk, the most recent meningococcal outbreaks being in 2000 and 2001, whi...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2008.09.001
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case is presented of intestinal schistosomiasis due to both Schistosoma intercalatum and Schistosoma mansoni in a 30-year-old man from Senegal with discussion of diagnostic approach, species identification and determination of the effect of treatment. The patient was admitted to hospital for investigation of renal f...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.04.003
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::International travel is changing the epidemiology of imported malaria. Our aim was to study malaria prophylaxis administered to travellers from Greece. The study was conducted during 2008-2009. Data were collected using a standardized form. A total of 2337 travellers were studied; prophylaxis was recommended to 60.2% ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2011.09.005
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two Indian migrant workers suffering from fever and malaise were admitted to the hospital directly after arrival in the Netherlands. The first patient was 25-year-old man who had fever and rigors on admission. The patient was treated for presumptive typhoid fever with ciprofloxacin. Cefotaxime was added the following ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.06.003
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Despite concerted efforts to control sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) worldwide, they still remain a major public health problem. Out of the 25 organisms known to be transmitted sexually, travelers are at greater risk of acquiring HIV and other STDs in developing countries in view of the high prevalence rates in t...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2005.01.003
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Tungiasis is an endemic disease in many resource-poor communities some of which are in South America, which are visited frequently by Spanish travelers. Its diagnosis can be improved with the knowledge of the typical presentation and the correct management of its injuries. We report the first four cases identified of ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2011.03.005
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Due to the condition known as middle ear squeeze, scuba diving has become one of the main causes of barotrauma, and the acute form of this condition has been relatively well established. However, there are few reports available on clinical or laboratory findings in divers who practise repeated diving. The ob...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2004.06.002
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of malaria is the result of complex interactions between parasites, host and environment. Several studies have assessed the role of genetic characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum infection in the clinical severity of malaria infection comparing different genotypic determinants in mild and ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2008.01.001
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Leprosy remains infrequent in non-endemic areas. The objective of this study was to describe the cases of leprosy reviewed at a referral unit for imported diseases in Europe and to compare these findings with published data on imported leprosy. METHODS:Cases of leprosy evaluated at a referral centre are des...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.06.008
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The number of travellers returning with animal bites from rabies enzootic areas has increased in Greece. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of travel-associated risk and preventive measures for rabies. A questionnaire was sent to Travel Medicine consultants in all prefectures. Of 100 Travel Medicine con...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.11.004
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Cruise ships carry a large number of people in confined spaces providing an environment for transmission of infections. The aim of this study is to estimate the incidence of and describe the spectrum of respiratory infections and gastrointestinal illness among passengers and crew of cruise Ship A. MATERIAL ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.05.019
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Malaria is the most frequently imported acute, life-treating, tropical disease in international travellers. We did a literature review in PubMed using pre-defined search terms to identify possible risk factors for malaria deaths in travellers. After screening, a total of 51 papers were selected for inclusion and were ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.04.014
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in Pakistan has faced failure despite being implemented successfully. Polio cases were successfully reduced by 99% until 2005. However, thereafter, new polio cases were registered, which continue to rise annually. This repeat polio outbreak has placed the country on watch...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.06.004
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:International travel is considered a risk for colonisation with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE). To our knowledge, no studies to date have focused on ESBL-PE colonisation among long-term business travellers. Therefore this study aimed to clarify the characteristics associ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.09.012
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been described as one of the most frequently reported mental condition among refugees and internally displaced populations (IDPs). Despite this, few has been reported about it in Latin America, even in Colombia, the country with the highest number of IDPs in the in t...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2017.02.008
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The emergence in China in late 2019 and subsequent progression of a pandemic of a respiratory disease named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was highly facilitated by international travel. We present 5 cases of probable in-flight transmission in Greece. METHODS:We studied international passengers arrivin...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101882
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We aimed to identify socio-demographic, or illness-specific variables, influencing travel behaviour of haemophilic patients. METHODS:A standardised questionnaire was sent to more than 2000 members of two German Haemophilia associations. Multivariable logistic regression with the outcomes frequent (at least ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.03.008
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case is described of subcutaneous dirofilariasis in a Greek woman who had visited many countries around the world, including areas of sub-Saharan Africa. The patient presented with a single hard subcutaneous nodule on the right cheek, with no cutaneous manifestations of early or long-standing onchocercal dermatitis ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.05.001
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess artemether-lumefantrine effectiveness in the treatment of falciparum malaria in an unsupervised outpatient setting in Africa. DESIGN:Open label prospective study. SETTING:Occupational health clinic, Mozambique. SUBJECTS:Semi-immune Mozambican adults. OUTCOME MEASURES:28-day treatment failures. ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.08.007
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In France, no previous studies have focused specifically on health problems among medical students during internships abroad including the clinical symptoms suggestive of infectious diseases and the acquisition of pathogen carriage. METHODS:Clinical follow up and qPCR based respiratory, gastrointestinal and...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.101548
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Skin diseases are the third most common cause of morbidity in returning travellers and may affect 8% of travellers during travel. Classic tropical diseases account for one quarter and the remainder are cosmopolitan diseases. The majority are of infectious origin, and of these bacterial infections are the most common a...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.03.003
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We sought to describe travel-related illness among our residents and gain insight into targeting pre-travel health advice to prevent travel-related illness. METHODS:A supplemental travel questionnaire was developed and administered for cases with a legally notifiable communicable disease reported in 2011-20...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.05.005
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent case reports of viral hemorrhagic fever in Europe and the United States have raised concerns about the possibility for increased importation of filoviruses to non-endemic areas. This emerging threat is concerning because of the increase in global air travel and the rise of tourism in central and eastern Africa ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.05.003
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Leishmania species that occur within different geographical areas may cause different clinical manifestations, virulence and drug sensitivity. Patients/Methods. All patients with a clinical diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis seen at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases from 1997 to 2000 were identified and c...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2004.11.002
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::At present there are no 'high-tech' solutions to the problems that may beset intercontinental travellers. Indications for the use of drugs are limited, and their use must accord with Good Clinical Practice. Essentially, travellers must look after their sleep, as far as possible, during and after the flight. The most u...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2006.01.009
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Jet lag is a disorder in which body rhythms are out of phase with the environment because of rapid travel across time zones. Although it often produces minor symptoms it can cause serious problems in those who need to make rapid critical decisions including airline pilots and business travelers. In this article the au...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2008.09.004
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Since November 2006, flight-related mumps contact investigations were conducted in the United States only for flights ≥5 h long after an investigation showed minimal risk of mumps transmission on flights <5 h. Because the transmission risk on longer flights had not been evaluated, we investigated whether there was evi...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.06.003
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In 2018, tafenoquine was approved for malaria chemoprophylaxis. We evaluated all available data on the safety and efficacy of tafenoquine chemoprophylaxis. METHODS:This systematic review followed the PRISMA guidelines and was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42019123839). We searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, CINAH...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101908
更新日期:2020-11-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:On 26 December 2004, the Asian tsunami hit countries around the Indian Ocean rim, particularly around its earthquake-associated epicentre off Indonesia. A number of popular tourist destinations for Australian travellers are located in this region. This study was designed to investigate travel insurance claim...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2006.01.012
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Estimate inpatient hospitalization costs for patients with microcephaly, and predict cost increases due to a potential Zika virus outbreak. METHODS:We identified Texas-wide inpatient hospitalization discharge records (2008-2015), for newborns and non-newborns with microcephaly. We estimated the cost of each ...
journal_title:Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.01.001
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00