Nodular skin lesion in a returning traveler.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adventure trips to Africa have become more frequent, and rafting on some of the great rivers has become almost commonplace. We describe three rafting trips on the Omo River in Ethiopia, after which most of the participants were diagnosed with schistosomiasis. METHODS:After index cases from the three groups ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Schwartz E,Kozarsky P,Wilson M,Cetron M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although delusional parasitosis is frequently diagnosed by travel medicine and infectious disease specialists, factitious illness/Munchausen syndrome is extremely rare. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Gill CJ,Hamer DH

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several live attenuated vaccines against bacterial enteric pathogens have recently been licensed. These include the Salmonella typhi Ty21a typhoid vaccine (Vivotif Berna(R) Vaccine) and Vibrio cholerae CVD103-HgR cholera vaccine (Mutacol Berna(R) Vaccine). They comprise a unique class of biologics in which p...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Cryz SJ Jr

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The novel oral antibiotic formulation Rifamycin SV-MMX®, with a targeted delivery to the distal small bowel and colon, was superior to placebo in treating travellers' diarrhea (TD) in a previous study. Thus, a study was designed to compare this poorly absorbed antibiotic with the systemic agent ciprofloxacin...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Steffen R,Jiang ZD,Gracias Garcia ML,Araujo P,Stiess M,Nacak T,Greinwald R,DuPont HL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soldiers based in Townsville, Australia, returned from East Timor following peacekeeping operations during the wet season of 1999 to 2000. This represented the potential to import dengue virus into north Queensland, a dengue receptive area of Australia. This article seeks to outline the measures taken by the...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Kitchener S,Leggat PA,Brennan L,McCall B

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of malaria to visitors to South Africa's nature reserves is unknown. Current recommendations for travelers are based on malaria incidence rates in local communities. These rates may well overestimate travelers' malaria risk and lead to unnecessary use of antimalarial prophylaxis with associated drug...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Durrheim DN,Braack LE,Waner S,Gammon S

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Millions of Americans visit developing countries each year, however, little is known about their health during travel. This study describes health problems in a large cohort of American travelers during and after their trip. METHODS:A 2-year survey of 784 travelers (95% follow-up) was conducted for persons ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Hill DR

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to their job nature, cross-border truck drivers working between Hong Kong and China are exposed to many health risks. The aim of this study was to find out the impact of their occupation on their psychological health and sexual dysfunction and to assess their sexual risk behaviors. METHODS:A cross-secti...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Wong WC,Tam SM,Leung PW

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical emergencies often occur on commercial airline flights, but valid data on their causes and consequences are rare. Therefore, it is unclear what emergency medical equipment is necessary. Although a minimum standard for medical equipment is defined in regulations, additional material is not standardized...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Hinkelbein J,Neuhaus C,Wetsch WA,Spelten O,Picker S,Böttiger BW,Gathof BS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pontiac fever (PF), a legionellosis with influenza-like symptoms and high attack rates, is rarely reported. Travel-related outbreaks can elude detection because infected persons are often widely removed geographically from the transmission source before illness onset. Thirty-one persons staying at an Illinoi...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Huhn GD,Adam B,Ruden R,Hilliard L,Kirkpatrick P,Todd J,Crafts W,Passaro D,Dworkin MS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The European Travel Health Advisory Board conducted a cross-sectional pilot survey to evaluate current travel health knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) and to determine where travelers going to developing countries obtain travel health information, what information they receive, and what preventive tra...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Van Herck K,Van Damme P,Castelli F,Zuckerman J,Nothdurft H,Dahlgren AL,Gisler S,Steffen R,Gargalianos P,Lopéz-Vélez R,Overbosch D,Caumes E,Walker E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Travel medicine has virtually stopped in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It is worth contemplating how travel medicine will be affected by the ongoing pandemic when international travel starts to become more possible. How will we advise patients, and utilize the coming vaccines that may be available? Travel medicin...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Shlim DR,Connor BA,Taylor DN

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In February 2012, crew and passengers of a cruise ship sailing off the coast of São Paulo, Brazil, were hospitalized for acute respiratory illness (ARI). A field investigation was performed to identify the disease involved and factors associated. METHODS:Information on passengers and crew with ARI was obtai...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Fernandes EG,de Souza PB,de Oliveira ME,Lima GD,Pellini AC,Ribeiro MC,Sato HK,Ribeiro AF,Yu AL

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional treatment of imported malaria in Italy consists of quinine or mefloquine. Since beta-arthemeter is now available, an open-label pharmacodynamic analysis was performed in 73 adults with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In vitro susceptibility to mefloquine and quinine was evaluated at...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Caramello P,Canta F,Cavecchia I,Sergi G,Lipani F,Calleri G,Gobbi F,Di Perri G

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small group of travellers became infected with Echinostoma sp. after ingesting raw fish which they caught in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, in January 2017. The infection was diagnosed by finding the characteristic eggs in stool samples collected over a 2-week period following their return to Kenya. Echinostoma is a gen...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Chunge RN,Chunge CN

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an infection caused by a mosquito-transmitted virus present in many parts of Asia, including India, and Oceania. Infection is usually asymptomatic, leading to overt encephalitis in only 0.1-5% of infected individuals. When encephalitis occurs it is usually severe, with a 25% fatality rate...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Beecham III HJ,Pock AR,May LA,Tsai TF

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:International travel has become popular among young adults. This study evaluated the rate and characteristics of travel-associated health risks among young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) compared with healthy same-aged individuals. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted of 47 young adults with T1...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Levy-Shraga Y,Hamiel U,Yaron M,Pinhas-Hamiel O

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Travel-related shigellosis is not well documented in Canada although it is frequently acquired abroad and can cause severe disease. OBJECTIVES:To describe the epidemiology of travel-related cases of shigellosis for Quebec (Canada) and to identify high-risk groups of travelers. METHOD AND DATA SOURCES:We pe...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Trépanier S,Bui YG,Blackburn M,Milord F,Levac E,Gagnon S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Authorities have pledged to eliminate canine rabies by 2020 in Cambodia, a country with a very high rabies burden. Logistic and financial access to timely and adequate postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is essential for preventing rabies in humans. METHODS:We undertook a survey of the few identified sites where...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Tarantola A,Ly S,In S,Ong S,Peng Y,Heng N,Buchy P

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old healthy Dutch woman went on a trek (Lang Tang) in Nepal up to an approximate altitude of about 3800 meters. She had no prior history of any medical problems except attacks of generalized epilepsy when she was 19 years old, which had been controlled with antiepileptic medications. She had had no attacks a...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Basnyat B

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rabies, which is globally endemic, poses a risk to international travelers. To improve recommendations for travelers, we assessed the global availability of rabies vaccine (RV) and rabies immune globulin (RIG). METHODS:We conducted a 20-question online survey, in English, Spanish, and French, distributed vi...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Jentes ES,Blanton JD,Johnson KJ,Petersen BW,Lamias MJ,Robertson K,Franka R,Briggs D,Costa P,Lai I,Quarry D,Rupprecht CE,Marano N,Brunette GW

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internet travel purchases accounted for 10% of the travel industry revenue generated in 2001. To ensure that travelers remain healthy during excursions to developing countries, travel health information needs to be available at commercial travel websites. We evaluated the current availability of travel healt...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Horvath LL,Murray CK,DuPont HL

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International travel and trade are known to be associated with the risk of spreading communicable diseases across borders. No international surveillance system for infectious diseases on ships exists. Outbreak reports and systematic studies mainly focus on disease activity on cruise ships. The study aims to ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Schlaich CC,Oldenburg M,Lamshöft MM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine imported Zika virus (ZIKV) infections (four through temperature monitoring and epidemiological investigation at entry and five by active surveillance tracking of index case contacts during follow-up; from Venezuela [n = 5], Samoa [n = 3] and both Samoa and Fiji [n = 1]) were detected in mainland China from Februa...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Zhang J,Jin X,Zhu Z,Huang L,Liang S,Xu Y,Liao R,Zhou L,Zhang Y,Wilder-Smith A

更新日期：2016-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few data are available on the incidence and predictors of serious altitude illness in travelers who visit pre-travel clinics. Travel health consultants advise on measures to be taken in case of serious altitude illness but it is not clear if travelers adhere to these recommendations. METHODS:Visitors to six...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Croughs M,Van Gompel A,Rameckers S,Van den Ende J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropical sprue is a rare disease in travelers. Its etiology remains unclear. We report two cases of tropical sprue occurring in long-term residents in Nepal and Cameroon. In one case, Tropheryma whippelii, the agent of Whipple's disease, was identified. Many infectious agents have been suggested to be the etiological ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Prendki V,Grandière-Perez L,Ansart S,Fenollar F,Bricaire F,Caumes E

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing population mobility and increasing frequency and variety of sexually transmitted infections (STI) are closely linked around the globe. Although all mobile populations are at increased risk for acquiring STIs, international travelers are the focus of this review. Several aspects of travel such as opportunity...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Ward BJ,Plourde P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Scarce data are available on the occurrence of ailments and diseases in children during travel. We studied the characteristics and frequencies of ailments in children aged 0 to 18 years and their parents during traveling. METHODS:A prospective observational study on ailments reported by children and parents ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： van Rijn SF,Driessen G,Overbosch D,van Genderen PJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue has emerged as a frequent problem in international travelers. The risk depends on destination, duration, and season of travel. However, data to quantify the true risk for travelers to acquire dengue are lacking. METHODS:We used mathematical models to estimate the risk of nonimmune persons to acquire ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Massad E,Wilder-Smith A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scrub typhus should be considered in any febrile patient presenting with a macular rash, a polyadenopathy, an eschar, or a history of environmental exposure in endemic areas. The differential diagnosis includes malaria, typhoid fever, leptospirosis, and arboviroses. Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days should be ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Nachega JB,Bottieau E,Zech F,Van Gompel A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00