Three cases of imported neurocysticercosis in Northern Italy.

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：BACKGROUND:Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, is one of the obligatory religious duties of Islam. The travel clinic of the Public Health Service (PHS) Amsterdam administers vaccinations, including the required meningitis ACYW135 vaccine, and provides travelers with individual recommendations for all their travels. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Keles H,Sonder GJ,van den Hoek A

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Swiss business travelers with regard to malaria. METHODS:Questionnaires printed in three languages were distributed by employers, travel agencies and tropical medicine specialists to business travelers with destinations in malaria endem...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Weber R,Schlagenhauf P,Amsler L,Steffen R

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of malaria is increasing in travelers and soldiers. In 2006, a survey was performed in a French battalion returning from a malaria-endemic area. According to the chemoprophylaxis plasma concentration and the individuals' reports, the noncompliance rates were high, respectively, 63.4 and 54.7%. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Ollivier L,Michel R,Carlotti MP,Mahé P,Romand O,Todesco A,Migliani R,Boutin JP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 29-year-old woman who presented to hospital with fever, right upper quadrant pain, marked eosinophilia, and liver abscesses after returning to Canada from Bali, Indonesia. Diagnostic delay and prolonged antibiotic use led to morbidity before the eventual diagnosis and treatment of fascioliasis. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Kain D,Mukkala AN,Boggild AK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three laboratory-confirmed dengue virus (DENV) infections imported to Belgium by travelers returning from Madeira (Portugal). Despite the use of a mosquito-repellent spray as reported by two patients, the infection could not be prevented. Diagnosis was made by antigen detection and real-time reverse transcri...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Cnops L,Franco L,Van Meensel B,Van den Ende J,Paz Sanchez-Seco M,Van Esbroeck M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-care professionals can help travelers by providing accurate pre-travel counseling for mosquito-transmitted diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, and dengue fever. Governments and international organizations will benefit from knowledge survey among health professionals in this field to promote the de...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Huang HL,Chiu TY,Huang KC,Cheng SY,Yao CA,Lee LT

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A putative underdiagnosis of clinical chikungunya virus infection in Dutch travelers to the Indian Ocean area was addressed by retrospective screening of all sera for which requested dengue virus serology was negative in the period 2007 to 2010. Evidence for a recent infection was observed in 6.5% of 107 patients, ind...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Reusken CB,Bakker J,Reimerink JH,Zelena H,Koopmans MG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 1.5 billion passengers travel by aircraft every year. Leg edema, as a sign of venous stasis, is a well-known problem among passengers during and after long-haul flights. Until now, no studies have been done on the development of leg edema and fluid shifts under real flight conditions. The aim of ou...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Mittermayr M,Fries D,Innerhofer P,Schobersberger B,Klingler A,Partsch H,Fischbach U,Gunga HC,Koralewski E,Kirsch K,Schobersberger W

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an Anthia sexmaculata sexmaculata-associated necrotic burn in a French expatriate in Mauritania. Anthia spp.-related injury is a common though underreported health issue in the Sahelo-Saharan area. Deployed soldiers and travellers should be aware of these beetles when adventuring in this region. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Aoun O,François M,Demoncheaux JP,Rapp C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Travellers visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) often have complex pre-travel needs. We identified the characteristics, destinations, vaccinations and pre-travel advice provided to VFRs and compared these with non-VFR travellers. The significant differences we found suggest that future research should focus on improv...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Rowe K,Chaves N,Leder K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the inclusion of elective programs, often overseas, in many medical courses, it was decided that a preliminary retrospective analysis of health problems associated with these programs in medical students from the University of Tasmania would be desirable. METHODS:A questionnaire covering general travel...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Goldsmid JM,Bettiol SS,Sharples N

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the awareness of the mode of rabies transmission, travel-associated rabies risk, and adequate preventive measures among French travelers. METHODS:Three hundred travelers were administered a detailed questionnaire prior to pretravel advice, addressing their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Altmann M,Parola P,Delmont J,Brouqui P,Gautret P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aeromedical repatriation of patients is an expanding service due to the growing number of travelers worldwide. Of these repatriated patients, a small number require specialized transportation due to severe medical complications. We evaluated the medical in-flight records of Dutch patients with severe disease...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Greuters S,Christiaans HM,Veenings B,Loer SA,Boer C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, remote-sensing infrared thermography (IRT) has been advocated as a possible means of screening for fever in travelers at airports and border crossings, but its applicability has not been established. We therefore set out to evaluate (1) the fea...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Chan LS,Cheung GT,Lauder IJ,Kumana CR,Lauder IJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 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:Thirteen clustered cases of American histoplasmosis, a deep mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum and acquired through inhalation of airborne spores was reported. Twenty-five persons traveled in Martinique, French West Indies. Thirteen underwent trekking and passed through a mountain tunnel full of bats (...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Salomon J,Flament Saillour M,De Truchis P,Bougnoux ME,Dromer F,Dupont B,de Saint-Hardouin G,Perronne C

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, several studies have shown that Cyclospora cayetanensis is a worldwide intestinal pathogen, and it has been implicated in a number of sporadic cases and epidemic outbreaks of diarrheal illness in several endemic areas. The parasite is associated with prolonged and relapsing watery diarrhea in immunoco...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Kansouzidou A,Charitidou C,Varnis T,Vavatsi N,Kamaria F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between 1995 and 1997, stool samples of 322 Austrian tourists returning from abroad with diarrhea were examined for bacteria, parasites and viruses. METHODS:Epidemiologic data were collected from information furnished by physicians and hospitals and from questionnaires. Moreover, testing expenses and additi...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Reinthaler FF,Feierl G,Stünzner D,Marth E

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Many patients with epilepsy travel abroad and drive automobiles with the assumption that policies, rules, and regulations on epilepsy and driving are similar to those of their home countries. This paper investigates the driving restrictions and other pertinent information on this issue in foreign countries. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Ooi WW,Gutrecht JA

更新日期：2000-01-01 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:Descriptions of the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have seldom been produced in the Caribbean, which is a major tourism destination. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Using DNA microarrays and spa typing, we characterized 85 MRSA isolates from human skin and soft-tissue infections fr...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Chroboczek T,Boisset S,Rasigade JP,Meugnier H,Akpaka PE,Nicholson A,Nicolas M,Olive C,Bes M,Vandenesch F,Laurent F,Etienne J,Tristan A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of preventive measures in combating travel-related illnesses is well recognized. However, there is a lack of information on the economic value of any travel-associated preventive measures in the literature. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this article is to report the values of willingness to pa...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Yeung R,Abdullah AS,McGhee SM,Hedley AJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni are endemic to East Africa. US Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) serving in Tanzania were not experiencing symptoms of infection, but in 1998 when comprehensive testing was instituted, more than one-quarter were found to be infected with schistosomiasis at the clos...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Outwater AH,Mpangala E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of motion sickness approaches 100% on rough seas. Some previous studies have reported a strong association between location on a ship and the risk of motion sickness, whereas other studies found no association. This study was undertaken to determine if there is a statistical association betwee...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Gahlinger PM

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the health advice provided to hostelers and the role and influence of hosteling organizations' travelers' information evenings in giving travel health advice. This study was designed to investigate these in relation to the Australian context. METHODS:In 1997, hostelers attending travel...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Leggat PA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00