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_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Oswald CB,Summer AP,Fischer PR

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly, involves the infestation of human tissue with fly larvae, and is common in Central and South America. We report a case of a 57-year-old man with cutaneous myiasis imported into the US from Belize. The epidemiology, biological life cycle, clinical presen...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Garvin KW,Singh V

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global travellers are increasingly at risk of contracting malaria. The increasing occurrence of drug-resistance in many endemic areas emphasizes the need for novel drug targets for antimalarial-screening. In this study, the use of pyruvate kinase as a drug-target is evaluated. The functional validation of a ...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Chan M,Tan DS,Sim TS

更新日期：2007-03-01 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

authors： Leggat PA,Leggat FW

更新日期：2007-01-01 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

authors： Nicholson AN

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male patient developed acute pulmonary histoplasmosis 2 weeks after bathing in the water falls of Wli, Ghana. Exposure to Histoplasma capsulatum was probably mediated through inhalation of an aerosol of water and guano from the large colony of fruit bats of the falls. More cases of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis can...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： de Vries PJ,Koolen MG,Mulder MM,Kortbeek LM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually transmitted infections are often acquired during travel. Infections are most often seen in young adults, travelling without a regular partner and among those who have higher numbers of partners while at home. Alcohol and recreational drug use may increase risk. The risks are highest from having unprotected se...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Richens J

更新日期：2006-05-01 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

authors： Memish ZA,Osoba AO

更新日期：2006-03-01 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

authors： Scarisbrick JJ,Chiodini PL,Watson J,Moody A,Armstrong M,Lockwood D,Bryceson A,Vega-López F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To examine fatal and non-fatal incidents involving tourists in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Methods. Official press releases from the public relations office at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park were examined for reports of fatal and non-fatal incidents involving tourists. Results. Between 1992 and 2002 th...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Heggie TW

更新日期：2005-08-01 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

authors： Ramos CC,Rapoport PB,Brito Neto RV

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rash is not generally believed to be a symptom of malaria. Two cases of acute falciparum malaria in non-immune residents of Mozambique who presented with pruritic rashes are reported. One case exhibited classical urticaria, the other a pruritic papular rash. Review of the literature reveals cases of malaria from India...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Toovey S,Jamieson A,Nettleton G,Hatz C

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is a common intravascular trematode infection. The snail/human lifecycle is illustrated. Travellers who acquire the infection are often asymptomatic, but nearly always give a history of fresh water exposure in endemic countries when asked. The various manifestations of symptomatic schistosomiasis are d...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Blanchard TJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to describe the clinical pathology and seasonal variation of cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) in an impoverished community. METHOD:A representative sample of the population of a poor urban neighbourhood in Fortaleza, northeast Brazil, was examined for CLM four times during a per...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Heukelbach J,Wilcke T,Meier A,Sabóia Moura RC,Feldmeier H

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. The Roll Back Malaria (RBM) initiative has committed itself to halving the worlds's malaria burden by 2010, having adopted five operationally focused 'critical concepts' to guide this task. The focus of RBM's efforts is in the developing world where external support is often required. Malaria was only rece...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Toovey S,Jamieson A

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of infection with hepatitis E virus to international travellers to endemic regions such as the subcontinent of India, Nepal, South-East Asia, China, parts of the Middle East, Africa, Mexico and some countries of South America is underestimated. Hepatitis E virus is transmitted enterically usually by drinking ...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Zuckerman JN

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Australia has a well-developed tourism industry and health care system. Despite the precautions recommended in this paper, Australia has been virtually free of local outbreaks of life threatening tropical diseases in recent decades. This paper focuses on health and safety issues for travellers to Australia, especially...

journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease

authors： Shaw MM,Leggat PA

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00