Acute Schistosomiasis: A Risk Underestimated by Travelers and a Diagnosis Frequently Missed by General Practitioners—A Cluster Analysis of 42 Travelers

ConclusionsThe usual prevention message of avoiding freshwater contact when traveling in tropical regions had no impact on the behavior of these travelers, who still went swimming at the Lily waterfalls. This prevention message should, therefore, be either modified or abandoned. The clinical presentation of acute schistosomiasis is often misleading. General practitioners should at least request an eosinophil count, when confronted with a returning traveler with fever. If eosinophilia is detected, it should prompt the search for a parasitic disease.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - January 1, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Laurence Rochat, Alain Bizzini, Nicolas Senn, Pierre‐Yves Bochud, Blaise Genton, Serge de Vallière Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research