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Mapping the residual incidence of taeniasis and cysticercosis in Colombia, 2009 –2013, using geographical information systems: Implications in public health and travel medicine
In Colombia, taeniasis and cysticercosis have been significantly reduced over the past decades, however still reported with implications for public health and travel medicine. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - December 27, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alfonso J. Rodr íguez-Morales, María Camila Yepes-Echeverri, Wilmer F. Acevedo-Mendoza, Hamilton A. Marín-Rincón, Carlos Culquichicón, Esteban Parra-Valencia, Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina, Ana Flisser Tags: Original article Source Type: research

A female traveler returning from Peru with an erythematous infraorbital swelling: A diagnostic challenge
After a vacation trip to tropical Peru a 54-year-old Caucasian woman presented at our clinic with sensations of pressure, irritation and pain located at a skin area with close proximity to her right infraorbital foramen. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - December 23, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Henrik Holtmann, Julian Lommen, Norbert R. K übler, Christoph K. Sproll, Susanne Sehhati-Chafai-Leuwer Source Type: research

Abbreviated atovaquone-proguanil prophylaxis regimens in travellers after leaving malaria-endemic areas: A systematic review
We evaluated existing data on the prophylactic efficacy of atovaquone-proguanil (AP) in order to determine whether prophylaxis in travellers can be discontinued on the day of return from a malaria-endemic area instead of seven days after return as per currently recommended post-travel schedule. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - December 11, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jelmer Savelkoel, Klaas Hendrik Binnendijk, Rene Spijker, Mich èle van Vugt, Kathrine Tan, Thomas Hänscheid, Patricia Schlagenhauf, Martin Peter Grobusch Source Type: research

Zika and travel: Public health implications and communications for blood donors, sperm donors and pregnant women
We are a group of medical students working on a project that examines the public health implications of Zika virus infection acquired during travel. The recent article from Grischott et al. [1] in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease reviews non-mosquito borne Zika virus (ZIKV) infection, highlights the paradigm shift of this infection from mosquito borne to a multi-mode transmission virus. This situation prompted us to go further to examine Zika “dilemmas” for returning travellers and to evaluate how public health authorities provide information to lay persons with respect to these dilemmas. (Source: Travel Medicine...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - December 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Andrin Aschwanden, Can Demir, Rosa Hinselmann, Sabrina Kasser, Andreas Rohrer Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

An extra priming dose of hepatitis A vaccine to adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis and drug induced immunosuppression – A prospective, open-label, multi-center study
Previous studies have indicated that a pre-travel single dose of hepatitis A vaccine is not sufficient as protection against hepatitis A in immunocompromised travelers. We evaluated if an extra dose of hepatitis A vaccine given shortly prior to traveling ensures seroconversion. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - December 8, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Anja Rosdahl, Christian Herzog, Gert Fr ösner, Torbjörn Norén, Lars Rombo, Helena H. Askling Source Type: research

Time delays in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in non-endemic countries: A systematic review
Delays in diagnosis and treatment for malaria are associated with an increased risk for severe disease and mortality. Identifying the extent of patient and health system delay can provide a benchmark against which interventions to reduce delays can be measured. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - December 7, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hamad Bastaki, Jessica Carter, Louise Marston, Jackie Cassell, Greta Rait Source Type: research

Labial lesion in a Portuguese man returned from Brazil – The role of molecular diagnosis
We describe a Portuguese 46-year-old man living in Brazil for the past 21 years that presented a 12-month worsening labial lesion associated with weight loss of 15  kg and dry cough. He lived in Itaipava-Petropolis-Brazil with deficient living conditions after a tropical storm flooded his house one month before the beginning of the symptoms and, due to economic reasons, he was forced to live in a mountain contacting with several animals like capybaras and arm adillos. He returned to Portugal 1 month before admission and was initially evaluated in a stomatology clinic where a biopsy was performed and microscopic examinatio...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - December 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ant ónio Ferreira, Augusta Silva, Mariana Cruz, Raquel Sabino, Cristina Veríssimo Source Type: research

Labial lesion in a Portuguese man returned from Brazil – The role of molecular diagnosis
We describe a Portuguese 46-year-old man living in Brazil for the past 21 years that presented a 12-month worsening labial lesion associated with weight loss of 15  kg and dry cough. He lived in Itaipava-Petropolis-Brazil in deficient living conditions after a tropical storm flooded his house one month before the beginning of the symptoms and, due to economic reasons, he was forced to live in a mountain contacting with several animals like capybaras and armad illos. He returned to Portugal 1 month before admission and was initially evaluated in a stomatology clinic where a biopsy was performed and microscopic examination ...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - December 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ant ónio Ferreira, Augusta Silva, Mariana Cruz, Raquel Sabino, Cristina Veríssimo Source Type: research

Post-chikungunya chronic inflammatory rheumatism: Follow-up of cases after 1 year of infection in Tolima, Colombia
Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism (CIR) is one of the recognized and increasingly reported consequence post-chikungunya infection (pCHIK) in Colombia and Latin America. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - December 1, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: M ónika Patricia Consuegra-Rodríguez, Diana Meliza Hidalgo-Zambrano, Heriberto Vásquez-Serna, Carlos E. Jimenez-Canizales, Esteban Parra-Valencia, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales Source Type: research