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Place and practice: Sexual risk behaviour while travelling abroad among Swedish men who have sex with men
The proportion of newly diagnosed HIV and STI cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) that were contracted abroad has been increasing in Sweden. The present study explored factors associated with casual unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and travelling abroad among MSM. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 23, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kristina Ingemarsdotter Persson, Torsten Berglund, Jakob Bergstr öm, Ronny Tikkanen, Anna Thorson, Birger Forsberg Source Type: research

The role of ‘filth flies’ in the spread of antimicrobial resistance
‘Filth flies’ feed and develop in excrement and decaying matter and can transmit enteric pathogens to humans and animals, leading to colonization and infection. Considering these characteristics, ‘filth flies’ are potential vectors for the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This revie w defines the role of flies in the spread of AMR and identifies knowledge gaps. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 23, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Francis C. Onwugamba, J. Ross Fitzgerald, Kateryn Rochon, Luca Guardabassi, Abraham Alabi, Stefan K ühne, Martin P. Grobusch, Frieder Schaumburg Source Type: research

Use of the intramuscular route to administer pentamidine isethionate in Leishmania guyanensis cutaneous leishmaniasis increases the risk of treatment failure
New world cutaneous leishmaniasis (NWCL) can be found in French Guiana as well as in several other parts of Central and South America. Leishmania guyanensis accounts for nearly 90% of cases in French Guiana and is treated with pentamidine isethionate, given by either intramuscular or intravenous injection. The military population is particularly exposed due to repeated missions in the rainforest. The purpose of the present study was to identify the factors associated with pentamidine isethionate treatment failure in a series of service members with L. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 23, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jacques-Robert Christen, Eliane Bourreau, Magalie Demar, Edward Lightburn, Pierre Couppi é, Marine Ginouvès, Ghislaine Prévot, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Hélène Savini, Frank de Laval, Vincent Pommier de Santi, Sébastien Briolant Source Type: research

The role of ‘filth flies’ in the spread of antimicrobial resistance
‘Filth flies’ feed and develop in excrement and decaying matter and can transmit enteric pathogens to humans and animals, leading to colonization and infection. Considering these characteristics, ‘filth flies’ are potential vectors for the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This revie w defines the role of flies in the spread of AMR and identifies knowledge gaps. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 23, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Francis Onwugamba, J. Ross Fitzgerald, Kateryn Rochon, Luca Guardabassi, Abraham Alabi, Stefan K ühne, Martin P. Grobusch, Frieder Schaumburg Source Type: research

Differences in travel-related incidence of chlamydia by age groups, gender and destination: Sweden 2000 –2013
The absolute number of travel-related Chlamydia cases in Sweden has consistently increased between 2000 and 2013. Given the growth in international travel, we aimed to study the trends of travel-related Chlamydia incidence to determine differences and identify high-risk groups and destinations. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 21, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Val érie Decraene, Sharon Kühlmann Berenzon, Mikael Andersson Franko, Inga Veličko Source Type: research

Congenital microcephaly: A diagnostic challenge during Zika epidemics
The multiple, wide and diverse etiologies of congenital microcephaly are complex and multifactorial. Recent advances in genetic testing have improved understanding of novel genetic causes of congenital microcephaly. The recent Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in Latin America has highlighted the need for a better understanding of the underlying pathological mechanisms of microcephaly including both infectious and non-infectious causes. The diagnostic approach to microcephaly needs to include potential infectious and genetic etiologies, as well as environmental in-utero exposures such as alcohol, toxins, and medications. (Source:...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 19, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jorge L. Alvarado-Socarras, Álvaro J. Idrovo, Gustavo A. Contreras-García, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Tobey A. Audcent, Adriana C. Mogollon-Mendoza, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi Source Type: research

Congenital microcephaly: A diagnostic challenge during Zika epidemics
The multiple, wide and diverse etiologies of congenital microcephaly are complex and multifactorial. Recent advances in genetic testing have improved understanding, of novel genetic causes of congenital microcephaly. The recent Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemics in Latin America has highlighted the need for a better understanding on the underlying pathological mechanisms of microcephaly including both infectious and non-infectious causes. The diagnostic approach to microcephaly needs to include potential infectious and genetic etiologies, as well as environmental in-utero exposures such as alcohol, toxins, and medications. (Sourc...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 19, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jorge L. Alvarado-Socarras, Álvaro J. Idrovo, Gustavo A. Contreras-García, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Tobey A. Audcent, Adriana C. Mogollon-Mendoza, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi Source Type: research

Antibiotics use among Palestine refugees attending UNRWA primary health care centers in Jordan – A cross-sectional study
The irrational use of antibiotics is increasing in Jordanian refugee camps and consequently so too is bacterial resistance. About one-third of health expenditures at UNRWA health centers in Jordan are attributed to antibiotics. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 17, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maysun Al Baz, Michael R. Law, Rawan Saadeh Source Type: research

Clinically-diagnosed Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Malta
We describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of children (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 17, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Paul Torpiano, David Pace Source Type: research

When travel is a challenge: Travel medicine and the ‘dis-abled’ traveller
Travellers with recognised disabilities or the dis-ability to function as required during a trip have been overlooked in the travel medicine literature. This paper provides a starting point for further discussion and research into this neglected traveller population. In contrast, tourism research has explored travel with a disability for some time in order to understand the travellers' needs and to improve services accordingly. The contemporary bio-psycho-social understanding of disability serves as the framework for exploring motivations to travel as well as barriers, such as inter and intrapersonal, economic, structural ...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - February 15, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Irmgard Bauer Source Type: research