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Sushi, cervice and gnathostomiasis - A case report and review of imported infections
We describe a case of imported cutaneous gnathostomiasis in a Thai patient living in France. Gnathostomiasis is a zoonosis of food origin. The disease is endemic in Southeast Asia and Latin America. However, over the past 30 years, an increasing number of imported cases has been described in Europe and America. The disease is rare in Western Europe and the majority of cases described had a cutaneous clinical presentation. The disease may sometimes be confused with allergy, leading to a delay in diagnosis. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 16, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jordan Leroy, Marjorie Cornu, Anne Sophie Deleplancque, S éverine Loridant, Emmanuel Dutoit, Boualem Sendid Source Type: research

Expected immunizations and health protection for Hajj and Umrah 2018 —An overview
The annual Hajj and Umrah are one of the largest recurring religious mass gatherings across the globe drawing pilgrims from more than 185 countries. The living circumstances and activities of the pilgrims may create an environment for the occurrence and spread of communicable diseases. Each year, the Health authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in coordination with international health authorities, updates health requirements for pilgrims. The Hajj for 2017 took place from August 24 to September 5, 2017. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 13, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Philippe Gautret, Ziad A. Memish Source Type: research

Maritime illness and death reporting and public health response, United States, 2010 –2014
Deaths and certain illnesses onboard ships arriving at US ports are required to be reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and notifications of certain illnesses are requested. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 13, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Caroline Stamatakis, Marion Rice, Faith Washburn, Kristopher Krohn, Millicent Bannerman, Joanna J. Regan Source Type: research

Toxocariasis in humans in Africa – A systematic review
Toxocariasis is a globally distributed zoonosis. The most important definitive hosts are dogs, whereas humans serve as paratenic hosts. Transmission to humans occurs by accidental ingestion of eggs, e.g. by consumption of contaminated fruit or vegetables. Although exposure to Toxocara is usually considered as relatively benign, it is implicated in a range of neurological, ophthalmologic and other organ-specific conditions, some of them with grave consequences. This review provides an overview on the epidemiology, presentation and risk factors of exposure to Toxocara in Africa. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 13, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Felix L ötsch, Rieke Vingerling, Rene Spijker, Martin Peter Grobusch Source Type: research

Influenza is more common than Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) among hospitalized adult Saudi patients
Since the initial description of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), we adopted a systematic process of screening admitted patients with community acquired pneumonia. Here, we report the result of the surveillance activity in a general hospital in Saudi Arabia over a four year period. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 13, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ali A. Rabaan, Kareem Hinedi Source Type: research

Influenza virus but not MERS coronavirus circulation in Iran, 2013 –2016: Comparison between pilgrims and general population
The pilgrimage to Mecca and Karbala bring many Muslims to a confined area. Respiratory tract infections are the most common diseases transmitted during mass gatherings in Hajj, Umrah and Karbala. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and influenza virus infections among Iranian general population and pilgrims with severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) returning from Mecca and Karbala during 2013 –2016. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 11, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jila Yavarian, Nazanin Zahra Shafiei Jandaghi, Maryam Naseri, Peyman Hemmati, Mohhamadnasr Dadras, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Talat Mokhtari Azad Source Type: research

Destination specific risks of acquisition of notifiable food- and waterborne infections or sexually transmitted infections among Finnish international travellers, 1995 –2015
Overnight international travels made by Finns more than doubled during 1995 –2015. To estimate risks and observe trends of travel-related notifiable sexually transmitted and food- and water-borne infections (STIs and FWIs) among travellers, we analysed national reports of gonorrhoea, syphilis, hepatitis A, shigellosis, campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis cases and relate d them to travel statistics. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 10, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Viktor Z öldi, Jussi Sane, Anu Kantele, Ruska Rimhanen-Finne, Saara Salmenlinna, Outi Lyytikäinen Source Type: research

The Chikungunya epidemic in the Caribbean did not impact tourism
We read with great interest the recent paper on travelers' knowledge of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in the Virgin Islands National Park [1]. As reported to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the ongoing CHIK epidemic in the Americas has resulted in more than 2.1 million cases since it began in 2013, and local transmission has been reported in all jurisdictions in the Western hemisphere except Cuba and Uruguay. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Cindy Bitter, Janet Y. Lin Source Type: research

Differences between observed and estimated by hematocrit hemoglobin and its implications in the diagnosis of anemia: Analysis of data derived from the PERU MIGRANT study (PEru's rural to urban MIGRANTs study)
We have read with interest the study Lois et al. [1], and would like to provide some comments regard the diagnosis of anemia in the context of malaria [1]. For long time in resource-constrained settings, hemoglobin has been estimated using a threefold conversion from the hematocrit; however, this is not always accurate [2 –4]. Especially in children, in malaria endemic settings as well travelers, this has been pointed out, given its implications in the diagnosis of anemia [2,4]. Studies showed that this underdiagnose anemia [2–4]. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alfonso J. Rodr íguez-Morales, Maria Leonor Galindo-Marquez, Juan Esteban Garcia-Robledo Source Type: research

International travelers with infectious diseases determined by pathology results, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — United States, 1995–2015
The failure to consider travel-related diagnoses, the lack of diagnostic capacity for specialized laboratory testing, and the declining number of autopsies may affect the diagnosis and management of travel-related infections. Pre- and post-mortem pathology can help determine causes of illness and death in international travelers. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kristina M. Angelo, Kira Barbre, Wun-Ju Shieh, Phyllis E. Kozarsky, Dianna M. Blau, Mark J. Sotir, Sherif R. Zaki Source Type: research

When you hear hoof beats … consider zebras - A diagnostic challenge
A 54-year-old Indian male migrant living in Switzerland presented with persisting left-sided scrotal pain and suspected left-sided varicocele after having received antibiotic treatment for ipsilateral epididymitis. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - September 25, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kathrin Bausch, Martin Bosl, Matthias Matter, Simona Gabrielli, Andreas Neumayr Source Type: research

Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus mononucleosis: Important causes of febrile illness in returned travellers
We describe the clinical and laboratory featu res of returned travellers diagnosed with primary CMV and EBV syndromes. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - September 21, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Temi Lampejo, Jonathan Lambourne, Margaret Armstrong, Anna Checkley, Eleni Nastouli Source Type: research

Malaria prevention recommendations for risk groups visiting sub-Saharan Africa: A survey of European expert opinion and international recommendations
Malaria prevention can be complex due to the individual characteristics of the traveller, travel destination, duration of stay and type of travel. Our aim in this study was to document malaria chemoprophylaxis recommendations provided by travel-medicine experts in Europe for specific risk groups of travellers visiting malaria-endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - September 19, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mithula Shellvarajah, Christoph Hatz, Patricia Schlagenhauf Source Type: research