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Preparedness of adolescents departing from Athens International Airport to Africa or Asia: A five-year airport-based prospective study
The number of adolescents who travel has increased. We estimated the preparedness of adolescents (12 –18 years) departing from Athens to Africa and Asia. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 31, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Helena C. Maltezou, Androula Pavli, Kalliopi Theodoridou, Eleftherios Bournousouzis, Athanasios Minitsios, Panos Katerelos, Ioanna Lymperi, Maria Theodoridou Source Type: research

Human and animal leptospirosis in Southern Brazil: A five-year retrospective study
Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonosis attributed to multiple reservoirs. Climatic conditions influence the transmission of pathogenic leptospires, which require warm and humid conditions for survival. The influence of seasonality in human and animal leptospirosis in the subtropical region of Brazil remains poorly understood. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 22, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: S érgio Jorge, Rodrigo Andrade Schuch, Natasha Rodrigues de Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Pouey da Cunha, Charles Klazer Gomes, Thais Larré Oliveira, Caroline Rizzi, Aisha Farid Abdel Aziz Yousef Bakry, Violetta Dias Pacce, Ana Lúcia Coelho Recuero, Claudio Source Type: research

Chronic depression and post-chikungunya rheumatological diseases: Is the IL-8/CXCL8 another associated mediator?
We have read with interest the systematic review of van Aalst [1], about the long-term sequelae of chikungunya (CHIK) virus disease. In that regard, considering the significant number of cases that have been reported in the region of the Americas during the last 3 years (over 2 million) [2], especially in Colombia and Brazil, their findings are of concern. We agree on the fact that the quality of life is significantly affected in chronic chikungunya, not only as consequence of rheumatological sequelae, e.g. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 20, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alfonso J. Rodr íguez-Morales, Yamid Vicente Mejia-Bernal, Oscar Mauricio Meneses-Quintero, Julio César Gutiérrez-Segura Source Type: research

Pre-travel advice at a crossroad: Medical preparedness of travellers to South and Southeast-Asia - The Hamburg Airport Survey
Specific travel-related recommendations exist for the prevention or self-treatment of infectious diseases contracted by travellers to the tropics. In the current study, we assessed the medical preparedness per these recommendations, focusing on utilization of antidiarrheal and antimalarial medication and stratified by type of pre-travel advice. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 18, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thierry Rolling, Melina M ühlenpfordt, Marylyn M. Addo, Jakob P. Cramer, Christof D. Vinnemeier Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Pre-travel care for immunocompromised and chronically ill travellers: A retrospective study
Immunocompromised and chronically ill travellers (ICCITs) are susceptible to travel related diseases. In ICCITs, pre-travel care regarding vaccinations and prophylactics is complex.We evaluated the protection level by preventive measures in ICCITs by analysing rates of vaccination protection, antibody titres, and the prescription of standby antibiotics. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 13, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mari ëlle van Aalst, Roos Verhoeven, Freshta Omar, Cornelis Stijnis, Michèle van Vugt, Godelieve J. de Bree, Abraham Goorhuis, Martin P. Grobusch Source Type: research

Is YouTube an accurate and reliable source of yellow fever information during outbreaks?
Yellow fever is a viral reemerging disease, which is endemic in tropical regions of Africa and the Americas. Although an effective yellow fever vaccine is available, outbreaks have occurred in several African countries in the last decade, causing high case fatality rates [1]. The latest one was detected in Angola in late 2015, and more recently, an ongoing outbreak of yellow fever started in Brazil in December 2016. The current outbreak spreads beyond the borders of Brazil, because several countries in the Americas are now considered at high risk of yellow fever [2]. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 13, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yeimer Ortiz-Mart ínez, Fernando González-Ferreira, Leonel Vega-Useche, Mauro Álvarez-Ricardo Source Type: research

Zika in India and the need for transparent reporting
We read with great interest a recent paper published in Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases [1], indicating the challenges of co-circulation of arboviruses in South America and would like to highlight the situation with regard to Zika virus in India and the dangers of its under-reporting. On 15 May 2017, India reported its first three laboratory confirmed cases of Zika virus to World health Organization (WHO). However, these cases were confirmed during November 2016 to February 2017, but public outreach was circumvented to avoid panic among citizens [2]. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 11, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Yusra Habib Khan, Nida Tanveer, Amer Hayat Khan, Allah Bukhsh Source Type: research

Multibacillary leprosy in a migrant from Afghanistan: A disease not to be forgotten
We read with interest the case series from a referral centre in Madrid on the frequently challenging diagnosis of patients presenting with leprosy [1]. Indeed, clinicians' awareness of this infection is usually low and misdiagnosis of leprosy is frequent. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 11, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: S ören L. Becker, Dana A. Mawlood, Anne Janssen, Lynn Heinricy, Eva Janssen, Thomas Vogt, Cornelia S.L. Müller Source Type: research

Zika in India and need for transparent reporting
We read with great interest a recent paper published in Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases [1], indicating the challenges of co-circulation of arboviruses in South America and would like to highlight the situation with regard to Zika virus in India and the dangers of its under-reporting. On 15 May 2017, India reported its first three laboratory confirmed cases of Zika virus to World health Organization (WHO). However, these cases were confirmed during November 2016 to February 2017, but public outreach was circumvented to avoid panic among citizens [2]. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 11, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Yusra Habib Khan, Nida Tanveer, Amer Hayat Khan, Allah Bukhsh Source Type: research

Access to yellow fever travel vaccination centres in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: A geographical study
More than 700,000 trips were made by residents in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (EWNI) in 2015 to tropical countries endemic for yellow fever, a potentially deadly, yet vaccine-preventable disease transmitted by mosquitoes. The aim of this study was to map the geographical accessibility of yellow fever vaccination centres (YFVC) in EWNI. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 8, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jakob Petersen, Hilary Simons, Dipti Patel Source Type: research

Animal bite and non-vector-borne transmission of Zika virus
Dear Editor, the publication by Grischott et al. on “non-vector-borne transmission of Zika virus” is very interesting [1]. Grischott et al. concluded that “there are contradictory results concerning the infectiousness of breast milk and urine and data on saliva, animal bites, transplantation, needlestick injury and laboratory work are inconclus ive [1].” The conclusion by Grischott et al. is not correct. The transmission of Zika virus by animal bite is possible. Grischott et al. might forget that the Zika virus can be transmitted by mosquito bite. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 8, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit Source Type: research

A success story of Pakistan: The country at the verge of winning the battle against polio
In our previous study, we highlighted important constraints, including religion, politics, unawareness, insecurity, inequity, bad governance and lack of social responsibility in the eradication of polio from Pakistan [1]. Despite of all these constrain, however, country has shown great success towards elimination of polio. The number of cases reported from Pakistan in 2014 and 2015 were 304 and 54 respectively, while in 2016, only 20 cases were reported. It is suggesting a drop of 94% in 2014 and a further drop of 65% since 2015 [2]. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 4, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Asim Mushtaq, Sajid Mehmood, Muhammad Zeeshan Hyder Source Type: research

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Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 1, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Emergence of drug resistant bacteria at the Hajj: A systematic review
Hajj is the annual mass gathering of Muslims, and is a reservoir and potential source of bacterial transmission. The emergence of bacterial transmission, including multi-drug resistance (MDR) bacteria, during Hajj has not been systematically assessed. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - June 24, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thongpan Leangapichart, Jean-Marc Rolain, Ziad A. Memish, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Philippe Gautret Source Type: research