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{"title":"Motivational factors for choosing treatment destinations among the patients treated overseas from the United Arab Emirates: results from the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions survey 2012","authors":"W. Alnakhi, J. Segal, K. Frick, Saifuddin Ahmed, L. Morlock","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0093-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0093-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0093-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42174214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Retrospective analysis of older travellers attending a specialist travel health clinic","authors":"M. Darrat, G. Flaherty","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0094-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0094-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0094-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44863697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Imported visceral leishmaniasis and immunosuppression in seven Norwegian patients","authors":"T. Schwartz, M. Jensenius, B. Blomberg, C. Fladeby, A. Mæland, F. O. Pettersen","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0092-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0092-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0092-x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46988781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seasonal distribution and seven year trend of malaria in North West Tigrai: 2012–2018, Ethiopia; 2019","authors":"Brhane Berhe, Fitsum Mardu, Haftom Legese, Hadush Negash","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0091-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0091-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0091-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49477813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bacillus clausii as adjunctive treatment for acute community-acquired diarrhea among Filipino children: a large-scale, multicenter, open-label study (CODDLE)","authors":"Jo-Anne A de Castro, Mary Jean V. Guno, M. Perez","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0089-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0089-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0089-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45380833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determinant factors of anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic in Northwest Ethiopia","authors":"Tadesse Hailu Jember, Simachew Kassa, B. Abera, Wondemagegn Mulu, Ashenafi Genanew","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0088-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0088-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0088-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45268076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the performance of a multiplex reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction kit as a potential diagnostic and surveillance kit for rotavirus in Kenya","authors":"C. Philip, Margaret C Koech, Nancy Kipkemoi, Ronald Kirera, Janet N. Ndonye, Abigael N. Ombogo, M. Kirui, Erick Kipkirui, B. Danboise, C. Hulseberg, Stacey Bateman, Alexander F. Flynn, B. Swierczewski, E. Magiri, Elizabeth A. Odundo","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0087-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0087-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0087-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49613383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Burden of malaria in Ethiopia, 2000-2016: findings from the Global Health Estimates 2016.","authors":"Tadele Girum,&nbsp;Teha Shumbej,&nbsp;Misgun Shewangizaw","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0090-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0090-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Globally malaria remains one of the high burden diseases particularly in developing countries. Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan countries highly endemic to malaria. Although, recently the burden of malaria was reduced remarkably through public health interventions designed during the Millennium Development Goals, it is still a major public health problem in Ethiopia. Hence, measuring the burden of the disease and assessing the trend is very important for monitoring the extent and changes over a period of time.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the burden of malaria in terms of death and Disability-Adjusted Life Years lost (DALY) between 2000 and 2016.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The research used data from Global Health Estimate 2016; that originally collected the information through vital registration, verbal autopsy, surveys, reports, published scientific articles, Global Burden of Disease study (GBD 2016) and modeling.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2016 there were an estimated 2,927,266 (95% CI, 525,000-6,983,000) new malaria cases in Ethiopia. It caused an estimated 4,782 deaths (95% CI 122.5-12,750) with a crude death rate of 4.7/100,000 and Age-standardized death rate (ASDR) of 4.9/100,000 population. However, the number of deaths due to malaria declined by 54% from the 2000's record of 10,412 deaths (95% CI 98.8-16180) within 16 years and ASDR declined by 63% from the 2000 record. In the same year, DALY due to malaria was 365,900 years (187,000 years among male and 178,900 years among females). It contributed for 0.78% of the total DALY in Ethiopia and 1% of the global DALY due to malaria. Around 332,100 life years (YLL) were lost and 35,200 years were lived with disability (YLD) due to malaria. Mortality and DALY related to malaria is slightly higher among males; and under 5 children are highly affected.</p><p><strong>Conclusion and recommendation: </strong>Although, the burden of malaria is remarkably declining in Ethiopia; with a higher level of mortality and DALY, it still remained one of the public health problems. Therefore, strengthening the existing malaria prevention program is important to eliminate the disease within the target period.</p>","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":"5 ","pages":"11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0090-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41214090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Treatment destinations and visit frequencies for patients seeking medical treatment overseas from the United Arab Emirates: results from Dubai Health Authority reporting during 2009-2016.","authors":"Wafa K Alnakhi,&nbsp;Jodi B Segal,&nbsp;Kevin D Frick,&nbsp;Altijani Hussin,&nbsp;Saifuddin Ahmed,&nbsp;Laura Morlock","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0086-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0086-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Each year, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) spends millions of dollars to cover the costs of United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals seeking healthcare overseas. Patients may travel overseas to seek an array of treatments. It is important to analyze the number of trips and treatment destinations for patients travelling overseas to provide baseline information for the DHA to improve polices and strategies related to overseas treatment for UAE nationals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Administrative data were obtained from the DHA for UAE nationals who sought medical treatment overseas during 2009-2016. We examined the number of trips and treatment destinations by medical specialty, age, gender, years of travel and travel seasons. Multinomial logistic and negative binomial regression models were used to assess the relationships of the treatment destinations and number of trips, respectively, with the key variables of interest.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included data from 6557 UAE nationals. The top three treatment destinations were Germany (46%), the UK (19%) and Thailand (14%). The most common medical specialties were orthopedic surgery (13%), oncology (13%) and neurosurgery (10%). Oncology had the highest expected number of trips adjusted for a number of covariates (IRR 1.34, 95% CI: 1.24-1.44). Regarding destination variation, patients had a lower relative risk ratio of seeking healthcare in Germany in the winter (RRR 0.68, 95% CI: 0.57-0.80). Endocrinology was the most common medical specialty sought in the UK (RRR 3.36, 95% CI: 2.01-5.60).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This is the first study to systematically examine the current practice of medical treatment overseas among UAE nationals. The results demonstrate that treatment destinations, medical specialties for which treatment was sought, age, gender and travel season are significant factors in understanding overseas travel for medical care. The study can guide the DHA in collecting more data for further research that may lead to policy-relevant information about sending patients to the best-quality treatment choices at an optimal cost.</p>","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":"5 ","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0086-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41214091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epidemiology and etiology of Traveler's diarrhea in Bangkok, Thailand, a case-control study.","authors":"Ladaporn Bodhidatta,&nbsp;Sinn Anuras,&nbsp;Siriporn Sornsakrin,&nbsp;Umaporn Suksawad,&nbsp;Oralak Serichantalergs,&nbsp;Apichai Srijan,&nbsp;Orntipa Sethabutr,&nbsp;Carl J Mason","doi":"10.1186/s40794-019-0085-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0085-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Traveler's diarrhea (TD) is a common health problem among visitors from developed to developing countries. Although global and regional estimates of pathogen distribution are available, the etiology of diarrhea among non-military travelers to Thailand is largely unknown.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective TD case-control study was conducted among adult travelers from developed countries at a prominent hospital in Bangkok, Thailand during 2001-2003. Stool samples were collected from acute TD cases and non-diarrheal controls and analyzed for bacterial, viral, and protozoan pathogens by microbiology, ELISA or PCR methods. Calculation of adjusted odd ratios for risk factors was performed by logistic regression using STATA statistical software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Stool samples were collected and analyzed from 389 TD cases and 400 non-diarrhea controls. At least one pathogen was detected in 227 (58%) cases and 124 (31%) controls. <i>Plesiomonas</i> (14%), <i>Vibrio</i> (14%), <i>Campylobacter</i> (14%), and norovirus (12%) were the most frequently isolated pathogens among cases and significantly associated with diarrhea at <i>p</i> = 0.006, <i>p</i> < 0.001, <i>p</i> < 0.001, <i>p</i> < 0.001, respectively. <i>Shigella</i> (3%) and ETEC (8%), detected in lower prevalence, also showed significant association with TD at <i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> = 0.002, respectively. Travelers from East Asian countries had an increased risk of <i>Vibrio</i> infection (Crude odds ratio: 3.1, <i>p</i>-value = 0.001); travelers from the United States, Canada, and Europe had an increased risk of <i>Campylobacter</i> infection (Crude odds ratio: 2.6, <i>p</i>-value = 0.001); and travelers from Australia and New Zealand had an increased risk of <i>Salmonella</i> infection (Crude odds ratio: 3.2, <i>p</i>-value = 0.009).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Etiology of TD in Thailand is mainly of bacterial origin. <i>Plesiomonas, Vibrio,</i> and norovirus are underappreciated diarrheagenic pathogens. In our study, the origin of the traveler plays an important role in diarrhea etiology. Understanding variations in TD severity and etiology among travelers from different regions warrants further study.</p>","PeriodicalId":23303,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines","volume":"5 ","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2019-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40794-019-0085-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37315198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}