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A case report on symptomatic disease caused by serotype 4 vaccine virus following tetravalent anti-dengue vaccination 接种四价抗登革热疫苗后血清 4 型疫苗病毒引发症状性疾病的病例报告。

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102782

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Global spread of mpox Clade I: Implications for travel and public health mpox Clade I 的全球传播：对旅行和公共卫生的影响。

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102781

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Characteristics and morbidity patterns of last-minute travelers in Thailand 泰国最后一分钟旅行者的特征和发病模式。

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102780

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Unmasking hidden risks: A case of primaquine-induced intravascular hemolysis in G-6-PD deficient malaria patient 揭开隐藏的风险：一例 G-6-PD 缺乏的疟疾患者因普利马喹引起的血管内溶血。

IF 6.3 3区医学

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102777

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Concurrent strongyloidiasis and necatoriasis in a Cambodian technical intern trainee in Japan that committed suicide: Diagnosis prompted by Taenia saginata proglottids in watery diarrhea 一名在日本自杀的柬埔寨技术实习生同时患有强直性脊柱炎和坏死性脊柱炎：由水样腹泻中的矢车菊原虫引起的诊断。

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102778

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Epidemiologic trends and clinical outcomes of imported malaria in a tertiary care hospital, Bangkok, Thailand: A retrospective analysis (2013–2022) 泰国曼谷一家三甲医院输入性疟疾的流行趋势和临床结果：回顾性分析（2013-2022 年）。

IF 6.3 3区医学

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102775

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Emergence of cutaneous anthrax in a case with non-stock farming professional woman: The need for heightened surveillance and public health readiness 非畜牧业职业女性皮肤炭疽病例：加强监测和公共卫生准备的必要性。

IF 6.3 3区医学

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102779

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Post-migration infection with SARS-CoV-2 in Venezuelan migrants: A laboratory-based epidemiological observational study 委内瑞拉移民移居国外后感染 SARS-CoV-2 的情况：一项基于实验室的流行病学观察研究。

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102772

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Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action 秘鲁 Lonomia spp.引起的出血性糜烂 - 行动呼吁。

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102774

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Rising threat of Oropouche virus transmission from mother to child: An urgent call for action 奥罗普切病毒母婴传播的威胁日益严重：紧急行动呼吁》。

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102776

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