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{"title":"Concurrent strongyloidiasis and necatoriasis in a Cambodian technical intern trainee in Japan that committed suicide: Diagnosis prompted by Taenia saginata proglottids in watery diarrhea","authors":"Shoichi Shimizu, Yuta Asahara, Yasuyuki Morishima, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Yoshio Osada","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102778","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102778","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102778"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epidemiologic trends and clinical outcomes of imported malaria in a tertiary care hospital, Bangkok, Thailand: A retrospective analysis (2013–2022)","authors":"Panita Looareesuwan ,&nbsp;Rachata Charoenwisedsil ,&nbsp;Punyisa Asawapaithulsert ,&nbsp;Phimphan Pisutsan ,&nbsp;Viravarn Luvira ,&nbsp;Watcharapong Piyaphanee ,&nbsp;Wasin Matsee","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102775","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102775","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Despite a significant declined in malaria incidence in Thailand, the rising global travel has resulted in an increase of imported malaria cases, posing a threat to the goal of malaria elimination. This study aims to understand the epidemiological trends and clinical outcomes of imported malaria cases in Thailand.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Medical records of all imported malaria cases admitted from 1^st January 2013 to 31^st December 2022 at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Thailand, were retrospectively examined. Demographic data, travel details, severity of illness, and clinical outcomes were described. Logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with severe disease outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In total, 335 cases of imported malaria were identified, with 33 % classified as transnational malaria and 67 % as border malaria. Transnational malaria cases (79 % <em>P. falciparum)</em> were mostly acquired from Sub-Saharan Africa for business or visiting friends and relatives (VFRs). Border malaria cases (81 % <em>P. vivax</em>) involved unskilled labourers and were acquired from land-border countries. The proportion of imported malaria in business travelers increased from 13 % to 50 % over the ten years. Risk factors for severe imported malaria included male gender, age 40 and older, infection with <em>P. falciparum</em>, and acquired malaria from Africa.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Understanding unique demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in both border and transnational cases is crucial for effective malaria prevention. The increasing imported malaria among business travelers highlight the need for targeted prevention in this high-risk group.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102775"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emergence of cutaneous anthrax in a case with non-stock farming professional woman: The need for heightened surveillance and public health readiness","authors":"Fan Xu ,&nbsp;Xu Li ,&nbsp;Yi Hu ,&nbsp;Xiaoya Liu,&nbsp;Guangwen Liu,&nbsp;Qiri Mu,&nbsp;Yu Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102779","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102779","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102779"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Post-migration infection with SARS-CoV-2 in Venezuelan migrants: A laboratory-based epidemiological observational study","authors":"Edmilson F. de Oliveira-Filho ,&nbsp;Ruth A. Martínez-Vega ,&nbsp;Andres Moreira-Soto ,&nbsp;Carl Beuchel ,&nbsp;Ivette K. Freyle-Román ,&nbsp;Eliana Mora-Guevara ,&nbsp;Bladimiro Rincón-Orozco ,&nbsp;Jan Felix Drexler","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102772","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102772","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Since 2015, over 6 million Venezuelans migrated to Colombia and neighboring countries. While most people adhered to lockdown measures, migrants kept moving during the COVID-19 pandemic.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>To investigate the extent of migration-associated SARS-CoV-2 infections, we interviewed 1209 adult Venezuelan migrants upon arrival to Bucaramanga, Colombia, 200 km from the Colombian-Venezuelan border along the main migration route during April–September 2021, collected individual-level socio-economic and clinical data, sampled blood and saliva, and assessed SARS-CoV-2 infection by serological, molecular and phylogenetic tools.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positivity was 1.9 % (95 % Confidence Interval (CI), 1.2–2.9) without varying significantly over the study period (chi-square, p = 0.922) and significantly associated with stay in Colombia &gt;14 days (p = 0.018; prevalence ratio 3.3, 95 % CI, 1.2–8.7). Pre-existing SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies were neither significantly associated with preventing infection (Chi-square, p = 0.188), nor symptom development (Fisher, p = 0.246). Predominance and time of detection of SARS-CoV-2 Mu and Gamma variants in migrants in comparison to available genomic data suggested infection predominantly in Colombia. SARS-CoV-2 IgG-based seroprevalence was 34.2 % (95 % CI, 31.5–36.9). Detection of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies was significantly associated with previous contact with infected individuals (p = 0.002).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>SARS-CoV-2 infection occurred predominantly after immigration, potentially facilitated by densely populated border camps. Improved infrastructure and health care will prevent migration-associated spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102772"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hemorrhagic erucism due to Lonomia spp. in Peru – A call for action","authors":"Edgar A. Ramírez García ,&nbsp;Maria José Valentina Canchanya-Olimar ,&nbsp;Mariana Rojas del Águila ,&nbsp;Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita ,&nbsp;Andrés F. Henao-Martínez ,&nbsp;Carlos Franco-Paredes ,&nbsp;Luis A. Marcos ,&nbsp;Juan C. Celis Salinas ,&nbsp;Martín Casapia Morales","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102774","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102774","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Envenomation due to exposure to caterpillars is an emerging public health problem. A life-threatening bleeding diathesis has been described in South America after exposure to <em>Lonomia obliqua</em> or <em>L. acheolus</em>. Deforestation, forest degradation, and global warming might increase the frequency of human exposure to these insects. Prompt recognition and administration of antivenom are crucial to ensure a favorable outcome.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102774"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rising threat of Oropouche virus transmission from mother to child: An urgent call for action","authors":"Ashutosh Pareek,&nbsp;Runjhun Singhal,&nbsp;Aaushi Pareek,&nbsp;Anil Chuturgoon,&nbsp;Vasso Apostolopoulos","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102776","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102776","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102776"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Imported malaria cases by Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in Mexican territory: Potential impact of the migration crisis","authors":"Miguel Ángel Loyola-Cruz ,&nbsp;Emilio Mariano Durán-Manuel ,&nbsp;Clemente Cruz-Cruz ,&nbsp;Juan Carlos Bravata-Alcántara ,&nbsp;Victor Hugo Gutierrez-Muñoz ,&nbsp;Laura Margarita Márquez-Valdelamar ,&nbsp;Beatriz Leal-Escobar ,&nbsp;Enzo Vásquez-Jiménez ,&nbsp;Mónica Alethia Cureño-Díaz ,&nbsp;Gustavo Esteban Lugo-Zamudio ,&nbsp;Claudia Camelia Calzada-Mendoza ,&nbsp;Gamaliel López-Leal ,&nbsp;Graciela Castro-Escarpulli ,&nbsp;Araceli Rojas-Bernabé ,&nbsp;Verónica Fernández-Sánchez ,&nbsp;Estibeyesbo Said Plascencia-Nieto ,&nbsp;Nayeli Goreti Nieto-Velázquez ,&nbsp;Juan Manuel Bello-López","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102773","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102773","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>As the migratory flow to the USA has intensified in recent months, health problems associated have been identified. The aim of this work was the identification of malaria cases imported into Mexican territory.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Operational definitions of suspected and confirmed cases were used for investigation of malaria cases. Detection of parasitic entities by thick blood smear and molecular biology served as a confirmatory test. With the characteristics of the cases, a heat map was made to determine common clinical pictures. Finally, epidemiological analysis of cases was performed for the construction of timelines of imported malaria and the tracing of migratory routes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Twelve migrants from four countries were treated for presenting clinical symptoms with suspected dengue or malaria. Malaria was confirmed and two <em>Plasmodium</em> species were identified. From the epidemiological dates of arrival in Mexico, onset of symptoms and migratory routes, we speculate that ten cases acquired <em>P. vivax</em> during their crossing through Honduras, El Salvador or Guatemala. For the Guinea cases, we conclude that there was African importation of <em>P. falciparum.</em></div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The epidemiological panorama of malaria cases imported into Mexico show the need to join efforts to ensure universal access to health services, with the objective of timely detection of imported cases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102773"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142406936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Public Health Challenges at the Upcoming Kumbh Mela 2025: Addressing the Mpox global public health emergency of international concern","authors":"Avinash Sharma,&nbsp;Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales,&nbsp;Shruti Srivastava,&nbsp;Ziad A. Memish,&nbsp;Alimuddin Zumla","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102771","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102771","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102771"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142401431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coordinated public health actions following the identification of a measles case arriving on an international flight, Spain: December 2022–January 2023","authors":"Noemí López-Perea ,&nbsp;Silvia Rivera Ariza ,&nbsp;María Magdalena Salom Castell ,&nbsp;Conchita Izquierdo Gómez ,&nbsp;Montserrat Guillaumes ,&nbsp;Aurora Fernández-García ,&nbsp;Juan E. Echevarría ,&nbsp;María Mar Mosquera ,&nbsp;Lourdes Oliva Íñiguez ,&nbsp;Ana Delia Cebollada Gracia ,&nbsp;Virtudes Gallardo García ,&nbsp;María Victoria García Rivera ,&nbsp;Bernardo Guzmán Herrador ,&nbsp;Isabel Huertas-Zarco ,&nbsp;María del Carmen Pacheco Martínez ,&nbsp;Inmaculada Rodero Garduño ,&nbsp;Oscar Paz Montero ,&nbsp;Berta Suárez Rodríguez ,&nbsp;Josefa Masa-Calles","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102768","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102768","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Contact tracing of individual exposed to any infectious measles case deserves special attention when in the country the disease is mostly imported. We present the coordinated public health actions triggered after reporting a suspected measles case in an aircraft. Spanish public health authorities and airlines responded promptly to allow a rapid contact tracing. Even one secondary measles case was reported no further transmission was identified, revealing that giving PEP and appropriate information help to avoid transmission and to maintain measles elimination in Spain.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102768"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the journey towards rabies vaccination for travellers: Results of a cross-sectional survey with patients and providers in the US, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland","authors":"Jennifer Cummins ,&nbsp;Florian Lienert ,&nbsp;Annabel Su ,&nbsp;Elaine Melander ,&nbsp;Rebecca L. West ,&nbsp;Fernanda Salgado","doi":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102767","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102767","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Although cases of rabies in international travellers are uncommon, they are a fatal risk which can be alleviated through vaccination prior to travel. As international travel recovers post-COVID, it is vital that travellers are made aware of the risk of rabies when travelling to endemic countries and supported to receive the vaccine when eligible.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Online surveys were conducted in the US, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland between November 2022–January 2023 with both patients and healthcare providers (HCPs). Eligibility criteria for patients included those eligible for rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) due to travel location and activity; HCPs had to be providers of travel vaccinations. In both surveys, questions were asked about discussion of rabies vaccination, decision of whether to administer a rabies vaccine, recommendation to get the rabies vaccine, and final decision to get a vaccine.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The final patient sample included n = 1557 patients who were eligible for rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis (US n = 504, Germany n = 353, Sweden n = 350, Switzerland n = 350) and n = 219 HCPs (US n = 75, Germany n = 75, Sweden n = 32, Switzerland n = 37). Although all patients in the sample were eligible for rabies vaccination, only 15 % felt they were at risk of getting rabies, and only 18 % received the rabies vaccine before their trip. HCPs reported discussing PrEP and/or PrEP and PEP with 30 % of patients presenting for travel vaccination advice, on average.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Awareness and perception of rabies risk, and lack of consistent HCP discussion of the need for rabies PrEP may be major barriers to uptake of the vaccine for patients who are eligible to receive it.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23312,"journal":{"name":"Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 102767"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142378251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}