Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – September 1, 2011

September 1, 2011

• Leishmaniasis and Human Trafficking

  Physicians at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) report a cluster of 5 cases of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in illegal immigrants from East Africa, which surprisingly turned out to be consistent with New World Leishmaniasis, although all 5 had come from an area endemic for Old World Leishmaniasis. How did this occur?

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• Tdap for Health Care Workers

  Add TDAP to the growing list of recommended (and often required) vaccinations for health care workers (HCWs) in hospital, including MMR, hepatitis B, influenza, and possibly varicella.

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• Bacterial Meningitis: Rarer in Older Patients, but Equally Deadly

  Bacterial meningitis is a feared medical illness that has a high morbidity and mortality rate. Meningitis can present in any age group, although the predominant pathogenic organisms do vary by age.

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• Hepatitis C Treatment by Primary Care Clinicians

  In most communities in the united states, hepatitis c (HepC) treatment is provided by gastroenterologists.

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• Pharmacology Watch: ACEIs and ARBs Help Patients with Aortic Stenosis

  In this issue: ACEI/ARB therapy for AS; safety alert issued for dronedarone; statins and cancer risk; nesiritide and heart failure; and FDA actions.

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