Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – February 1, 2011
February 1, 2011
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Vesico-Vaginal Fistula, Violence, and Voluntourism
In areas of limited maternal care across Africa, obstructed labor leads to stillbirth and necrosis of maternal tissues. -
Occupational Transmission of Neisseria meningitidis, California, 2009
On December 11, 2009, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) began an investigation into two secondary cases of meningococcal disease following occupational exposure to an unconscious adult. -
Health Care Workers in the Developing World: Disease Transmission Risk and Mitigation
Only limited data are available regarding the epidemiology of infectious diseases that occur among traveling health care workers (HCWs) or medical researchers. -
Sushi Delight: Uncooked Seafood and Anisakidosis
Anisakis simplex and Pseudoterranova decipiens cause most human anisakidosis. The term anisakidosis refers to a dead-end human disease caused by ingestions of any such larvae. -
Pharmacology Watch: Statin Use in Patients with Abnormal Liver Function
In this issue: Statins and liver function; dosing timing for thyroxine; rivaroxaban foÿ