Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – August 1, 2004
August 1, 2004
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The Re-emergence of Wild Poliovirus in Africa
Travel Medicine providers must be aware of the need for continued surveillance of their patients for an adequate polio immunization status given the following developments in Africa. -
Rabies Infections in Organ Donor and Transplant Recipients
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed the diagnosis of rabies in 4 recipients of transplanted organs and their common donor. All 4 transplant recipients presented with rapidly progressive encephalitis within 21 to 27 days after receiving their transplant and all subsequently died. -
Endurance Runners and Travel
Why are so many Olympic level endurance athletes from East Africa? A demographic review of Ethiopians suggests that both heritage and habit are important. Travel medicine providers can provide customized care to runners to protect them from particular risks during international travel. -
Travelers Returning to Italy with Fever
Seven percent of more than 2,000 hospital admissions to the Division of Infectious Tropical Diseases at the Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, were due to fever in travelers and migrants returning from the tropics. Malaria was the most frequent diagnosis.