The World Health Organization reports that approximately 200 million people are infected with Giardia (G.) lamblia worldwide. Taking into account the emergence of resistance and the high toxicity of conventional drugs, research into new strategies to fight against G. lamblia is increasing. The aim...
Author(s)
Toychiev, A.; Kerimov, F.; Islamova, J.; Shaislamova, M.; Mirzakhmedov, M.; Davis, N.; Syrov, V.; Osipova, S.
Publisher
Polskie Towarzystwo Parazytologiczne (Polish Parasitological Society), Warsaw, Poland
Citation
Annals of Parasitology, 2022, 68, 3, pp 605-615
A practical guide on point-of-care testing for health professionals working in community-based primary care settings. Point-of-care testing (POCT) refers to pathology testing performed in a clinical setting at the time of patient consultation, generating a rapid test result that enables informed...
Publisher
CSIRO, Collingwood, Australia
Citation
A practical guide to global point-of-care testing, 2016, pp 488 pp.
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) have re-emerged worldwide due to urbanisation, increase in travel and climate change, becoming a major and serious threat to global public health. In Qatar, the concern has recently risen because of the attribution of the soccer 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™, which...
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Schaffner, F.; Bansal, D.; Mardini, K.; Al-Marri, S. A.; Al-Thani, M. H. J.; Al-Romaihi, H.; Sultan, A. A.; Al-Hajri, M.; Farag, E. A. B. A.
Publisher
Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation
Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association, 2021, 39, 3-13, pp 3-13
Equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA) and equine piroplasmosis (EP) are triggered by tick-borne pathogens - the intracellular bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum and the intracellular Protozoa Babesia caballi and Theileria equi. These pathogens attack cells in the blood stream and cause similar...
Author(s)
Joachim, A.; Cavalleri, J. M. V.; Berger, S.
Publisher
Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte GST, Bern, Switzerland
Citation
SAT, Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 2022, 164, 1, pp 35-50
Aims: To investigate a cluster of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in 33 eyes of 25 previously healthy paediatric and teenage individuals after a rugby match. Methods: An observational case series was reported. Analysis of medical record of patients with microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis, who...
Author(s)
Kwok, A. K. H.; Tong, J. M. K.; Tang, B. S. F.; Poon, R. W. S.; Li, W. W. T.; Yuen, K. Y.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Eye, 2013, 27, 6, pp 747-754
Background: Humanitarian disaster environments put relief workers at risk, both physically and mentally. Research looking at the growing humanitarian workforce's health and working conditions is lacking. Methods: A questionnaire was presented to ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross)...
Author(s)
Guisolan, S. C.; Ambrogi, M.; Meeussen, A.; Althaus, F.; Eperon, G.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022, 46,
The potential risk and preventive factors for microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis were identified in a retrospective cohort study of Hong Kong rugby players involved in an international outbreak of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis related to soil contact in a Singapore sport venue in April 2012. ...
Author(s)
Lam TszSum; Wong ManHa; Chuang ShukKwan
Publisher
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013, 19, 3, pp 516-517
The next FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil in June-July 2014. Around 600,000 international visitors and participants (as well over 3 million domestic travelers) are expected. This event will take place in twelve cities. This event poses specific challenges, given its size and the diversity of...
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Gallego, V.; Berberian, G.; Lloveras, S.; Verbanaz, S.; Chaves, T. S. S.; Orduna, T.; Rodriguez-Morales, A. J.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2014, 12, 3, pp 208-218
Background. Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, events that are expected to attract hundreds of thousands of international travelers. Travelers to Brazil will encounter locally endemic infections as well as mass event-specific risks. Methods. We...
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Wilson, M. E.; Chen, L. H.; Han, P. V.; Keystone, J. S.; Cramer, J. P.; Segurado, A.; Hale, D.; Jensenius, M.; Schwartz, E.; Sonnenburg, F. von; Leder, K.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Citation
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2014, 58, 10, pp 1347-1356
The articles in this special issue cover important topics in travel and adventure medicine, with the aim to help health providers care for travel patients as well as help prepare health care workers for their own travels and adventures. More traditional travel medicine concerns, such as malaria...
Author(s)
Pottinger, P. S.; Sanford, C. A.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Medical Clinics of North America, 2016, 100, 2, pp 237-434