Background: Europeans represent the majority of international travellers and clinicians encountering returned patients have an essential role in recognizing, and communicating travel-associated public health risks. Methods: To investigate the morbidity of travel associated infectious diseases in...
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Field, V.; Gautret, P.; Schlagenhauf, P.; Burchard, G. D.; Caumes, E.; Jensenius, M.; Castelli, F.; Gkrania-Klotsas, E.; Weld, L.; Lopez-Velez, R.; Vries, P. de; Sonnenburg, F. von; Loutan, L.; Parola, P.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010, 10, 330, pp (17 November 2010)
Background: Travel is important in the acquisition and dissemination of infection. We aimed to assess European surveillance data for travel-related illness to profile imported infections, track trends, identify risk groups, and assess the usefulness of pre-travel advice. Methods: We analysed...
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Schlagenhauf, P.; Weld, L.; Goorhuis, A.; Gautret, P.; Weber, R.; Sonnenburg, F. von; Lopez-Vélez, R.; Jensenius, M.; Cramer, J. P.; Field, V. K.; Odolini, S.; Gkrania-Klotsas, E.; Chappuis, F.; Malvy, D.; Genderen, P. J. J. van; Mockenhaupt, F.; Jauréguiberry, S.; Smith, C.; Beeching, N. J.; Ursing, J.; Parola, P.; Grobusch, M. P.
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Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2015, 15, 1, pp 55-64
Background: Limited data exist on infectious diseases imported to various locations in Europe, particularly after travel within the continent. Methods: To investigate travel-related disease relevant to Europe that is potentially preventable through pre-travel intervention, we analyzed the...
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Warne, B.; Weld, L. H.; Cramer, J. P.; Field, V. K.; Grobusch, M. P.; Caumes, E.; Jensenius, M.; Gautret, P.; Schlagenhauf, P.; Castelli, F.; Lalloo, D. G.; Ursing, J.; Chappuis, F.; Sonnenburg, F. von; López-Vélez, R.; Rapp, C.; Smith, K. C.; Parola, P.; Gkrania-Klotsas, E.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2014, 21, 4, pp 248-254
Two regions should be individualized in North African area. In the region of the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya) and Egypt, due to climatic and socioeconomic conditions, the traveler is at risk of acquiring a number of infections common to other geographic areas. However, the...
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Gautret, P.; Mouffok, N.; Parola, P.
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Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK
Citation
Infectious diseases: a geographic guide, 2011, pp 98-110
Background: With increasing international travel and historically high numbers of residents visiting friends and relatives overseas, travel-associated illnesses are frequent in Marseille, France. We report the changing epidemiology of travel-related illnesses over a 12-year period. Methods: A...
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Griffiths, K. M.; Savini, H.; Brouqui, P.; Simon, F.; Parola, P.; Gautret, P.
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Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
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Journal of Travel Medicine, 2018, 25, 1, pp tay007
Background. Older individuals represent a substantial proportion of international travelers. Because of physiological changes and the increased probability of underlying medical conditions, older travelers might be at higher risk for at least some travel-associated diseases. Methods. With the aim...
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Gautret, P.; Gaudart, J.; Leder, K.; Schwartz, E.; Castelli, F.; Lim PohLian; Murphy, H.; Keystone, J.; Cramer, J.; Shaw, M.; Boddaert, J.; Sonnenburg, F. von; Parola, P.
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Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
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Journal of Travel Medicine, 2012, 19, 3, pp 169-177
The aim of this study was to investigate travel-associated morbidity in European travellers in 2009 in comparison with 2008, with a particular emphasis on emerging infectious diseases with the potential for introduction into Europe. Diagnoses with demographic, clinical and travel-related predictors ...
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Odolini, S.; Parola, P.; Gkrania-Klotsas, E.; Caumes, E.; Schlagenhauf, P.; López-Vélez, R.; Burchard, G. D.; Santos-O'Connor, F.; Weld, L.; Sonnenburg, F. von; Field, V.; Vries, P. de; Jensenius, M.; Loutan, L.; Castelli, F.
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Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012, 18, 5, pp 468-474
With the aim to identify at-risk individuals among a cohort of international travellers, 3442 individuals who sought advice at Marseille travel health centre in 2009 were prospectively included. Demographics, travel characteristics, chronic medical conditions, vaccinations and antimalarial...
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Aubry, C.; Gaudart, J.; Gaillard, C.; Delmont, J.; Parola, P.; Brouqui, P.; Gautret, P.
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Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2012, 10, 5/6, pp 247-256
Acute undifferentiated fever (AUF) is frequently observed in tropical settings, but diagnosing the cause of AUF is often a challenge for local physicians and the physicians treating returning travellers. We conducted a case-control study in central Vietnam in 2016. A total of 378 febrile adult...
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Nhiem Le Viet; Viet Nho Le; Chung Hai; Duc Tuan Phan; Quang Duong Phan; Thanh Van Cao; Abat, C.; Raoult, D.; Parola, P.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019, 8, 1, pp 339-352
Background: To investigate the genetic diversity of Haemophilus influenzae positive samples among French pilgrims attending the 2018 Hajj pilgrimage. Method: After screening by qPCR, multilocus sequence typing was performed for all H. influenzae-positive samples. The following housekeeping genes...
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Van Thuan Hoang; Thi Loi Dao; Tran Duc Anh Ly; Belhouchat, K.; Chaht, K. L.; Saber Yezli; Badriah Alotaibi; Raoult, D.; Parola, P.; Santi, V. P. de; Fournier, P. E.; Gautret, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020, 38,