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,
Background: Viral respiratory tract infections are known to be common in Hajj pilgrims while the role of bacteria is less studied. Methods: Clinical follow-up, adherence to preventive measures and PCR-based pharyngeal bacterial carriage pre- and post-Hajj, were assessed in a cohort of 119 French...
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Van Thuan Hoang; Meftah, M.; Tran Duc Anh Ly; Drali, T.; Saber Yezli; Badriah Alotaibi; Raoult, D.; Parola, P.; Santi, V. P. de; Gautret, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019, 31, pp 101343
Background: The Grand Magal of Touba is the largest Muslim pilgrimage in Senegal with a potential for infectious disease transmission. Methods: Clinical follow-up, adherence to preventive measures and qPCR-based respiratory and gastrointestinal pathogens carriage pre- and post-Magal, were assessed. ...
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Van-Thuan Hoang; Goumballa, N.; Thi-Loi Dao; Tran Duc Anh Ly; Ninove, L.; Ranque, S.; Raoult, D.; Parola, P.; Sokhna, C.; Santi, V. P. de; Gautret, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019, 32, pp 101410
Background: Viral respiratory tract infections are frequent among Hajj pilgrims. However, it is still not known whether viruses are responsible for the symptoms observed in sick pilgrims or whether they only colonize sick and asymptomatic pilgrims. Patients and methods: A prospective cohort study...
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Van Thuan Hoang; Sow, D.; Dogue, F.; Edouard, S.; Drali, T.; Yezli, S.; Alotaibi, B.; Raoult, D.; Parola, P.; Santi, V. P. de; Gautret, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019, 30, pp 32-38
Background: In Algeria, Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF), caused by Rickettsia conorii conorii and transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus, is endemic. However, the documentation of cases is rare due to a lack of laboratory facilities. Our aim was to screen for rickettsioses in patients with...
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Bouchaib, H.; Eldin, C.; Laroche, M.; Raoult, D.; Parola, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018, 26, pp 51-57
Background: To evaluate the occurrence and determinants associated with antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) among Hajj pilgrims. Methods: Prospective cohort surveys were conducted among French pilgrims from 2012 to 2017. We also conducted a systematic review about available...
Author(s)
Van Thuan Hoang; Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen; Belhouchat, K.; Meftah, M.; Sow, D.; Benkouiten, S.; Thi Loi Dao; Tran Duc Anh Ly; Drali, T.; Yezli, S.; Alotaibi, B.; Raoult, D.; Parola, P.; Santi, V. P. de; Gautret, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019, 30, pp 39-45
Background: An estimated 4-5 million individuals gather each year in the holy city of Touba, Senegal during the Grand Magal religious pilgrimage. Pilgrims come from across Senegal and the surrounding countries, as well as from countries outside Africa. It is the largest mass gathering (MG) of the...
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Sokhna, C.; Mboup, B. M.; Sow, P. G.; Camara, G.; Dieng, M.; Sylla, M.; Gueye, L.; Sow, D.; Diallo, A.; Parola, P.; Raoult, D.; Gautret, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2017, 19, pp 56-60
Background: In Italy, the incidence of tick-borne diseases in humans is underestimated, as they are not obligatorily notifiable. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of tick-borne pathogens in ticks removed from human subjects in Veneto region (northeastern Italy), an area for...
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Beltrame, A.; Laroche, M.; Degani, M.; Perandin, F.; Bisoffi, Z.; Raoult, D.; Parola, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018, 26, pp 58-61
Dysbiosis, developed upon antibiotic administration, results in loss of diversity and shifts in the abundance of gut microbes. Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic widely used for malaria prophylaxis in travelers. We prospectively studied changes in the fecal microbiota of 15 French soldiers...
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Javelle, E.; Mayet, A.; Million, M.; Levasseur, A.; Allodji, R. S.; Marimoutou, C.; Lavagna, C.; Desplans, J.; Fournier, P. E.; Raoult, D.; Texier, G.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Pathogens, 2021, 10, 8,