This Health Protection Scotland report summarizes the incidence of laboratory-confirmed travel-related infections in Scotland, UK during 2014. It includes data on the following pathogens: gastrointestinal protozoa (namely Giardia spp., Cryptosporidium spp., and Entamoeba histolytica), Salmonella...
Author(s)
Munro, J.; Redman, C.; Genasi, F.; Brownlie, S.
Publisher
Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow, UK
Citation
HPS Weekly Report, 2015, 49, 4, pp 44-53
This report summarizes recent trends in travel from the UK and Scotland for the 2000-2014 period, as well as prevalence rates of travel-related infectious diseases reported to Health Protection Scotland in 2015. Among the travel-related infectious diseases included in this report are...
Author(s)
Munro, J.; Redman, C.
Publisher
Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow, UK
Citation
HPS Weekly Report, 2016, 50, 3, pp 23-33
Background: Due to their close relationship with the environment, Alaskans are at risk for zoonotic pathogen infection. One way to assess a population's disease burden is to determine the seroprevalence of pathogens of interest. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of 11...
Author(s)
Miernyk, K. M.; Bruden, D.; Parkinson, A. J.; Hurlburt, D.; Klejka, J.; Berner, J.; Stoddard, R. A.; Handali, S.; Wilkins, P. P.; Kersh, G. J.; Fitzpatrick, K.; Drebot, M. A.; Priest, J. W.; Pappert, R.; Petersen, J. M.; Hennessy, E. T. T. W.; Bruce, M. G.
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., New Rochelle, USA
Citation
Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2019, 19, 8, pp 563-575
Author(s)
Ryan, E. T.; Wilson, M. E.; Kain, K. C.
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, USA
Citation
New England Journal of Medicine, 2002, 347, 7, pp 505-516
Objective: To analyze imported and non-imported parasitic diseases as a cause of admission to a general hospital. Methods: A retrospective analysis of hospital admissions for parasitic diseases between 2004 and 2013 performed by means of hospital information systems at a public hospital in the city ...
Author(s)
Gironé, G.; Mateo, C.; Gaya, V.; Usó, J.; Mínguez, C.; Roca, B.; Ramos, J. M.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2015, 13, 4, pp 322-328
In Cusco, Peru, and South America in general, there is a dearth of travelers' diarrhea (TD) data concerning the clinical features associated with enteropathogen-specific infections and destination-specific risk behaviors. Understanding these factors would allow travel medicine providers to tailor...
Author(s)
Jennings, M. C.; Tilley, D. H.; Ballard, S. B.; Villanueva, M.; Costa, F. M.; Lopez, M.; Steinberg, H. E.; Luna, C. G.; Meza, R.; Silva, M. E.; Gilman, R. H.; Simons, M. P.; Maves, R. C.; Cabada, M. M.
Publisher
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Deerfield, USA
Citation
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017, 96, 5, pp 1097-1106
Background: Parasitic infections are responsible for a significant burden of disease worldwide as a result of international travel and immigration. More accurate diagnostic tools are necessary in support to parasite control and elimination programmes in endemic regions as well as for rapid case...
Author(s)
Pomari, E.; Piubelli, C.; Perandin, F.; Bisoffi, Z.
Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford, UK
Citation
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2019, 25, 12, pp 1510-1516
Zoonosis is defined as diseases and/or infections which are transmitted naturally between vertebrate animals and man (Gillian et al. 2008; WHO 2010). Zoonotic diseases associated with poultry include; Avian influenza, Avian tuberculosis, Salmonellosis, Ornithosis, Cryptosporidiosis and...
Author(s)
Elenwo, A. C.; Okafor-Elenwo, E. J.
Publisher
International Institute for Science, Technology & Education (IISTE), New York, USA
Citation
Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2014, 4, 5, pp 10-12
Background: Persistent abdominal symptoms (PAS) are the leading cause of post-travel morbidity although there is a paucity of evidence concerning the aetiology of this condition. Recently molecular methods for protozoa detection in stool have been introduced. Herein, we describe the clinical...
Author(s)
Gefen-Halevi, S.; Biber, A.; Gazit, Z.; Amit, S.; Belausov, N.; Keller, N.; Smollan, G.; Schwartz, E.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2022, 29, 4,
This study evaluated the soil contamination of public squares in the city of Aracaju, Sergipe, by potentially zoonotic parasites and correlated their occurrence with climatic variables (temperature, humidity and precipitation). Samples were collected over a 18-month period, from 20 different public ...
Author(s)
Lee, D. A. B.; Oliveira, E. L. C. de; Lee, G. A. S.; Silva, P. L. da; Santos, P. O. M.; Lima, V. F. S.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 2021, 26,