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Commentary
Human dengue virus infection without mosquito vector has been reported to occur as a result of mucocutaneous transmission, needlestick in patient care and laboratory accident, blood transfusion, bone marrow tr...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:15
Published on: 29 August 2016
Review
There is a wide range in prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and HBV immunization programs between different regions. Hepatitis B is a vaccine preventable disease yet is still endemic in the majori...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:14
Published on: 17 August 2016
Research
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world. It is commonly found in cultural groups with poor hygiene. Trachoma control includes Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness and Environmental ...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:13
Published on: 26 July 2016
Research
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health threat around the world and is not well characterized in the developing setting. Specifically, there is a lack of information regarding nasal colonizat...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:12
Published on: 22 July 2016
Review
Studies of enteric diseases have historically focused on observations of clinical diarrhea as a cause of mortality and morbidity. Emerging evidence suggests that diarrhea dramatically underestimates both expos...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:11
Published on: 19 July 2016
Review
The battle between man and malaria has continued for thousands of years. Antimalarial drugs are essential weapons to fight the disease, but their efficacy is threatened by drug resistance which continues to em...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:10
Published on: 7 July 2016
Research
Health problems among travelers in developing countries are not uncommon. Little is known about the occurrence of health problems and their impacts among backpackers in Thailand. The objective of this study wa...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:9
Published on: 22 June 2016
Research
Dengue fever is a rapidly emerging infection throughout the tropics and subtropics with extensive public health burden. Adequate training of healthcare providers is crucial to reducing infection incidence thro...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:8
Published on: 1 June 2016
Research
Disease and non-battle injury (DNBI) are a leading cause of morbidity in deployments and can compromise operational mission performance. No study to date has examined DNBI incidence and impact aboard humanitar...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:7
Published on: 27 April 2016
Short report
International travel continues to increase in frequency. Health care providers need a wide understanding of the spectrum of travel related diseases and their management. This retrospective study analyses the d...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:6
Published on: 25 March 2016
Research
Trachoma continues to be hyperendemic in many rural areas of Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of active trachoma among children in Gazegibela district...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:5
Published on: 24 March 2016
Research
Prior studies have shown an increase in multidrug-resistant (MDR) E. coli colonization from two percent in U.S.-based to 11 % in deployed, healthy military personnel. It is unclear if colonization with MDR organi...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:4
Published on: 14 March 2016
Short report
In recent years, a new pattern of schistosomiasis transmission has been described which is related to recreational activities associated with rural or ecological tourism and migratory flows and accompanying ch...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:3
Published on: 24 February 2016
Research
Increased co-morbidities and physiological changes mean older patients may be at higher risk of adverse outcomes from certain imported illnesses. One of the most commonly diagnosed imported infections in retur...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:2
Published on: 4 February 2016
Review
Noroviruses are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States and are responsible for at least 50 % of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks occurring worldwide each year. In addition, noroviruses ...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2016 2:1
Published on: 12 January 2016
Research
In travel health risk assessments visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel status is often used as an indicator for high-risk travel behavior. VFR travelers have been associated with increased risk of trave...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:12
Published on: 20 December 2015
Research
Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease brought about by female Tunga penetrans when they burrow into the skin of their hosts. It is a disease that has largely been ignored. Epidemiology of tungiasis has not been w...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:13
Published on: 5 December 2015
Review
Travelers to Asia are at risk for acquiring Japanese Encephalitis (JEV), an arbovirus with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Recent advances in vaccination resulting in vaccines with low rates of side eff...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:11
Published on: 9 November 2015
Review
The burden of tuberculosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is enormous worldwide. CVD rates are rapidly increasing in low- and middle-income countries. Public health programs have been challenged with the ove...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:10
Published on: 30 October 2015
Research
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) continues to be a burden to the Egyptian population and its economy. Despite all efforts, the prevalence of infection continues to be one of the highest in the world. The high national ...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:9
Published on: 1 October 2015
Research
At present, only microscopic examination of stained thick and thin blood smears for malaria can differentiate clinically relevant asexual parasitemia from clinically irrelevant isolated gametocytemia. Microsco...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:8
Published on: 8 September 2015
Research article
Infectious diseases are a leading cause of morbidity among travelers to resource-limited regions and primary prevention is a cornerstone to risk reduction. Chemoprophylaxis has been successfully utilized for s...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:7
Published on: 19 August 2015
Review
Africa has the unenviable challenge of dealing with a double burden of disease: infectious diseases (IDs) such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are high while non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly rising in...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:6
Published on: 14 August 2015
Research
Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) due to traveler’s diarrhea is the second most common illness seen in post-travel clinics, yet its optimal management remains unknown. We performed a systematic...
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:1
Published on: 31 July 2015
Editorial
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2015 1:5
Published on: 31 July 2015
