Skip to main content

Articles

Page 1 of 4

  1. Dengue virus (DENV) infection is a global economic and public health concern, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries where it is endemic. Saudi Arabia has seen an increase in DENV infections, espec...

    Authors: Ommer Dafalla, Ahmed A. Abdulhaq, Hatim Almutairi, Elsiddig Noureldin, Jaber Ghzwani, Omar Mashi, Khalid J. Shrwani, Yahya Hobani, Ohood Sufyani, Reem Ayed, Abdullah Alamri, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi and Zaki M. Eisa
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2023 9:5
  2. Despite being first identified in 1947, Zika virus-related outbreaks were first described starting from 2007 culminating with the 2015 Latin American outbreak. Hypotheses indicate that the virus has been circu...

    Authors: Y.-C. Chiu, D. Baud, A. Fahmi, B. Zumkehr, M. Vouga, L. Pomar, D. Musso, B. C. Thuong, M.P. Alves and M. Stojanov
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2023 9:4

    The Correction to this article has been published in Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2023 9:6

  3. We aimed to investigate the aetiology and outcomes of illnesses in patients presenting to an emergency department after travelling to a malaria-endemic country, in order to raise awareness of both tropical and...

    Authors: Sofie Desmet, Liesbet Henckaerts, Sien Ombelet, Benjamin Damanet and Peter Vanbrabant
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2023 9:3
  4. Rat lung worm disease (RLWD) has several clinical forms including eosinophilic meningitis (EOM) and two severe forms, eosinophilic meningoencephalitis (EOME) and eosinophilic radiculomyelitis (EORM). It remain...

    Authors: Atibordee Meesing, Sittichai Khamsai, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Somsak Tiamkao, Wanchai Maleewong, Panita Limpawattana, Bundit Sawunyavisuth, Chetta Ngamjarus and Watchara Boonsawat
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2023 9:2
  5. Yellow fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by yellow fever virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus. Despite an effective vaccine, major outbreaks continue to occur around the world. Even though it is not a pr...

    Authors: Fernando Pereira Frassetto and Sergio Rosemberg
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2023 9:1
  6. Hump-nosed vipers (HNV; Hypnale spp) are one of the medically important venomous snakes in Sri Lanka and South-Western regions of India. The haemostatic dysfunction due to HNV bites is poorly characterized by sta...

    Authors: Bhawani Yasassri Alvitigala, Lallindra Viranjan Gooneratne, Iresha Dharmasena, Nuwan Premawardana, Manujasri Wimalachandra, Miyuru Weerarathna, Roopen Arya and Ariaranee Gnanathasan
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2023 8:28
  7. Initiatives to eradicate malaria have a good impact on P. falciparum malaria worldwide. P. vivax, however, still presents significant difficulties. This is due to its unique biological traits, which, in compariso...

    Authors: Kassahun Habtamu, Beyene Petros and Guiyun Yan
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:27
  8. Worldwide, several efforts have been made to develop, distribute and administer safe and effective vaccines to reduce morbidity and mortality and control the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aimed to analyze the ...

    Authors: Jadher Percio, Cibelle Mendes Cabral, Francieli Fontana Sutile Tardetti Fantinato, Dalva Maria de Assis, Lely Stella Guzmán-Barrera and Wildo Navegantes de Araújo
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:25
  9. Buruli ulcer (BU) is a debilitating neglected tropical disease which causes disability and mostly affects inhabitants in impoverished settings where access to medical care is challenging. This study aims to de...

    Authors: Chihurumnanya Alo, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Ifeyinwa Maureen Okeke, Chidinma Ihuoma Amuzie and Nneamaka C. Alo
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:24
  10. Although uncommon, there is increasing interest and public health concerns of the pathogen Prototheca spp, a ubiquitous achlorophilic microalgae that can affect both humans and animals. High mortality rates have ...

    Authors: Alvano Trespalacios Sierra, Bárbara Arroyo-Salgado, Jesús Rodriguez-Blanco, Ingrid Tibocha Gordon and María Cristina Martínez-Ávila
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:23
  11. India is an attractive destination for travelers. Unfortunately, numerous reports exist on traveler’s diarrhea (TD) and fecal colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC...

    Authors: Basilua Andre Muzembo, Kei Kitahara, Ayumu Ohno, Keinosuke Okamoto and Shin-Ichi Miyoshi
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:22
  12. In a non-endemic setting, disseminated histoplasmosis is a rare travel-related health problem of immunosuppressed returnees from endemic regions.

    Authors: Eveline Hofmann, Konrad Mühlethaler, Matthias Pollak, Daniel Ott, Nora Bienz, Stefan Zimmerli and Cédric Hirzel
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:21
  13. Most mass gathering events have been suspended due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. However, with vaccination rollout, whether and how to organize some of these mass gathering events arises as part of the pandemic ...

    Authors: Mohammadali Tofighi, Ali Asgary, Ghassem Tofighi, Mahdi M. Najafabadi, Julien Arino, Amine Amiche, Ashrafur Rahman, Zachary McCarthy, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Edward Thommes, Laurent Coudeville, Martin David Grunnill, Lydia Bourouiba and Jianhong Wu
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:19
  14. The novel SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is the third zoonotic coronavirus since the beginning of the 21 first century, and it has taken more than 6 million human lives because of the lack ...

    Authors: Isabel Acosta-Coley, Leonor Cervantes-Ceballos, Lesly Tejeda-Benítez, Lucellys Sierra-Márquez, María Cabarcas-Montalvo, María García-Espiñeira, Wilfrido Coronell-Rodríguez and Bárbara Arroyo-Salgado
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:20
  15. Leishmaniasis is a widespread disease in tropical and subtropical countries, except for Australia and Oceania. In Poland, tourists, migrants and travellers from leishmaniasis-endemic countries may carry Leishmani...

    Authors: Katarzyna Sikorska, Marta Gesing, Romuald Olszański, Anna Roszko-Wysokińska, Beata Szostakowska and Katarzyna Van Damme-Ostapowicz
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:18
  16. The risk of disease is a key factor that travelers have identified when planning to travel abroad, as many people are concerned about getting sick. Mobile devices can be an effective means for travelers to acc...

    Authors: Pongthep Meankaew, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Peerawat Wansatid, Pimwadee Chaovalit, Siam Lawawirojwong and Jaranit Kaewkungwal
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:17
  17. Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by several species from genus Leishmania. An increase in the number of cases related to human movement has been informed in the last years. Due to the increase of su...

    Authors: Lianet Monzote, Daniel González, Orestes Blanco, Jorge Fraga, Virginia Capó, Alberto Herrera and Ana Margarita Montalvo
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:15
  18. The Kenya Breaking Transmission Strategy for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) from 2019 to 2023 intensifies advocacy, coordination, and partnerships. The purpose of this study was to explore views and experie...

    Authors: Lydiah W. Kibe, Bridget W. Kimani, Collins Okoyo, Wyckliff P. Omondi, Hadley M. Sultani and Doris W. Njomo
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:16
  19. The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are endemic in several Arab countries. The purpose of the current study was to assess the contribution of researchers in Arab countries to the knowledge base on NTDs usin...

    Authors: Waleed M. Sweileh
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:14
  20. Travel medicine focuses primarily on pre-travel preventive care and the conditions and diseases acquired during or after travel. There is a paucity of validated tools to assess the knowledge, attitude and prac...

    Authors: Arvind Kumar, Anand Rajendran, Mohd Usman, Jatin Ahuja, Sameer Samad, Ankit Mittal, Prerna Garg, Upendra Baitha, Piyush Ranjan and Naveet Wig
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:13
  21. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, millions of people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 around the world. An area of epidemiological relevance is Latin America, tropical regions, due to the distribution of endemic ...

    Authors: Tomás Acosta-Pérez, Tomás Rodríguez-Yánez, Amilkar Almanza-Hurtado, María Cristina Martínez-Ávila and Carmelo Dueñas-Castell
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:12
  22. Expatriates working in low-and middle-income countries have unique health problems. Migration leads not only to an increase in individual health risk but also a risk of global impact, such as pandemics. Expatr...

    Authors: Amornphat Kitro, Thundon Ngamprasertchai and Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:11
  23. The main elements of effective vaccine cold chain management at the immunization service delivery point are well-trained vaccine cold chain handlers, vaccine storage equipment, and appropriate vaccine manageme...

    Authors: Diriba Feyisa, Fikadu Ejeta, Temesgen Aferu and Oliyad Kebede
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:10
  24. Childhood diarrhea remains a major disease burden, particularly in developing countries, and is a leading cause of death in children aged < 5 years, worldwide. Treatment of acute diarrhea now includes probioti...

    Authors: Keya Rani Lahiri, Raghvendra Singh, Mohini Apte, Mahantesh Patil, Amar Taksande, Rafael Varona, Godhuli Chatterjee, Manish Verma, Sandrine Brette and Marcos III Perez
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:9
  25. Malaria vector control programs in Sub-Saharan Africa have invested many efforts and resources in the control of eight-sibling species of Anopheles gambiae complex and An. funestus group. The behaviour of sibling...

    Authors: Eliningaya J. Kweka
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:7
  26. Many health departments and private enterprises began offering SARS-CoV-2 testing to travelers at US airports in 2020. Persons with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results who have planned upcoming travel may be subj...

    Authors: Anna Shaum, Argelia Figueroa, Danica Lee, Allison Ertl, Erin Rothney, Denise Borntrager, Emily Davenport, Reena K. Gulati and Clive M. Brown
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:8
  27. Procalcitonin is an inflammatory marker strongly associated with the presence of bacterial infection. It has been considered raised in severe malaria infection as opposed to uncomplicated malaria. There are su...

    Authors: Jean-Claude Katte, Kiya Penanje, Batakeh B. Agoons, Eric Noel Djahmeni, Sharon Mbacham-Ngwafor, Vicky Jocelyne Ama Moor, Paul Koki and Wilfred Mbacham
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:5
  28. SARS-CoV-2 is almost the most problematic virus of this century. It has caused extensive damage to various economic, social, and health aspects worldwide. Nowadays, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the m...

    Authors: Mozhgan Seif, Mehdi Sharafi, Haleh Ghaem and Farzaneh Kasraei
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:4
  29. Schistosomiasis is still a public health issue in certain areas of developing countries (especially in sub-saharan Africa). Schistosoma haematobium is a proven carcinogenic agent that causes mainly bladder squamo...

    Authors: Boubacar Efared, Aïchatou Balaraba Abani Bako, Boubacar Idrissa, Daouda Alhousseini, Habiba Salifou Boureima, Haboubacar Chaibou Sodé and Hassan Nouhou
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:3
  30. Awareness of pre-travel consultations (PTCs) and prevention methods for overseas travel-related diseases, and the understanding of PTCs among Japanese travelers and medical professionals remains low in Japan. ...

    Authors: Kei Yamamoto, Yusuke Asai, Issaku Nakatani, Kenichi Hayashi, Hidenori Nakagawa, Koh Shinohara, Shinichiro Kanai, Michitsugu Shimatani, Masaya Yamato, Nobuyuki Shimono, Tsuyoshi Kitaura, Nobuhiro Komiya, Atsushi Nagasaka, Takahiro Mikawa, Akihiro Manabe, Takashi Matono…
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:6
  31. Currently, more than 4.5 billion doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have been applied worldwide. However, some developing countries are still a long way from achieving herd immunity through vaccination. In some terr...

    Authors: Héctor Serrano-Coll, Hollman Miller, Camilo Guzmán, Ricardo Rivero, Bertha Gastelbondo, Jorge Miranda, Ketty Galeano, Jhon Montaña-Restrepo and Salim Mattar
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2022 8:2
  32. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of the leading causes of infectious diarrhea in children. There are no licensed vaccines against ETEC. This study aimed at characterizing Escherichia coli for ETEC e...

    Authors: Erick Kipkirui, Margaret Koech, Abigael Ombogo, Ronald Kirera, Janet Ndonye, Nancy Kipkemoi, Mary Kirui, Cliff Philip, Amanda Roth, Alexander Flynn, Elizabeth Odundo, Janeth Kombich and Ibrahim Daud
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:31
  33. Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by mainly Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma hematobium. The disease is very common in Africa including Ethiopia. Schistosoma mansoni is a major public heal...

    Authors: Habtye Bisetegn, Tegegne Eshetu and Yonas Erkihun
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:30
  34. International travel is among the leading impactful factors of COVID-19 transmission; thus, adequate knowledge, good attitude and good preventive practices toward COVID-19 for international travelers are parti...

    Authors: Suttiporn Prapaso, Viravarn Luvira, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Archin Songthap, Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Wiwat Chancharoenthana, Sant Muangnoicharoen, Punnee Pitisuttithum and Pornthep Chanthavanich
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:29
  35. Leptospirosis diagnoses have increased in Sarawak, Malaysia in recent years.

    Authors: King-Ching Hii, Emily R. Robie, Izreena Saihidi, Antoinette Berita, Natalie A. Alarja, Leshan Xiu, James A. Merchant, Raquel A. Binder, Johnny Keh-Tun Goh, Vanina Guernier-Cambert, Diego Galán, Michael J. Gregory and Gregory C. Gray
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:32
  36. Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is paucibacillary, making its diagnosis difficult based on laboratory investigations alone. We present a case of a patient with a TPE who was initially misdiagnosed to have a...

    Authors: Dharshana Thiagarajan, Daphne Ai Lin Teh, Nor Azita Ahmad Tarmidzi, Hamisah Ishak, Zamzurina Abu Bakar and Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:27
  37. Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) is a cost-effective surveillance system designed to curb the inefficiency associated with vertical (disease-specific) programs. The study determined the exis...

    Authors: Francis Idenyi Onwe, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike and Dorothy Ogechi Igwe-Okomiso
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:28
  38. Listeriosis, caused by Listeria spp., presents varying clinical manifestations among individuals, from moderate fecal infections such as diarrhea to severe infections such as septicemia, meningitis and abortion o...

    Authors: Osman Adamu Dufailu, Muneer Oladipupo Yaqub, James Owusu-Kwarteng and Francis Addy
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:26
  39. Snake bites remain a major medical problem in West Africa, and hemorrhagic stroke following a snakebite has emerged as a rare secondary condition. The objective of this study was to determine the neurological ...

    Authors: Alfred Anselme Dabilgou, Apoline Sondo, Alassane Dravé, Ismael Diallo, Julie Marie Adeline Kyelem, Christian Napon and Jean Kaboré
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:25
  40. With the increasing number of dengue virus infections imported into Germany, knowledge about the different phases of the disease and possible complications is essential for the treatment of patients. The virus...

    Authors: Noemi F. Freise, Björn Jensen, Verena Keitel and Tom Luedde
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:23
  41. The lack of effective treatment against the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 has aggravated the already catastrophic global health issue. Here, in an attempt to design an efficient vaccine, a thorough immunoinform...

    Authors: Khalid Mohamed Adam
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:22
  42. Ethiopia has achieved considerable progresses in the prevention and control of malaria in the past decades; hitherto it is a formidable health concern and socio-economic impediment. This study aimed at assessi...

    Authors: Bogale Belay, Tegenu Gelana and Araya Gebresilassie
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:20
  43. Scabies is an extremely fastidious infestation caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. It causes a persistent itch that can disrupt a person’s mental health, sleep, and overall quality of life. In endemic areas,...

    Authors: Giulia Rinaldi and Kholoud Porter
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:21
  44. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic to Ethiopia. However, the prevention and control efforts of leishmaniasis remain unfocused with clear knowledge and practice gaps within the country. Thus, a house to house s...

    Authors: Kebede Tesfay, Fitsum Mardu, Brhane Berhe, Hadush Negash, Haftom Legese, Gebre Adhanom, Getachew Belay, Aderajew Gebrewahid, Shinesh Tesfay and Zenawi Hagos Gufue
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:19
  45. SARS-COV-2 usually presents with respiratory symptoms but can have various other manifestations and sequelae. One of the rare complications of COVID-19 infection is Reactive Arthritis. While this complication ...

    Authors: Kamyar Shokraee, Soroush Moradi, Tahereh Eftekhari, Rasoul Shajari and Maryam Masoumi
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:18
  46. There is some recent evidence that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increases the risk of venous thromboembolism by creating a prothrombotic state. COVID-19 and pulmonary embolism (PE) are both associat...

    Authors: Sonia Hesam-Shariati, Poya Fatehi, Morteza Abouzaripour, Fardin Fathi, Negin Hesam-Shariati and Mohammad Bakhtiar Hesam Shariati
    Citation: Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines 2021 7:16

Annual Journal Metrics