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Last update: Tuesday December 10, 2024

 

Scientific Board

 
Prof. Éric CAUMES
Prof. É. CAUMES

Infectious diseases, PARIS, France

Prof. Davidson H. HAMER
Prof. D.H. HAMER

Infectious diseases, BOSTON, USA

Prof. Tomas JELINEK
Prof. T. JELINEK

Infectious diseases, BERLIN, Germany

Dr. Aisha KHATIB
Dr. A. KHATIB

Infectious diseases, TORONTO, Canada

xxx (MD, PhD)
Prof. S. HOULE

Pharmacy, WATERLOO, Canada

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  FOCUS HIGHLIGHTS
by Dr Sherilyn Houle
Prof. Sherilyn Houle

Shared decision-making when multiple vaccines are recommended for a traveller

A recent report on 1,651 pre-travel consultations performed at a clinic in the United Kingdom found that the median number of vaccine courses recommended per new consultation was 3...
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Editorial

World HIV Day: Examining HIV Challenges and Barriers in Travel Health

by Dr Aisha Khatib
How can travelers living with HIV navigate the complexities of global mobility while prioritizing their health? What steps can be taken to ensure equitable care for all? We explore this and more on World HIV Day, an opportunity to create HIV awareness, decrease risk, and educate on prevention and protection.
Chikungunya

The global health and economic burden of chikungunya from 2011 to 2020: a model-driven analysis...

Data sharing not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study. All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplementary information. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/......
BMJ Global Health
Chikungunya
Cholera

Enablers and barriers to implementing cholera interventions in Nigeria: a community–based...

Nigeria accounts for a substantial cholera burden globally, particularly in its northeast region, where insurgency is persistent and widespread. We used participatory group model building...
Health policy and planning
Cholera
Travellers Diarrhea

The evidence base for rotavirus vaccination in India: Current status, future needs

Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe diarrheal disease in infants and young children worldwide. Vaccination offers the best protection against this disease, and two rotavirus vaccines...
Vaccine
Travellers Diarrhea
Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE)

What makes patients tick? Vaccine preferences against tick-borne encephalitis in four European...

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), caused by the TBE virus (TBEV), is a vector-borne neurological disease affecting humans and animals [1]. Transmission predominantly occurs via a bite...
BMC Infectious Diseases
Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE)
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Congress Highlights

NECTM9
NECTM9
NECTM9
The Travel Health Xpert Scientific Board is pleased to provide below the reports of
the 9th Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine (NECTM9) held from May 22 to 24 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Congress Highlights

Everything is risky when ticks get frisky (Pfizer symposium)

Travellers grossly underestimate the risk of tick-borne diseases that are globally on the rise....
Congress Highlights

Travel and Climate Change

Global warming is occurring at a faster pace than anticipated. Greenhouse gas emissions must...
Congress Highlights

Traveller’s diarrhoea: antibiotics are used too liberal

Traveller’s diarrhoea (TD) is by far the most common health problem in travellers. Most cases...
Congress Highlights

Tick-borne diseases

Due to global warming, ticks are moving further north each year, followed by an increasing...
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