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Last update: Tuesday February 18, 2025

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

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Prof. S. HOULE

Pharmacy, WATERLOO, Canada

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Each month, Travel Health Xpert Scientific Board offers editorials and expert opinions on the latest publications of interest in tropical diseases and travel medicine.

Epidemiology, prevention strategies, therapeutic innovations… Get access to the latest updates commented by international opinion leaders in infectious diseases!

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by Pr David Hamer
Prof. D.H. HAMER

Oropouche Fever

Professor David Hamer (Boston University) talks to us today about the risk of Evolving Oropouche for International Travelers. Find out more in this video accompanied by his slides: ......
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Editorial

Typhoid fever: Good news, not-so-good news, and what it means for travellers

by Dr Sherilyn Houle
Typhoid fever is a bacterial illness transmitted through contaminated food or water. While it is endemic in parts of Latin America,...
Encephalitis Day 2025

Trends in temporal and spatial changes of Japanese encephalitis in Chinese Mainland, 2004-2019:...

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a serious health concern in China, with approximately 80% of global infections occurring in China. To develop effective prevention and control strategies,...
Travel medicine and infectious disease

The seroprevalence of antibodies to Japanese encephalitis virus in five New South Wales towns...

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) was first detected in New South Wales in February 2022. As few infections lead to clinical disease, estimating the number of infections in humans is...
The Medical journal of Australia

Japanese encephalitis virus infection causes reactive oxygen species‐mediated skeletal...

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) annually infects a substantial population in the Asia‐Pacific region, particularly in rural and suburban areas (Baluni et al., 2018; Mulvey...
European Journal of Neuroscience

Japanese encephalitis transmission in Australia: challenges and future perspectives

Japanese encephalitis is caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). JEV is the main cause of viral encephalitis in Asia, and is endemic in many countries on that continent and...
The Medical journal of Australia
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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.

Everything is risky when ticks get frisky (Pfizer symposium)

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

Travel and Climate Change

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

Traveller’s diarrhoea: antibiotics are used too liberal

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

Tick-borne diseases

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