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the 9th Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine (NECTM9) held from May 22 to 24 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Everything is risky when ticks get frisky (Pfizer symposium)
Travellers grossly underestimate the risk of tick-borne diseases that are globally on the rise. A novel machine-learning tool can assist healthcare professionals in evaluating the risk for tick-borne encephalitis in travellers and provide evidence-based recommendations for prevention.
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Travel and Climate Change
Global warming is occurring at a faster pace than anticipated. Greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by almost half, to minimize the risk of reaching critical tipping points and reduce harmful effects on human health and ecosystems. Climate change is a key factor in the occurrence of mosquito-borne...
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Traveller’s diarrhoea: antibiotics are used too liberal
Traveller’s diarrhoea (TD) is by far the most common health problem in travellers. Most cases resolve spontaneously and current recommendations for antibiotic use are too liberal in the light of increasing resistance.
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Tick-borne diseases
Due to global warming, ticks are moving further north each year, followed by an increasing number of tick-borne diseases. To fight this health threat, a multidisciplinary approach will be most effective. All over Europe, the occurrence of human cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) has spread from...
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Global surge in dengue and chikungunya: vaccination efforts take the center stage
Cases of dengue and chikungunya are globally on the rise. This alarming increase highlights the urgent need for effective vaccines and underscores the significant risks faced by travellers. There is a good, but imperfect, dengue vaccine, and in 2023, the first chikungunya vaccine was approved by American...
