Editorial Archives
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Lyme disease: A growing risk for both leisure and occupational travellers
Lyme disease is the most common arthropod-borne disease in the Northern hemisphere, transmitted by various species of Ixodes ticks. Lyme disease presentation typically spans 3 stages: Early localized stage: In days to weeks after infection, characterized by erythema migrans (a skin lesion...
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Chronic Hepatitis B: current challenges and new data
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a significant global health challenge, particularly in regions with high endemicity. Several studies have explored different aspects of the disease, including its natural history, prognosis, liver histology patterns, prevalence among blood donors, and challenges with...
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Travellers’ Diarrhea – Still Important and Still Prone to Inappropriate Treatment and Prevention
Travellers’ diarrhea (TD) is the most common travel-related ailment, with a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 studies with over 8,000 travellers reporting an overall incidence of 36.1% (95% CI 21-41%) among travellers from high-income countries. Five studies examined risk factors...
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Rabies Prevention in a Changing World: At the Intersection of Climate Change, Vaccine Innovation, and Global Equity
As climate change drives vampire bats into new regions, and vaccine innovations reshape pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) strategies, explore the latest data on climate-driven rabies risks, single-dose PrEP efficacy, and the push for equitable access in this essential update for travel health professionals....
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Perinatal and long term complications of congenital Zika syndrome
Zika virus infection during pregnancy, especially the first trimester, results in a high risk of perinatal complications and congenital abnormalities that increase risk of failure to thrive and death in the first few years of life.
