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World HIV Day: Examining HIV Challenges and Barriers in Travel Health
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....
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Chikungunya infection: better vector control and a better understanding of this arbovirus are essential to minimize associated morbidity and mortality
Chikungunya is an important disease of travelers returning from endemic areas due to its rapid geographic expansion and potential for prolonged morbidity. A better understanding of the epidemiology of travel-related chikungunya infections could influence prevention strategies, including education and...
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Management of dengue fever: the diagnostic challenge of severe and hemorrhagic forms
The clinical manifestations of dengue fever range from asymptomatic febrile form without warning signs to severe dengue with warning signs. A recent study, published in the "Journal of Medical Virology", was conducted to evaluate possible serological markers of disease severity [1]. Antibody...
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Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE): recent case series and clinical reports
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a significant viral infectious disease affecting the central nervous system, primarily transmitted through tick bites. The disease's epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and complications can vary, as highlighted in four distinct studies and case reports from different...
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection, identification of associated risk factors, Mother-to-Child Hepatitis B Virus prevention and discontinued oral antiviral therapy
There is growing evidence that people with occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can infect others and that these infections are linked to serious chronic liver complications, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma. Given the molecular basis of occult HBV infection, strongly linked to intrahepatic...
