Editorial Archives
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Recent chikungunya outbreaks in Asia, South America, and Europe - what do they tell us?
Chikungunya continues to cause sporadic outbreaks with substantial morbidity in low- and middle-income countries while importation via travelers raises a threat of increasing frequency of autochthonous outbreaks in Europe.
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Highlights from the WHO’s 2024 World Malaria Report
On December 11, 2024, the World Health Organization’s 2024 World Malaria Report was released. Here, we will discuss highlights related to recent changes in the epidemiology of malaria worldwide, vaccination for those living in areas at moderate or high risk of malaria, and what impact these vaccination...
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Hepatitis A in the Americas: recent reports from the USA and Latin America
Although numbers of hepatitis A have been declining for some time in the Americas, a series of recent outbreaks in the USA have brought attention to this infection. A recent publication (Wasuwanich et al. Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2023; AOP: 10.1111/jvh.13902) highlights the epidemiology of hepatitis...
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Recent Updates on Dengue Fever and its Organ Manifestations
Dengue fever is a major arboviral disease, affecting approximately 390 million people annually. A recent review summed up the current state of knowledge [Paz-Baleey P et al. The Lancet 2024; 403(10427): 667-82] and another article detailed the early history of the disease in Australia [Aaskov P &...
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Typhoid fever: Good news, not-so-good news, and what it means for travellers
Typhoid fever is a bacterial illness transmitted through contaminated food or water. While it is endemic in parts of Latin America, Africa, and Asia, the greatest risk for infection is in South Asia. A recent study1 using the Global Burden of Disease database estimated the global incidence rate of...
