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View article: Unusual Unsatisfactory Treatment in Two Patients with Imported Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Unusual Unsatisfactory Treatment in Two Patients with Imported Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Open
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most commonly diagnosed dermatological condition in travel medicine after diarrhoeal diseases and febrile status. The disease is transmitted by Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia sandflies. It appears in variou…
View article: Practical approach to a patient with a fever after travelling to the tropics
Practical approach to a patient with a fever after travelling to the tropics Open
By 2030, an estimated 2 billion international tourist trips are expected annually worldwide, with citizens of Poland as important contributors. Illness rates among returnees from developing regions range between 43% and 79%. Properly diagn…
View article: Beach volleyball and Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Beach volleyball and Cutaneous Larva Migrans Open
Cutaneous larva migrans can affect even athletes who travelled to play beach volleyball in Zanzibar. We describe a cluster of CLM infections in travellers who contracted the disease during their trip to Africa, rather than bringing a volle…
View article: Malaria vaccine for travellers — where are we now?
Malaria vaccine for travellers — where are we now? Open
The authors present a short summary of the current state of malaria vaccine development and the per- spectives for the availability of a malaria vaccines for travellers from non-endemic countries. There is currently no commercially availab…
View article: Imported cutaneous leishmaniasis: a 13-year experience of a Polish tertiary center
Imported cutaneous leishmaniasis: a 13-year experience of a Polish tertiary center Open
Intensified education of physicians and travelers, as well as improvement in the access to travel medicine services and to the diagnosis and treatment methods appropriate for CL, are needed in our country. In our opinion, surveillance of l…
View article: Chronic symptoms persisting after travel-related infections
Chronic symptoms persisting after travel-related infections Open
The authors present the current state of knowledge about the long term sequelae of the common travel-related infections associated with immunological dysregulation. Travellers' diarrhoea, chikungunya and dengue are common in travellers and…
View article: Cholera — the new strike of an old foe
Cholera — the new strike of an old foe Open
Cholera is an acute bacterial gastrointestinal infection caused by ingestion of water or food containing the pathogen Vibrio cholerae. The incubation period can be very short and it takes between several hours and 5 days. During the 19th c…
View article: Prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus
Prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus Open
In relation to the interesting review by Korzeniewski et al. [1] concerning the Zika virus, we would like to highlight some new facts concerning the sexual transmission of the virus that have arisen recently.Although the first case of the
View article: A case of acalculous cholecystitis in the course of dengue fever in a traveller returned from Brazil
A case of acalculous cholecystitis in the course of dengue fever in a traveller returned from Brazil Open
Background: Dengue is the second cause of fever after malaria in travellers returning from the tropics. The infection may be asymptomatic or it may manifest itself with fever only, some patients, however, may develop haemorrhagic symptoms …
View article: From Exhaustion to Disengagement via Self-Efficacy Change: Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies among Human Services Workers
From Exhaustion to Disengagement via Self-Efficacy Change: Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies among Human Services Workers Open
This longitudinal research examined the relationship direction between burnout components (exhaustion and disengagement) within the context of personal resources measured by self-efficacy and social support. In line with the conservation o…