Data collected by the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network for 1,415 ill travelers returning from Indian Ocean islands during 1997–2010 were analyzed. Malaria (from Comoros and Madagascar), acute nonparasitic diarrhea, and parasitoses were the most frequently diagnosed infectious diseases. An increase in arboviral diseases reflected the 2005 outbreak of chikungunya fever

Travel-associated diseases, Indian Ocean Islands, 1997-2010

CASTELLI, Francesco;
2013-01-01

Abstract

Data collected by the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network for 1,415 ill travelers returning from Indian Ocean islands during 1997–2010 were analyzed. Malaria (from Comoros and Madagascar), acute nonparasitic diarrhea, and parasitoses were the most frequently diagnosed infectious diseases. An increase in arboviral diseases reflected the 2005 outbreak of chikungunya fever
2013
2013
Altre Istituz. pubb. estere
LS7_10 Public health and epidemiology
Esperti anonimi
Inglese
Internazionale
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Indian Ocean; Travel medicine
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Savini, H; Gautret, P; Gaudart, J; Field, V; Castelli, Francesco; Lopez Velez, R; Lim, Pl; Shaw, M; von Sonnenburg, F; Simon, F; Geosentinel Surveilla...espandi
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