J Travel Med 2003; 10: 55–58. physically, and abnormal laboratory values returned to
normal within 7 days after initiation of oral chemotherapy with amoxicillin/clavulanate …

A 69-year-old Indian born woman residing in Germany for 43 years presented with a
palpable and painful induration of her left breast. She noticed the lump after her last short …

Materials and methods A MEDLINE search, from 1966 to 2007, of the world's salient
scientific literature of case reports, case series, laboratory investigations, epidemiological …

Abstract Background Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is one of the most complex
parasitic diseases known to humankind. It usually occurs in endemic areas in Africa, but is …

Background The diagnosis of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) typically
involves 2 steps: a serological screen, followed by the detection of living trypanosome …

We report on two Swiss travellers who acquired African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma
rhodesiense) the same day while visiting the Akagera park in Rwanda. The first patient …

We agree that diagnosis of acute schistosomiasis is not straightforward at first presentation,
especially in paucisymptomatic cases, and the authors should be congratulated for their …

We describe a case of a 30-year-old MSM living with HIV who was admitted to the hospital
for an acute onset of fever (38.6◦ C), malaise, nausea, loss of appetite, and jaundice …

Discussion S. haematobium is endemic in many parts of Africa and in some parts of the
Middle East. It commonly affects the venous plexuses of the urinary bladder, and cases may …

A 50-year-old immunocompromised female presented with a 10-day history of fever and
dyspnoea. She had recent VFR travel to Vietnam and had lived in Calgary, Alberta, for 20 …