Physicians in Europe are likely to see more African trypanosomiasis cases because of the
increasing popularity of travel to Africa. In this paper the literature on imported cases in …

An Indian traveler developed fever and neurological symptoms after a visit to East Africa. He
was treated with suramin, melarsoprol and prednisolone for presumed East African …

A 43-year-old French man presented with fever, arthralgia, headache, night sweats and dry
cough, 3 weeks after returning from Brazil. Physical examination was normal. He reported a …

Background African tick-bite fever (ATBF) is a recently described disease belonging to the
spotted fever group. It is caused by Rickettsia africae, and cases are mainly diagnosed in …

Background African trypanosomiasis is a parasitic infection sporadically imported to Europe
by tourists or immigrants returning from endemic areas. We present the first and an unusual …

• An American citizen acquired African trypanosomiasis while on a hunting safari in Sudan,
East Africa. His travel history and rapid onset of symptoms, including fever, chills, headache …

Monkeypox is currently spreading rapidly in the USA and Western Europe. In most cases, it
has so far been a sexual transmission in men having sex with men (MSM)[1, 2]. It is therefore …

Travel can make the world a much smaller place for medical practice. Even though many
parasitic diseases are not endemic to the continental United States, emergency rooms and …

Skin lesions provide an important clue to the diagnoses of many infections in returned
travelers. New information related to epidemiology, recognition, diagnosis, or management …

Discussion Schistosoma haematobium usually affects the urinary tract but sometimes genital
organs can be involved. The female worms lay eggs in hypogastric plexus veins, so eggs …