Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – April 1, 2005
April 1, 2005
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History of Thymic Dysfunction and Yellow Fever Vaccination
New information provides updated guidance on assessing the risk of yellow fever vaccine-associated viscerotropic disease. -
TB, BCG, PPD, and Travelers
In low-risk populations, positive tuberculin skin tests (TST, purified protein derivative, PPD) might be due to previously received tuberculosis (TB) vaccine (Bacille Calmette-Guerin, BCG), rather than to latent tuberculosis infection. In travelers and other higher risk groups, however, positive tests should suggest infection. -
International Adoption in 2005
A number of infectious diseases are of special concern to internationally adopted children and their adoptive families. -
2004 Resort Malaria in the Dominican Republic
Until November 2004, urban and resort areas of the Dominican Republic had been considered free of malaria. Seventeen cases of P. falciparum malaria, including 3 US travelers described here, have led to an expansion of CDC malaria recommendations. -
Efficacy of Oral Cholera Vaccine
Orally administered cholera vaccines have offered the promise of controlling cholera epidemics during prior studies in Bangladesh. However, the high prevalence of HIV co-infection in sub-Saharan Africa has raised doubts about the level of protection an oral cholera vaccine could generate in this setting. -
Pharmacology Watch: Preparing for the Possibility of a Bird Flu Pandemic
The possibility of a bird flu pandemic has health officials worldwide in a high state of alert.