Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – December 1, 2010

December 1, 2010

• Monkeypox in the Post-Smallpox Vaccination Era

  Dr. Blackburn is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Barry is Senior Associate Dean of Global Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.

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• New Pathways to Hepatitis E Infection

  Teshale and colleagues reviewed Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infections and the two distinct presentations associated with this virus infection.

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• Cholera Outbreak in Haiti — November 2010

  An outbreak of cholera is ongoing in Haiti. As of Nov. 10, 2010, the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP) of Haiti reported 12,303 hospital admissions and 796 deaths in six geographic departments.

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• Potential Pediatric Pulmonary Parasites

  One month after being treated for "pneumonia," an 8-year-old boy from Botswana presented with a one-day history of fever, cough, and chest pain.

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• Pharmacology Watch: Tiotropium for Uncontrolled Asthma

  In this issue: Tiotropium for uncontrolled asthma, sibutramine pulled from market, incidence and mortality data from WHI, FDA Actions.

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