Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – October 1, 2009

October 1, 2009

• Japanese Encephalitis: Defining the Risks and New Vaccine Options

  Hatz and colleagues estimated risk of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in travelers using data on United Kingdom and Swiss travelers to JE risk areas, and the respective JE vaccine usage in these countries for the year 2004.

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• Artemisinin Resistance: Why Now?

  Dondorp and colleagues conducted two open-label, randomized trials that compared malaria treatment efficacies in western Cambodia (Pailin) and northwestern Thailand (Wang Pha).

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• Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague in Uganda

  This report describes an outbreak of both bubonic and pneumonic plague in northwestern Uganda, where 127 clinically diagnosed plague cases were identified during a 5½ month span.

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• Pharmacology Watch: WHO Issues Global Alert on Antiviral Use

  In this issue: WHO recommendations for antiviral use for H1N1 flu; antibiotic use trends for acute respiratory tract infection; denosumab clears FDA Expert Panel; FDA Actions.

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