Visiting Relatives and Friends (VFR), Pregnant, and Other Vulnerable Travelers

Matteelli, Alberto; Carvalho, Anna Cristina Calçada; Bigoni, Sara

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2012.07.003

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“…As in other subspecialties of travel medicine, the visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) are at particularly high risk of contracting travel-related infections. 166 Despite the fact that publicity and health alerts are often announced to the general public, VFRs do not always receive the necessary information on the risks because of cultural differences, language barriers, or different perceptions. Hence, efforts must be targeted to VFRs (especially African communities in this context) to reduce the risk of disease importation.…”

Section: Ebola Virus Disease As a Problem In Nonendemic Countries: Ismentioning

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Ebola virus disease in nonendemic countries

Wong

2015

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

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The 2014 West African outbreak of Ebola virus disease was unprecedented in its scale and has resulted in transmissions outside endemic countries. Clinicians in nonendemic countries will most likely face the disease in returning travelers, either among healthcare workers, expatriates, or visiting friends and relatives. Clinical suspicion for the disease must be heightened for travelers or contacts presenting with compatible clinical syndromes, and strict infection control measures must be promptly implemented to minimize the risk of secondary transmission within healthcare settings or in the community. We present a concise review on human filoviral disease with an emphasis on issues that are pertinent to clinicians practicing in nonendemic countries.

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Section: Ebola Virus Disease As a Problem In Nonendemic Countries: Ismentioning

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Ebola virus disease in nonendemic countries

Wong

2015

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

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“…Se definen como viajeros de etnia distinta a la del país de origen pero similar a la del país de destino, cuyo propósito de viaje es visitar a amigos o familiares, en lugares con riesgo de contraer enfermedades infecciosas tropicales 18 . Se propone la definición de dos subgrupos, VFR inmigrantes y VFR viajeros, para incluir en este último a los hijos o cónyuges de los VFR que viajan con ellos, y por tanto están expuestos a los mismos riesgos epidemiológicos.…”

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A propósito de un caso de Fiebre de Chikungunya importada de América

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RESUMENPresentamos el caso de un varón de 41 años que tras viajar como VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives) a Valencia, Venezuela, presentó a su regreso a España un cuadro de fiebre y artromialgias. El paciente cumplía criterios clínicos para el diagnosticado de fiebre de Chikungunya, recientemente introducida en América y donde se desarrolla en la actualidad una epidemia que afecta al país que viajó. El estudio serológico por el laboratorio de referencia confirmó esta sospecha al detectar IgM frente a virus Chikungunya (CHIKV). Al tratarse de una arbovirosis poco conocida en nuestro medio y de interés militar, aprovechamos el caso, primero diagnosticado en nuestro Hospital en el contexto de esta epidemia, para revisar la situación de esta enfermedad y la epidemiología del brote actual.PALABRAS CLAVE: Chikungunya, Arbovirosis, Aedes spp, Medicina Tropical.Regarding a case of Chikungunya fever imported from America SUMMARY: We present a case of a 41-year-old male who travelled to Valencia, Venezuela as a VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives) and presented fever and arthromyalgias upon his return to Spain. The patient met clinical criteria for the diagnosis of Chikungunya fever, recently introduced in the American continent, where a developing outbreak affects the country he travelled to. Serological testing in the reference laboratory confirmed this suspicion, detecting IgM against Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Given that this arbovirosis is not well known in our environment and it is of military interest, we use this case, the first one diagnosed in our Hospital in the context of this epidemic, to review the situation of this disease and the epidemiology of the outbreak.KEYWORDS: Chikungunya, Arbovirosis, Aedes spp, Tropical Medicine. INtRODUCCIÓNLa fiebre de Chikungunya o enfermedad por virus Chikungunya (CHIKV) es una arbovirosis producida por un virus del género Alphavirus, familia Togaviridae 1 . Su principal vector de transmisión es el mosquito Aedes aegypti, aunque puede actuar también como vector menos efectivo el mosquito Aedes albopictus 2 . El periodo de incubación tras la picadura oscila entre uno y siete días. El cuadro clínico tiene un inicio súbito consistente en fiebre, escalofríos, cefalalgia, anorexia, conjuntivitis y artralgias que pueden llegar a ser incapacitantes. En ocasiones aparece posteriormente un rash maculo-papular. El nombre de la enfermedad significa "andar doblado" en el idioma Kimakondé de la tribu Makonde, que vive en un territorio que se extiende entre el sudeste de Tanzania y el norte de Mozambique donde se detectó por primera vez el virus 3 . La enfermedad se resuelve de forma espontánea en 7-10 días, aunque las artralgias pueden persistir durante semanas o meses.Se considera caso sospechoso de CHIKV todo paciente con fiebre mayor de 38,5ºC y artralgia grave que no pueda ser explicada por otra etiología y que reside o ha visitado áreas epidémi-cas o endémicas durante las dos semanas anteriores al inicio de los síntomas. Los criterios epidemiológicos, como expondremos posteriorment...

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“…VFR travelers are those returning to their countries of origin to visit friends and relatives, and as a group they tend to be at increased risk of severe travel-related infections. 4 The increase of international travel has also included those with special needs or medically complex travelers, including elderly, pediatric, pregnant, and immunocompromised travelers. 4,5 While well-known tropical diseases such as malaria, dengue, and enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fevers) continue to be encountered in travelers, itineraries outside of traditional destinations and novel exposures presents providers with an increasing range of infections.…”

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“…4 The increase of international travel has also included those with special needs or medically complex travelers, including elderly, pediatric, pregnant, and immunocompromised travelers. 4,5 While well-known tropical diseases such as malaria, dengue, and enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fevers) continue to be encountered in travelers, itineraries outside of traditional destinations and novel exposures presents providers with an increasing range of infections. Emerging infections and outbreaks further expand the infectious possibilities, and several recent epidemics including Zika, Ebola virus disease (EVD), and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have been notable for their rapid international spread.…”

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Evaluation of the sick returned traveler

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Visiting Relatives and Friends (VFR), Pregnant, and Other Vulnerable Travelers

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Ebola virus disease in nonendemic countries

Ebola virus disease in nonendemic countries

A propósito de un caso de Fiebre de Chikungunya importada de América

Evaluation of the sick returned traveler

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