Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – December 1, 2003
December 1, 2003
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in US Military, 2002-2003
As a result of the recent military conflicts, cutaneous leishmaniasis has emerged as a significant disease among US troops deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Physicians should consider the possibility of cutaneous leishmaniasis in persons with chronic skin lesions who have traveled to or been deployed within areas where leishmaniasis is endemic. -
Insects, Malaria, and Children
Families traveling with infants and children should be aggressive about malaria prevention using DEET, permethrin, and chemoprophylaxis. Both this review and that of associate editor, Lin Chen, MD, in this issue underscore the importance of bednets and repellents as critical components of malaria prophylaxis -
Bed Nets and Decreased Plasmodium falciparum Resistance
A village in Tanzania has been found to have a decreased prevalence of P falciparum infections and an increased prevalence of wild type dihydrofolate reductase malaria parasites following the widespread use of permethrin-treated bed nets. -
Infants in Airplanes: Safety Seats, Statistics, and Common Sense
Despite widespread debate and broad recommendations from professional organizations, careful risk and cost analyses do not support policies mandating the use of infant safety seats on commercial aircraft. -
A Fluoroquinolone Alert for Travelers with Type II Diabetes
The July 2003 edition of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter had received spontaneous reports of hypoglycemia (9) and hyperglycemia (7) associated with use of the fluoroquinolone, gatifloxacin (Tequin).