Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – June 1, 2004
June 1, 2004
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Dengue Vaccination
A clinical trial involving school-aged children in Thailand shows that a tetravalent dengue vaccine is safe and immunogenic, despite frequently bothersome side effects. -
Cat-Transmitted Sporotrichosis: Epidemic in Brazil
Zoonotic transmission resulting from exposure to infected cats was responsible for an epidemic of 178 human cases of sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1998 to 2001. Cats infected with sporotrichosis pose a significant risk of disease transmission to humans because of their extensive skin lesions and high burden of organisms. -
Rabies Vaccine Recall and "Lots" of Strain
On April 5, 2004, Aventis Pasteur contacted all recipients of IMOVAX Rabies Vaccine to inform them of an urgent recall of their manufactured lots: X0067-2, X0067-3, W1419-2, and W1419-3. -
Visceral Leishmaniasis Relapses: Don’t Lose HAART
Despite some initial controversy, it appears that HIV-infected patients with relapses of visceral leishmaniasis have higher levels of HIV-RNA viral loads and lower CD4+ counts than those without relapses. Non-compliance with HAART regimens and intravenous drug use possibly contribute to this greater risk of relapse. -
Monkey Malaria Infects a Large Cluster of Humans in Borneo
This is a fascinating report of a cluster of human Plasmodium knowlesi cases misdiagnosed as Plasmodium malariae in a rural rainforest area of Sarawak.