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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 7, Issue 5

May 2022 - 19 articles

Cover Story: During the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be difficult to distinguish dengue from COVID-19 in endemic areas, as both may present as undifferentiated febrile illness. At a tertiary hospital contending with COVID-19 during a dengue epidemic, a triage strategy of routine COVID-19 testing for febrile patients with viral prodromes was used. All febrile patients with viral prodromes and no epidemiologic risk for COVID-19 were first admitted to a designated ward for COVID-19 testing. This mitigated the potential infection–prevention risk of COVID-19 cases, albeit with an increased length-of-stay for dengue hospitalizations due to initial admission into isolation. View this paper
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Articles (19)

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,259 Views
25 Pages

Characteristics of COVID-19 Breakthrough Infections among Vaccinated Individuals and Associated Risk Factors: A Systematic Review

  • Shilpa Gopinath,
  • Angela Ishak,
  • Naveen Dhawan,
  • Sujan Poudel,
  • Prakriti Singh Shrestha,
  • Prabhjeet Singh,
  • Emily Xie,
  • Peggy Tahir,
  • Sima Marzaban and
  • Jack Michel
  • + 1 author

We sought to assess breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in vaccinated individuals by variant distribution and to identify the common risk associations. The PubMed, Web of Science, ProQuest, and Embase databases were searched from 2019 to 30 January 20...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,831 Views
11 Pages

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) contributes to increased morbidity and mortality worldwide. In particular, children in resource-poor settings suffer from frequent episodes of diarrhea. A variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and proto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,606 Views
16 Pages

Zoonotic Flavivirus Exposure in Peri-Urban and Suburban Pig-Keeping in Hanoi, Vietnam, and the Knowledge and Preventive Practices of Pig Farmers

  • Long Pham-Thanh,
  • Thang Nguyen-Tien,
  • Ulf Magnusson,
  • Vuong Nghia Bui,
  • Anh Ngoc Bui,
  • Åke Lundkvist,
  • Duoc Trong Vu,
  • Son Hai Tran,
  • Minh Xuan Can and
  • Hung Nguyen-Viet
  • + 1 author

Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs), including those caused by flaviviruses, remain human health problems for developing and urbanizing economies. This cross-sectional study examined risks of flavivirus exposure through a survey regarding knowledge and pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,263 Views
16 Pages

Abattoir-Based Serological Surveillance and Spatial Risk Analysis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Brucellosis, and Q Fever in Lao PDR Large Ruminants

  • Jarunee Siengsanan-Lamont,
  • Watthana Theppangna,
  • Phouvong Phommachanh,
  • Syseng Khounsy,
  • Paul W. Selleck,
  • Nina Matsumoto,
  • Laurence J. Gleeson and
  • Stuart D. Blacksell

A national animal disease surveillance network initiated by the Lao PDR government is adopted and reinforced by a joint research project between the National Animal Health Laboratory (NAHL), the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF), and the Ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,601 Views
14 Pages

Rickettsial Infections Are Neglected Causes of Acute Febrile Illness in Teluk Intan, Peninsular Malaysia

  • Muhamad Yazli Yuhana,
  • Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn,
  • Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai,
  • Pimpan Sujariyakul,
  • Piengchan Sonthayanon,
  • Kesinee Chotivanich,
  • Sasithon Pukrittayakamee,
  • Stuart D. Blacksell and
  • Daniel H. Paris

Rickettsial infections are among the leading etiologies of acute febrile illness in Southeast Asia. However, recent data from Malaysia are limited. This prospective study was conducted in Teluk Intan, Peninsular Malaysia, during January to December 2...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,313 Views
9 Pages

Diagnosing Human Fascioliasis Using ELISA Immunoassays at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Hanoi: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Huong Nguyen Thu,
  • Veronique Dermauw,
  • Tho Tran Huy,
  • Clémentine Roucher,
  • Pierre Dorny,
  • Hoai Nguyen Thi,
  • Kien Hoang Trung,
  • Thang Dao Van,
  • Binh Do Nhu and
  • Thu Nguyen Kim

Infections with the zoonotic liver flukes Fasciola gigantica and Fasciola hepatica may result in severe disease in humans. In Vietnam, an emergence of fascioliasis cases has been observed from the late 1990s onwards. Various diagnostic tools are used...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,551 Views
12 Pages

Antimicrobial Prescribing Patterns in Patients with COVID-19 in Russian Multi-Field Hospitals in 2021: Results of the Global-PPS Project

  • Sergey Avdeev,
  • Svetlana Rachina,
  • Yuliya Belkova,
  • Roman Kozlov,
  • Ann Versporten,
  • Ines Pauwels,
  • Herman Goossens,
  • Elena Bochanova,
  • Elena Elokhina and
  • Ulyana Portnjagina
  • + 4 authors

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health challenge with understudied effects on antimicrobial usage. We aimed to analyze antimicrobial prescribing patterns in COVID-19 patients in Russian multi-field hospitals by means of the Global-PPS Projec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,800 Views
12 Pages

(1) Background: In the U.S., men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the majority of new HIV infections. On the other hand, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective strategy to curb HIV transmission, but it is widely underutilized. It is u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,701 Views
13 Pages

Needs Assessment of Southeastern United States Vector Control Agencies: Capacity Improvement Is Greatly Needed to Prevent the Next Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak

  • Kyndall C. Dye-Braumuller,
  • Jennifer R. Gordon,
  • Danielle Johnson,
  • Josie Morrissey,
  • Kaci McCoy,
  • Rhoel R. Dinglasan and
  • Melissa S. Nolan

A national 2017 vector control capacity survey was conducted to assess the United States’ (U.S.’s) ability to prevent emerging vector-borne disease. Since that survey, the southeastern U.S. has experienced continued autochthonous exotic v...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,944 Views
12 Pages

Efforts to interrupt and eliminate schistosomiasis as a public health problem have increased in several Southern African countries. A systematic review was carried out on the infection rates of snails that cause schistosomiasis in humans. The searche...

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