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Travel Related Infection Flashcards

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International travel health advice

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Risk assessment
Requirements change
Up-to-date information
Individual advice regarding general measures, immunisation and drug prophylaxis

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Risk assessment of the traveller

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Health of the traveller 
Areas to be visited 
Duration of visit 
Accommodation 
Activities 
Remote areas
Previous immunisation and prophylaxis
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Sources of information on travel advice

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British national formulary
Immunisation against infectious diseases
Health information for overseas travel
Institutions e.g. schools of tropical medicine
Internet

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Common immunisations for travellers

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Tetanus 
Polio 
Typhoid 
Hepatitis A 
Yellow fever
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Immunisation for travellers in special circumstances

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Meningococcus 
Rabies 
Diptheria 
Hepatitis B 
Japanese B encephalitis 
Tick borne encephalitis 
Pneumococcus 
Influenza
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Who should be given malaria chemoprophylaxis and how long should the course of treatment be?

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Essential for all travellers to endemic areas, including children and pregnant women

Commence 1-3 weeks before travel and continue for up to 4 weeks after leaving

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Examples of viral haemorrhagic fevers that travellers may be at risk of

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Yellow fever
Dengue haemorrhagic fever
Hentavirus infections 
Lessa fever
Marburg fever
Ebola fever
Congo-Crimea haemorrhagic fever
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Examples of zoonoses that travellers may be at risk of

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Brucellosis
Rabies
Tularaemia
Anthrax

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Unfamiliar features of imported disease

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Presenting features 
Isolation requirements
Diagnostic methods
Management requirements
Unexpected complications
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Factors increasing the vulnerability of travellers to infection

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Temptation to take risks away from home
Different epidemiology of some diseases
Incomplete understanding of health hazards
Stress of travel
Refugees - deprivation, malnutrition, disease or injury

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Infections common worldwide

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Influenza
Community-acquired pneumonia
Meningococcal disease
STDs

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Conditions caused/exacerbated climate/environment

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Sunburn 
Heat exhaustion 
Heat stroke 
Fungal infections 
Bacterial skin infections 
Cold injury 
Altitude sickness
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Infections controllable by sanitation

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Traveller's diarrhoea 
Typhoid
Hepatitis A or E 
Giardiasis 
Amoebiasis 
Helminth infections 
Viral gastroenteritis 
Food poisoning 
Shigella dysentery 
Cholera 
Cryptosporidiosis
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Infections controllable by immunisation

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Poliomyelitis

Diphtheria

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Infections controllable by education

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HIV

STDs

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Infections transmitted in water and mud

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Schistosomiasis 
Leptospirosis 
Liver flukes 
Strongyloidiasis 
Hookworms 
Guinea worms
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Infections transmitted by arthropod vectors

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Malaria 
Dengue fever
Rickettsial infections
Leishmaniasis 
Trypanosomiasis 
Filariasis 
Onchocerciasis
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Emerging infectious diseases

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Zika 
Ebola 
MERS-CoV
Swine flu 
Avian flu 
SARS
West Nile virus
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Important tropical diseases

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Malaria 
Typhoid 
Dengue fever
Schistosomiasis 
Rickettsiosis 
Viral haemorrhagic fevers
Zika fever
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Epidemiology of malaria

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Tropical
Most important imported disease
Vector is the female anopheles mosquito

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Cases of malaria per year according to WHO 2012

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207 million cases/year

781,000 deaths/year

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Species of malaria

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Plasmodium falciparum (potentially severe) 
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium ovale 
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium knowlesi
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Symptoms of malaria

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Fever 
Rigors
Aching bones 
Abdominal pain 
Headache 
Dysuria 
Frequency 
Sore throat 
Cough
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Signs of malaria

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May be none
Splenomegaly
Hepatomegaly
Mild jaundice

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Complications of malaria

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Cerebral malaria (encephalopathy) 
Blackwater fever
Pulmonary oedema
Jaundice
Severe anaemia
Algid malaria
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Features of cerebral malaria (encephalopathy)

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Hypoglycaemia
Convulsions
Hypoxia

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Features of blackwater fever

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Severe intravascular haemolysis 
High parasitaemia 
Profound anaemia 
Haemoglobinuria 
Acute renal failure
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Diagnosis of malaria

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Thick and thin blood films
Quantitative buddy coat
Rapid antigen tests

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When assessing malaria severity, one or more of what features are indicative of complicated malaria?

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Impaired consciousness or seizures 
Hypoglycaemia 
Parasite count 2% or more 
Haemoglobin 8mg/dL or less
Spontaneous bleeding 
Haemoglobinuria 
Renal impairment or pH < 7.3
Pulmonary oedema or ARDS
Shock
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Traditional malaria drugs

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Quinine

Artemisinins

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Management of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria

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Quinine 7 days plus oral doxycycline or clindamycin
Malarone 3 days
Riamet 3 days

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Side effects of quinine

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Nausea
Tinnitus
Deafness
Rash

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Management of complicated or severe P. falciparum malaria

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IV quinine plus oral doxycycline or clindamicin

Switch to oral therapy when patient is stable and able to swallow

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Side effects of IV quinine

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Cardiac depression
Cerebral irritation
Nausea
Vomiting

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Management of P. vivax, ovale, knowlesi and malariae

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Chloroquine 3 days
Riamet 3 days
Plus primaquine 14 days in vivax and ovale to eradicate liver hypnozoites

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Malaria control programmes

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Drainage of standing water at mosquito breeding sites
Temphos/biological management of larvicides
Mosquito killing sprays
Human behaviour e.g. bed nets, mesh windows

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Adjuvant measures for malaria infection

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O2 or ventilation if pulmonary oedema
Maintain blood glucose 
Correct anaemia 
Dialysis if acute renal failure 
Exchange transfusion if high parasitaemia
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Examples of prophylaxis for malaria

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Malarone
Mefloquiine
Doxycycline

39
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Causative organisms of typhoid fever

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Salmonella typhi

Salmonella paratyphi

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How many global cases of typhoid fever are there?

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27 million infections per year
Over 200,000 global deaths per year
200 UK cases per year

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Incubation period of typhoid fever

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7 days - 4 weeks

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Features of first week of typhoid fever

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Fever
Headache
Abdominal discomfort 
Constipation 
Dry cough 
Relative bradycardia 
Neutrophilia 
Confusion
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Features of second week of typhoid fever

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Fever peaks at 7-10 days 
Rose spots
Diarrhoea 
Tachycardia 
Neutropenia
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Features of third week of typhoid fever

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Complications 
Intestinal bleeding 
Perforation 
Peritonism 
Metastatic infections
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Diagnosis of typhoid fever

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Not an easy clinical diagnosis, based on evolution of features
Laboratory - blood, urine, stool and bone marrow culture

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Treatment of typhoid fever

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Azithromycin - drug of choice for Asian acquired uncomplicated typhoid fever
Ceftriaxone - if complicated or concerned regarding absorption

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Cases of dengue fever each year

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100 million infections per year

25,000 deaths per year

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Features of classical dengue fever

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Sudden fever 
Sever headache, retro-orbital pain 
Severe myalgia and arthralgia 
Macular/maculopapular rash 
Haemorrhagic signs e.g. petechiae, purpura, positive tourniquet test
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Diagnosis of dengue fever

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Clinical - thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, elevated transaminases, positive tourniquet test

Laboratory - PCR, serology

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Management of dengue fever

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Conservative - no specific therapeutic agents

IV fluids
fresh frozen plasma
platelets

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Species causing schistosomiasis

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S. haematobium
S. mansoni
S. japonicum

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How is schistosomiasis contracted?

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Swimming in contaminated water

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Clinical features of first 24-48 hours of schistosomiasis

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Swimmers itch

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Features of invasive stage of schistosomiasis

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After 24 hours 
Cough 
Abdominal discomfort 
Splenomegaly 
Eosinophilia
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Features of schistosomiasis after 15-20 days

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Katayama fevere 
Prostrate 
Fever
Urticarial 
Lymphadenopathy 
Splenomegaly 
Diarrhoea 
Eosinophilia
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Features of acute schistosomiasis disease

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After 6-8 weeks

Eggs deposited in bowel causing dysentery or in bladder causing haematuria

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Diagnosis of schistosomiasis

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Clinical
Antibody test
Ova in stools and urine
Rectal snip

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Treatment of schistosomiasis

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Praziquantel 40mg/kg single dose

Prednisolone if severe

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Features of tick typhus

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Tick bite eschar

Maculopapular rash

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Organisms causing rickettsiosis

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R. conorii
R. africae
R. rickettsii 
R. prowazekii
R. moosen
R. tsutsugamushi
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Clinical features of rickettsiosis

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Abrupt onset swinging fever
Headache 
Confusion 
Endovasculitis 
Rash 
Bleeding
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Diagnosis of rickettsiosis

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Clinical features

Serology

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Management of rickettsiosis

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Tetracycline

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Management of viral haemorrhagic fevers

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Rule out common severe infections 
Isolation in high security infection unit 
No specific treatment 
Supportive treatment 
May be fatal
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How is zika virus transmitted?

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By daytime biting aedes mosquito

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Features of zika virus

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No or mild symptoms 
Headache
Rash 
Fever
Malaise 
Conjunctivitis 
Joint pains 
Microcephaly and other neurological problems in unborn babies
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Features of amoebic liver abscess

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Fever

Right upper quadrant pain

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Treatment of amoebic liver abscess

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Drainage and metronidazole then diloxanide

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Important features of history of a traveller returning with a febrile illness

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Is it tropical 
Travel history 
Precautions taken 
Risks taken 
Symptoms 
Incubation periods
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What travel-related infection might a rash be a sign of?

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Typhoid
Typhus
Dengue

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What travel-related infection might jaundice be a sign of?

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Hepatitis
Malaria
Yellow fever

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What travel-related infection might enlarged lymph nodes be a sign of?

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Leishmania

Trypanosomiasis

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What travel-related infection might a palpable liver be a sign of?

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Malaria
Typhoid
Amoebic abscess

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What travel-related infection might a palpable spleen be a sign of?

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Kala-Azar
Typhoid
Malaria

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Common investigations into travellers returning with an illness

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FBC 
Malaria films 
LFTs
Stool microscopy and culture 
Urinalysis and culture 
Blood cultures
CXR
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Specific serology tests for travellers returning with an illness

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Dengue 
Respiratory viral/atypical 
Hepatitis A, B, C
Tick typhus
Schistosomiasis 
Amoebic 
Leptospirosis/hantavirus
Brucellosis
Viral haemorrhagic fevers
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General treatment measures for travel related infections

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Isolation
Supportive measures
Empirical treatment
Specific treatment

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