Toscana Virus Infection in American Traveler Returning from Sicily, 2009

Toscana Virus Infection in American Traveler Returning from Sicily, 2009

of age, and the attack rate decreased as patients’ ages increased (6). Reactive vaccination campaigns in some communes of Madarounfa district that had reached the epidemic threshold were launched by the Ministry of Public Health with a remaining 2009 stockpile (16,527 doses, 35.7% coverage) of the quadrivalent polysaccharide vaccine (A/C/Y/W135) from Médecins sans Frontières. The International ...

West Nile Virus Infection in Belgian Traveler Returning from Greece

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Zika Virus Infection after Returning from Thailand

Toscana virus encephalitis in a traveler returning to the United States.

In Italy, Toscana virus is the most common cause of meningitis from May to October. Though only a few cases have been reported in U.S. travelers returning from Europe, most cases are likely unrecognized due to lack of familiarity with the disease. Here, we describe the case of an 82-year-old man presenting with fever, profound weakness, and hearing loss after returning to the United States foll...

Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in US Traveler Returning from Mexico, 2014

To the Editor: Melioidosis is an infection with clinical manifestations ranging from skin abscess to overwhelming sepsis and death. It is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a gram-negative, saprophytic bacillus found in soil and water. Melioidosis is highly endemic to Southeast Asia and northern Australia, and endemic to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan (1). The ...