Trombiculiasis in Russian tourists travelled to tropical countries

Trombiculiasis: The uninvited trekker

a Department of Clinical Experimental Medicine, Unit of Dermatology, at the University of Messina (Italy) C/O A.O.U. “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98125 Messina, Italy b Department of Veterinarian Sciences at the Università of Messina (Italy), Viale Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy c Policlinic for Dermatology and Venereology, Saint Kliment Ohridski University, Medical Faculty, Univer...

Yellow Fever Vaccination: An Issue for Non-endemic Tropical Countries

The road less travelled

In the ever more competitive arena of biological research, there is a widespread perception that, if you haven’t got a firm foothold on the ladder by your late twenties, you’ll never make it. It’s tempting to believe this. Indeed, working at Cold Spring Harbor’s Watson School of Biological Sciences brings me into daily contact with biologists of all ages and stages, who are nothing if not highl...

Influenza virus infection in travelers to tropical and subtropical countries.

BACKGROUND Influenza outbreaks have been reported among travelers, but attack rates and incidence are unknown. METHODS A cohort study was conducted. Travelers to subtropical and tropical countries recruited at the University of Zurich Travel Clinic (Switzerland), January 1998 to March 2000, were investigated with pre- and posttravel assessment of hemagglutination inhibition and by questionnai...

The Tuberculosis of Tropical Countries