Acute Schistosomiasis: A Risk Underestimated by Travelers and a Diagnosis Frequently Missed by General Practitioners—A Cluster Analysis of 42 Travelers | Zendy

Laurence Rochat | Zendy; Alain Bizzini | Zendy; Nicolas Senn | Zendy; PierreYves Bochud | Zendy; Blaise Genton | Zendy; Serge De Vallière | Zendy

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Acute Schistosomiasis: A Risk Underestimated by Travelers and a Diagnosis Frequently Missed by General Practitioners—A Cluster Analysis of 42 Travelers

Author(s) -

Laurence Rochat,

Alain Bizzini,

Nicolas Senn,

PierreYves Bochud,

Blaise Genton,

Serge De Vallière

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12187

Subject(s) - medicine , schistosomiasis , cluster (spacecraft) , travel medicine , pediatrics , environmental health , intensive care medicine , immunology , pathology , helminths , computer science , programming language

In 2011, a patient was admitted to our hospital with acute schistosomiasis after having returned from Madagascar and having bathed at the Lily waterfalls. On the basis of this patient's indication, infection was suspected in 41 other subjects. This study investigated (1) the knowledge of the travelers about the risks of schistosomiasis and their related behavior to evaluate the appropriateness of prevention messages and (2) the diagnostic workup of symptomatic travelers by general practitioners to evaluate medical care of travelers with a history of freshwater exposure in tropical areas.

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