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Dengue fever with its subtle rash is today more common than malaria in travellers returning to Europe from the tropics (meta-analysis Geo Sentinel network). Up to 5 % of all safari tourists experience African tick bite fever during or soon after their journey; it is caused by rickettsiae and clinically presents with exanthems, focal necrotizing vasculitis (eschar, tache noir), lymphadenopathy and moderate fever. Typhoid fever is a severe infectious disease is which is difficult to diagnosis at first assessment. The presence of rose spots, which may be found in up to 33 % of patients with typhoid fever, can lead the way to diagnosis. Exanthems can be subtle and may occur weeks after infection without any other distinctive clinical sign. Particular importance in travel medicine has to be paid to acute HIV infection and secondary syphilis after exposition and infection in the tropics. Also the highly contagious infectious diseases of childhood as measles and rubeola have to be taken into account in adults with no or insufficient vaccination after a stay in tropical countries.
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- M Fischer
- Abteilung Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie und Fachbereich Tropenmedizin am Bernhard-Nocht-Institut, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Hamburg, Lesserstr. 180, 22049, Hamburg, Deutschland,
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Dagley A, Ennis J, Turner JD, Rood KA, Van Wettere AJ, Gowen BB, Julander JG. Protection against Chikungunya virus induced arthralgia following prophylactic treatment with adenovirus vectored interferon (mDEF201). Antiviral Res 2014; 108:1-9. [PMID: 24833276 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2014.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Recent outbreaks of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection have resulted in millions of cases of disease with significant morbidity. No approved antiviral treatments exist for the prevention or treatment of this viral disease. Infection with CHIKV results in a high rate of symptomatic disease that primarily includes a debilitating arthralgia. To model this cardinal disease manifestation, adult DBA/1J mice were challenged with CHIKV by footpad injection. Viremia and hind limb virus titers increased ∼100-fold while spleen virus increased >1000-fold within 1day post-virus infection (dpi). Footpad swelling was measured over a 10-day period, with peak swelling observed between 6 and 7dpi. Histology of the hind leg at the site of virus challenge showed evidence of myositis and synovitis starting on 5dpi. Cytokine profiling of the hind limb at the site of inoculation revealed a biphasic inflammatory response represented by an increase in IL-6, MCP-1, IFN-γ, MIP-1α, RANTES, and IL-17. To investigate the prophylactic capacity of IFN, mice were treated with mDEF201, an adenovirus-vectored IFN-α. Intranasal administration of a single 10(7)pfu/ml dose of mDEF201 administered 21days to 24h prior to infection, significantly reduced footpad swelling, virus titers in the hind leg and spleen, and several inflammatory cytokines. Efficacy was not observed when treatment was initiated 24h after virus challenge. This arthralgia model of CHIKV recapitulates relevant disease features commonly observed in human disease making it applicable to preclinical testing of therapies that target both viral replication and the associated joint disease.
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- Ashley Dagley
- Institute for Antiviral Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84335, United States
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- Defyrus, Inc., 2 Bloor Street W, Suite 2602, Toronto, ON M4W 3E2, Canada
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- Defyrus, Inc., 2 Bloor Street W, Suite 2602, Toronto, ON M4W 3E2, Canada
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- Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84335, United States
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- Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84335, United States; Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84335, United States
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- Institute for Antiviral Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84335, United States
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- Institute for Antiviral Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84335, United States.
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Schmidt M, Geilenkeuser WJ, Sireis W, Seifried E, Hourfar K. Emerging Pathogens - How Safe is Blood? Transfus Med Hemother 2014; 41:10-7. [PMID: 24659943 PMCID: PMC3949612 DOI: 10.1159/000358017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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During the last few decades, blood safety efforts were mainly focused on preventing viral infections. However, humanity's increased mobility and improved migration pathways necessitate a global perspective regarding other transfusion-transmitted pathogens. This review focuses on the general infection risk of blood components for malaria, dengue virus, Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) and Babesia spp. Approximately 250 million people become infected by Plasmodium spp. per year. Dengue virus affects more than 50 million people annually in more than 100 countries; clinically, it can cause serious diseases, such as dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. Chagas disease, which is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, mainly occurs in South America and infects approximately 10 million people annually. Babesia spp. is a parasitic infection that infects red blood cells; although many infections are asymptomatic, severe clinical disease has been reported, especially in the elderly. Screening assays are available for all considered pathogens but make screening strategies more complex and more expensive. A general pathogen inactivation for all blood components (whole blood) promises to be a long-term, sustainable solution for both known and unknown pathogens. Transfusion medicine therefore eagerly awaits such a system.
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- Michael Schmidt
- Reference Institute for Bioanalytics, Bonn, Goethe University, Frankfurt/M., Germany
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- German Red Cross, Baden-Wuerttemberg – Hessen, Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immuno-hemotherapy, Goethe University, Frankfurt/M., Germany
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- German Red Cross, Baden-Wuerttemberg – Hessen, Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immuno-hemotherapy, Goethe University, Frankfurt/M., Germany
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- German Red Cross, Baden-Wuerttemberg – Hessen, Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immuno-hemotherapy, Goethe University, Frankfurt/M., Germany
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Wiwanitkit S, Wiwanitkit V. Additional important aspects. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2013; 110:269. [PMID: 23667394 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0269a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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