Update on the major imported protozoan infections in travelers and migrants.

Abstract

Globalization has contributed to the emergence of specific parasitic diseases in novel geographical areas, and in these regions, these infections in travelers and immigrants may cause a considerable burden of disease. Timely diagnosis and treatment of protozoan infections to decrease mortality and prevent associated complications are essential. In this respect, the increased availability of specific DNA-detection procedures has improved the diagnosis of many imported parasitic infections. Travelers and immigrants with associated comorbidities or immunosuppression may pose a special challenge regarding management. An updated review of the main protozoan infections in mobile populations (malaria, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, enteric protozoan infections) is provided, focusing on the changing epidemiology of these diseases, recent developments in diagnosis and management and the possibility of local transmission of imported infections.

• Authors: Francesca F Norman, Belén Comeche, Sandra Chamorro, José-Antonio Pérez-Molina, Rogelio López-Vélez
• Journal: Future microbiology (Future Microbiol) Vol. 15 Pg. 213-225 (02 2020) ISSN: 1746-0921 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 32065535 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)

Chemical References

• Antiprotozoal Agents

Topics

• Amebiasis (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, transmission)
• Antiprotozoal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Communicable Diseases, Imported (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, transmission)
• Cryptosporidiosis (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, transmission)
• Cyclosporiasis (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, transmission)
• Emigrants and Immigrants
• Giardiasis (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, transmission)
• Humans
• Leishmaniasis (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, transmission)
• Malaria (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, transmission)
• Protozoan Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, transmission)
• Travel