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Communicable Diseases, Imported

MedGen UID:
1387325
•Concept ID:
C4505350
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Communicable Disease, Imported; Disease, Imported Communicable; Disease, Imported Infectious; Disease, Infectious Imported; Diseases, Imported Communicable; Diseases, Imported Infectious; Diseases, Infectious Imported; Imported Communicable Disease; Imported Communicable Diseases; Imported Disease, Infectious; Imported Diseases, Infectious; Imported Infection; Imported Infections; Imported Infectious Disease; Imported Infectious Diseases; Infection, Imported; Infections, Imported; Infectious Disease, Imported; Infectious Diseases, Imported; Infectious Imported Disease; Infectious Imported Diseases

Definition

Infectious diseases originating in one geographically delineated ecosystem that are carried (by travel or immigration) to another geographically delineated ecosystem by an infected individual, animal, or disease vector. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCommunicable Diseases, Imported

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of rheumatic diseases in the time of covid-19 pandemic: perspectives of rheumatology practitioners from India.
Gupta L, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Balan S, Agarwal V
Ann Rheum Dis 2021 Jan;80(1):e1. Epub 2020 Apr 16 doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217509. PMID: 32299795
Association between treatment with colchicine and improved survival in a single-centre cohort of adult hospitalised patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Scarsi M, Piantoni S, Colombo E, Airó P, Richini D, Miclini M, Bertasi V, Bianchi M, Bottone D, Civelli P, Cotelli MS, Damiolini E, Galbassini G, Gatta D, Ghirardelli ML, Magri R, Malamani P, Mendeni M, Molinari S, Morotti A, Salada L, Turla M, Vender A, Tincani A, Brucato A, Franceschini F, Furloni R, Andreoli L
Ann Rheum Dis 2020 Oct;79(10):1286-1289. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217712. PMID: 32732245Free PMC Article
Promoting and supporting children's health and healthcare during COVID-19 - International Paediatric Association Position Statement.
Klein JD, Koletzko B, El-Shabrawi MH, Hadjipanayis A, Thacker N, Bhutta Z
Arch Dis Child 2020 Jul;105(7):620-624. Epub 2020 May 7 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319370. PMID: 32381517

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Imported Infectious Diseases, Tropical Diseases and Local Endemic Infectious Diseases in Japan.
Toizumi M, Horikoshi Y
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2022 Jul 1;41(7):e275-e282. Epub 2022 Jun 7 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003541. PMID: 35421047
A review of melioidosis cases imported into Europe.
Le Tohic S, Montana M, Koch L, Curti C, Vanelle P
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2019 Aug;38(8):1395-1408. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03548-5. PMID: 30949898
Migration Medicine.
Greenaway C, Castelli F
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2019 Mar;33(1):265-287. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2018.10.014. PMID: 30712766
Emerging and imported diseases diagnosed in the emergency department of a hospital in Madrid.
Valle Borrego B, García Romo E, Olabarrieta Arnal I, Orizales Lago CM, Jesús Merino F
Emergencias 2018 Oct;30(5):332-335. PMID: 30260118
Imported onchocerciasis in migrants and travelers.
Showler AJ, Nutman TB
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2018 Oct;31(5):393-398. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000483. PMID: 30113326

Diagnosis

Management and prevention of imported malaria. 2018 update of the 2007 French clinical guidelines.
Bouchaud O, Bruneel F, Caumes E, Houzé S, Imbert P, Pradines B, Rapp C, Strady C
Med Mal Infect 2020 Mar;50(2):161-193. Epub 2020 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2019.10.009. PMID: 31964565
Diagnosis of Imported Monkeypox, Israel, 2018.
Erez N, Achdout H, Milrot E, Schwartz Y, Wiener-Well Y, Paran N, Politi B, Tamir H, Israely T, Weiss S, Beth-Din A, Shifman O, Israeli O, Yitzhaki S, Shapira SC, Melamed S, Schwartz E
Emerg Infect Dis 2019 May;25(5):980-983. Epub 2019 May 17 doi: 10.3201/eid2505.190076. PMID: 30848724Free PMC Article
Migration Medicine.
Greenaway C, Castelli F
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2019 Mar;33(1):265-287. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2018.10.014. PMID: 30712766
Fever in the Returning Traveler.
Scaggs Huang FA, Schlaudecker E
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2018 Mar;32(1):163-188. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.10.009. PMID: 29406974Free PMC Article
Malaria in Children.
Kafai NM, Odom John AR
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2018 Mar;32(1):189-200. Epub 2017 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.10.008. PMID: 29269188Free PMC Article

Therapy

Update on the major imported protozoan infections in travelers and migrants.
Norman FF, Comeche B, Chamorro S, Pérez-Molina JA, López-Vélez R
Future Microbiol 2020 Feb;15:213-225. Epub 2020 Feb 17 doi: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0212. PMID: 32065535
HDV infection in immigrant populations.
Coppola N, Alessio L, Onorato L, Sagnelli C, Sagnelli E, Pisaturo M
J Med Virol 2019 Dec;91(12):2049-2058. Epub 2019 Aug 27 doi: 10.1002/jmv.25570. PMID: 31429940
Imported onchocerciasis in migrants and travelers.
Showler AJ, Nutman TB
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2018 Oct;31(5):393-398. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000483. PMID: 30113326
Malaria in Children.
Kafai NM, Odom John AR
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2018 Mar;32(1):189-200. Epub 2017 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.10.008. PMID: 29269188Free PMC Article
Paediatric and maternal schistosomiasis: shifting the paradigms.
Bustinduy AL, Stothard JR, Friedman JF
Br Med Bull 2017 Sep 1;123(1):115-125. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldx028. PMID: 28910994Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Biochemical characteristics of patients with imported malaria.
Bi D, Lin J, Luo X, Lin L, Tang X, Luo X, Lu Y, Huang X
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:1008430. Epub 2022 Nov 10 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1008430. PMID: 36439238Free PMC Article
Epidemiological characteristics of imported respiratory infectious diseases in China, 2014‒2018.
Wang JL, Chen T, Deng LL, Han YJ, Wang DY, Wang LP, He GX
Infect Dis Poverty 2022 Mar 4;11(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s40249-022-00944-6. PMID: 35246236Free PMC Article
Compare the epidemiological and clinical features of imported and local COVID-19 cases in Hainan, China.
Wu B, Lei ZY, Wu KL, He JR, Cao HJ, Fu J, Chen F, Chen Y, Chen B, Zhou XL, Huang T, Wu T, Du YG, Chen SX, Xiao FR, Gao ZL, He J, Lin F, Lin BL
Infect Dis Poverty 2020 Oct 19;9(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s40249-020-00755-7. PMID: 33076968Free PMC Article
Imported onchocerciasis in migrants and travelers.
Showler AJ, Nutman TB
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2018 Oct;31(5):393-398. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000483. PMID: 30113326
Imported malaria in Bulgaria, status and prognosis after eradication in 1965.
Rainova IG, Harizanov RN, Kaftandjiev IT, Mikov OD, Tsvetkova ND
J Infect Public Health 2018 Jul-Aug;11(4):534-539. Epub 2017 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.10.010. PMID: 29126828

Clinical prediction guides

The imported infections among foreign travelers in China: an observational study.
Xu Q, Li ZW, Zhang XA, Liu MY, Wang JL, Zhang HY, Wang LP, Guo XH, Fang LQ, Liu W
Global Health 2022 Nov 24;18(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12992-022-00893-7. PMID: 36434611Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of imported infectious diseases, China, 2014-18.
Wu Y, Liu MY, Wang JL, Zhang HY, Sun Y, Yuan Y, Zhou SX, Wang YX, Wang ZB, Zhu YX, Han Y, Liu MM, Li WM, Wang LP, Guo XH, Fang LQ, Liu W
J Travel Med 2020 Dec 23;27(8) doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa211. PMID: 33283238Free PMC Article
Management and prevention of imported malaria in children. Update of the French guidelines.
Leblanc C, Vasse C, Minodier P, Mornand P, Naudin J, Quinet B, Siriez JY, Sorge F, de Suremain N, Thellier M, Kendjo E, Faye A, Imbert P
Med Mal Infect 2020 Mar;50(2):127-140. Epub 2019 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2019.02.005. PMID: 30885541
Emerging and imported diseases diagnosed in the emergency department of a hospital in Madrid.
Valle Borrego B, García Romo E, Olabarrieta Arnal I, Orizales Lago CM, Jesús Merino F
Emergencias 2018 Oct;30(5):332-335. PMID: 30260118
Genetic diversity and transmissibility of imported Plasmodium vivax in Qatar and three countries of origin.
Abdelraheem MH, Bansal D, Idris MA, Mukhtar MM, Hamid MMA, Imam ZS, Getachew S, Sehgal R, Kaur H, Gadalla AH, Al-Hamidhi S, Al-Hashami Z, Al-Jabri A, Sultan AA, Babiker HA
Sci Rep 2018 Jun 11;8(1):8870. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27229-z. PMID: 29891983Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Quantification of the Proportion of Unfavorable Clinical Outcomes among Imported Malaria Patients According to the Degree of Semi-Immunity on Population Level: An Ecological Study.
Nordmann T, Davi SD, Ramharter M, Mischlinger J
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Jun 14;105(2):477-479. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0196. PMID: 34125702Free PMC Article
Comparison of Plasmodium ovale curtisi and Plasmodium ovale wallikeri infections by a meta-analysis approach.
Mahittikorn A, Masangkay FR, Kotepui KU, Milanez GJ, Kotepui M
Sci Rep 2021 Mar 19;11(1):6409. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85398-w. PMID: 33742015Free PMC Article
Travel-related control measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review.
Burns J, Movsisyan A, Stratil JM, Coenen M, Emmert-Fees KM, Geffert K, Hoffmann S, Horstick O, Laxy M, Pfadenhauer LM, von Philipsborn P, Sell K, Voss S, Rehfuess E
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Oct 5;10:CD013717. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013717. PMID: 33502002
Risk factors for acquisition of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales among international travellers: a synthesis of cumulative evidence.
Furuya-Kanamori L, Stone J, Yakob L, Kirk M, Collignon P, Mills DJ, Lau CL
J Travel Med 2020 Feb 3;27(1) doi: 10.1093/jtm/taz083. PMID: 31691808
Factors Affecting Pre-Travel Health Seeking Behaviour and Adherence to Pre-Travel Health Advice: A Systematic Review.
Kain D, Findlater A, Lightfoot D, Maxim T, Kraemer MUG, Brady OJ, Watts A, Khan K, Bogoch II
J Travel Med 2019 Sep 2;26(6) doi: 10.1093/jtm/taz059. PMID: 31407776

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