Post transfusion malaria: current state in Tunisia (new case reported in 2016).

Since the elimination of indigenous transmission of malaria in Tunisia in 1979, almost all the cases observed are imported cases related to travel. We report a recent case of highly probable post-transfusion malaria (PTM) in a 27-year-old Tunisian who has never left Tunisia. He has been allografted and has received of the globular pellets and the platelet units along with his hospitalization.

A first insight into genetic diversity of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in South Tunisia assessed by spoligotyping and MIRU VNTR.

Introduction: In Tunisia, almost 77% of clinically and bacteriologically diagnosed cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) are zoonotic TB, caused by M. bovis. Although several studies have analyzed bovine TB in cattle in Tunisia, no study has evaluated the risk of transmission to humans in such an endemic country.

Tuberculosis cost in tunisia.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) infects one third of the world population. Its economic impact is important, affecting the global economy in the World.

Objective: To determine the economic costs related to tuberculosis in Tunisia.

Tuberculosis cost in tunisia.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) infects one third of the world population. Its economic impact is important, affecting the global economy in the World.

Objective: To determine the economic costs related to tuberculosis in Tunisia.

First-time detection and identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex members in extrapulmonary tuberculosis clinical samples in south Tunisia by a single tube tetraplex real-time PCR assay.

Introduction: Tunisia has one of the highest burdens of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) among tuberculosis (TB) cases but the contribution of MTBC-mediated human EPTB is unknown. EPTB diagnosis is challenging due to the paucibacillary nature of clinical samples. Therefore, a need of a simplified molecular method for sensitive and specific TB detection and differentiation of MTBC members caused EPTB remains a priority to an early diagnosis, optimize successful anti-TB treatment and minimize transmission.

Malaria outside a living in endemic areas: diagnosis and measures to take.

In spite of its elimination from Tunisia, malaria remains a public health concern due to the severity of the disease and risk of its reintroduction. The vulnerability of our country is related to the persistent anophelism and to the existence of a potential reservoir represented by imported cases. In the absence of a stay in an endemic area, the suspicion of malaria remains a rare event.

[Indigenous malaria in Tunisia: 4 cases registered in 2013 in Tunisia].

Background: Malaria has been eliminated in Tunisia since 1979, but the country remains, like all other countries harboring the vector, exposed to the potential risk of resurgence.

Objectives: Describe the clinical and epidemiological investigation of 4 cases of autochthonous malaria in July 2013 and report the main actions of regional and national response.

Methods: Retrospective descriptive survey of the 4 clinical observations as well as the study of the regional report data of basic health care for the region of Tunis in 2013.

Airport malaria: report of four cases in Tunisia.

Four cases of airport malaria were notified for the first time in Tunisia during the summer of 2013. All patients were neighbours living within 2 km of Tunis International Airport. They had no history of travel to malarious countries, of blood transfusion or of intravenous drug use.