Publications by authors named "S Odolini"
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- Dengue poses a significant health risk to international travelers, with 5,958 cases reported from 2007 to 2022 at GeoSentinel sites, where 81.6% were confirmed cases.
- The study revealed that the median age of affected travelers was 33 years, with the majority traveling for tourism and acquiring the virus primarily in South East Asia.
- Complicated cases of dengue were rare, with only 1.6% of travelers experiencing complications; however, there is a crucial need for awareness and preventive measures among travelers heading to endemic areas.
Before 2022, monkeypox virus (Mpox) infection in humans was seldom reported outside Africa. During the May 2022 outbreak, most cases were detected among men who have sex with men (MSM). Since Mpox is largely unknown to the general population, through a self-completion questionnaire, we investigated the behaviours and knowledge of our at-risk population belonging to the sexually transmitted infection (STI) outpatient clinic of the Infectious Diseases Unit of the ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Italy, between August and October 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe outbreak of monkeypox virus (MPXV) in non-endemic countries is an international public health emergency, and the diversity in manifestations poses challenges for early diagnosis and isolation. We describe an atypical case of monkeypox (MPX) in a 46-year-old homosexual male living with HIV. He reported 1-day duration fever, a lesion on his chin that, over a period of 18 days, had gradually enlarged and ulcerated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncreasing numbers of travellers returning from Cuba with dengue virus infection were reported to the GeoSentinel Network from June to September 2022, reflecting an ongoing local outbreak. This report demonstrates the importance of travellers as sentinels of arboviral outbreaks and highlights the need for early identification of travel-related dengue.
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- Non-immune international travellers are at significant risk of hepatitis A, particularly those who are unvaccinated and travel to high-risk areas, but vaccination compliance is low.
- A study of 254 travellers infected with hepatitis A revealed a median age of 28 years, with a majority being male and unvaccinated; common travel reasons included tourism and visiting friends.
- Hepatitis A infections frequently occurred in South-Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, with some cases from low-endemicity regions, highlighting the need for better pre-departure vaccination education for travellers.