History provides the clue to this unusual case of haematuria
This patient’s symptoms persisted for several months before his travel history provided an important clue.
Tag: Travel medicine
Coronavirus: Doctors urged to stop prescribing anti-malarial drug to family members
Worldwide interest in the antimalarial drug is leading to a run on supply in Australia, says Professor Nick Zwar.
Children travelling with overseas-born parents at higher typhoid risk
GPs play a role in parental education, say public health experts.
Does this lesion indicate cellulitis or Lyme disease?
A European traveller guesses at the right diagnosis, helping him on the road to recovery.
A GP guide to the challenges of polio eradication
Is the end of polio in sight? Despite a decades-long international effort, several challenges stand in the way of achieving global eradication of t…
Life-threatening: Aussie diagnosed with rare Japanese encephalitis
Prevailing northwest winds and tropical storms may be blowing infected mosquitoes into the Torres Strait.
Itchy rash, fatigue and fever after an African safari
Mac, a 30-year old man, presents after his first ever African safari. He complains of an itchy lesion around his elbow, which began 10 days after …
Multidrug-resistant typhoid infects Australian toddler
GPs reminded to offer vaccination to travellers to endemic areas.
Keeping travellers safe through the major dengue upsurge
Research into a vaccine continues, but what can GPs do in the meantime?
New Travel Medicine Quick Guide – Malaysia
Here's what your jet-setting patients will need to stay well in Malaysia.
