Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes (Culex) and found primarily in rural areas of Southeast Asia,…
Outbreaks and Updates
With just a few more days remaining in a very tough month of work for me, I am excited to…
As usual, Pro-Med mail has some of the best updates on disease spread. The northern part of Western Australia has…
A US traveler to Uganda was diagnosed with Marburg Virus after visiting the Maramagambo Forest’s “python cave”, a popular tourist…
Bear Grylls, host of Man Versus Wild, suffered a fall while climbing in Antarctica on Dec. 6th 2008. The fall,…
I am currently suffering through two weeks of “night float” which gives me an unfortunate amount of time to spend…
After some computer problems, I am very excited to be back on the blog, again! The two people that read…
Pro-Med Mail has an interesting report about the current Hepatitis A outbreak in Prague, Czech Republic. The report states that…
When a group of travelers get together, there are a lot of stories and helpful tips shared. A favorite cafe,…
Building on the post previously, here… A new article from April 2008 discusses Nalgene’s plan to recall and stop production…