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Rickettsioses imported by travellers and migrants to Spain attended in the plus Redivi network, 2009-2020
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Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe
- Llenas-García, J
- Cañaveral, R
- Arsuaga, M
- Monge-Maillo, B
- Oliveira-Souto, I
- Torrús-Tendero, D
- Guardado, AR
- Sánchez-Montalvá, A
- Domínguez-Castellano, A
- de la Calle-Prieto, F
- Pérez-Molina, JA
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Abstract
Background Rickettsioses are emerging zoonotic diseases with worldwide prevalence, recognized as a cause of imported fever in travellers and migrants. Our objective is to describe the microbiological, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of imported rickettsioses in travellers and migrants included in a Spanish collaborative network database. Methods This multicentre retrospective observational study was nested in +Redivi, the Cooperative Network for the Study of Infections Imported by Immigrants and Travellers. We asked collaborating centres for microbiological, clinical and epidemiological data on the rickettsiosis cases from the inception of the network in 2009 to December 2020. Results Fifty-four cases of imported rickettsioses were included; 35 (64.8%) patients were men, and the median age was 37 years (interquartile range 26, 51.2). Only 7.4% of patients were travellers visiting friends and relatives, and 5.6% were migrants. The most frequent travel destination (38.9%) was South Africa, and 90.7% engaged in a high-risk activity. Twenty-seven patients (50.0%) started presenting symptoms after their return to Spain. The most frequent symptoms were febrile syndrome (55.6%) and cutaneous manifestations (27.8%). Most diagnoses (63.0%) were confirmed by serology. Only a few cases (9.3%) required hospitalization. All participants had a full recovery. Conclusions Clinicians should suspect rickettsial diseases in travellers coming from high-risk areas, especially Southern Africa, who have engaged in activities in rural areas and natural parks. Doxycycline should be considered in the empiric treatment of imported fever of travellers coming from those areas or who have engaged in high-risk activities. There is a need to improve access to molecular diagnosis of rickettsiosis in Spain.
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- ISSN/ISSNe:
- 1708-8305, 1708-8305
- Tipo:
- Article
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- -
- DOI:
- 10.1093/jtm/taad050
- PubMed:
- 37043288
- Factor de Impacto:
- 3,574 SCImago ℠
- Cuartil:
- Q1 SCImago ℠
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Keywords
- Rickettsia; tick-borne diseases; travel; surveillance; imported fever
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Llenas J,Cañaveral R,Arsuaga M,Monge B,Oliveira I,Torrús D,Guardado AR,CALABUIG E,Sánchez A,Domínguez A,de la Calle F,Pérez JA. Rickettsioses imported by travellers and migrants to Spain attended in the plus Redivi network, 2009-2020. J. Travel Med. 2023. 30. (3):IF:9,100. (1).