Eurosurveillance · 2012 · 48 citations · 14 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesPathologyEpidemiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyOutbreak InvestigationEmerging ZoonosesEmerging Zoonotic DiseasesTravel-associated InfectionsTravel-related Infectious DiseasesZoonotic Disease DiagnosisDifferential Diagnosis CriteriaDisease Outbreak SurveillanceEpidemiological DiagnosisGross Differential DiagnosisHealthcare-associated OutbreaksOutbreak DescriptionZoonotic Infections In Travelers
As of 4 November, 2012, 100 patients with an acute muscular Sarcocystis-like illness associated with travel to Tioman Island, Malaysia, have been identified. Thirty-five travelled there mostly during July and August 2011 and 65 mostly during July and August 2012, suggesting an ongoing outbreak. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing. Public health agencies and practicing clinicians should be aware of this rarely-reported disease in humans and consider it as differential diagnosis in travellers returning from Tioman Island.
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