Identifying and Managing Vector-Borne Diseases in Migrants and Recent Travelers in the Emergency Department.
Pauline WiltzPublished in: Current emergency and hospital medicine reports (2023)
Emergency physicians should consider internationally acquired illnesses to appropriately identify which patients require admission among well-appearing febrile immigrants or recent travelers presenting to the emergency department. Identifying symptomatology and understanding the appropriate workup and treatment for tropically acquired diseases will assist in recognizing severe complications with prompt treatment.