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Department of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital
Infectious Disease cases in migrants
Eskild Petersen, MD, DMSc, DTM&H
Adjunct Professor of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Institute for Clinical Medicine Aarhus University & Senior Consultant Infectious Diseases The Royal Hospital Muscat Sultanate of Oman
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital
Sultan Quaboo has been in power since 1970. At that time, there was 50 km tarred road in the country
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital
ProMed map: 320 global alerts (18th - 24th June 2018)
KSA
11 cholera Jazan
PAK
2 +ve env WPV1 Total WPV1: 3
AFG
3 +ve env WPV1 Total WPV1: 8
IRN
CCHF
PLS
Foot & Mouth
YMN
10/ Jun-cholera 1107144 2291
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital Department of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital
http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/44-cases-of-measles-registered-till-April-end-Ministry-of-Health-50m4
Oman immunized 1.7 million people since April at a cost
- f 5 mil. OR = 15 mil USD
Last case in April 2017 Probably introduced from Yemen.
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital
Chinese women, worked 2 months in South Sudan without malaria prophylaxis. Admitted with 8 days fever
- P. falciparum 46% !
Recount: 20% Treated with artesunate Left hospital day 5 Lost to follow up