title: Travellers from the tropics-a practical approach to common problems.
abstract: Increased immigration and travel abroad by Canadians have increased the need for family physicians to know more about tropical and parasitic diseases. This paper provides the practitioner with a practical approach to the following problems seen in travellers from the tropics: eosinophilia, fever, diarrhea, and the passage of worms in the stool.In addition, a discussion of the principles governing the treatment of parasitic infections is included.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Keystone