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We report a case of eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a patient who returned from Thailand. The presence of a compatible epidemiologic history and eosinophilia in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lead to the diagnosis, which was confirmed by detection of specific antibodies. After treatment with albendazole and corticosteroids he recovered completely. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents the case report of a 20-year-old nab who presented with a two week history of sever burning thoracic pain; Other wise health he had been travelling for 10 weeks in Thailand and Indonesia when he developed fever, fatigue, diarrhoea, headache and chest pain; What the patient ate during his trip; Original diagnosis of salmonella enteritidis; Treatment which resolved the fever only; Increase in thoracic pain; Tests which were run and their results; Spinal tap and its findings; Diagnosis of the potentially fatal disease of eosinophilic meningitis; How the disease is transmitted.

We report nine travellers with confirmed chikungunya virus infection, returning from tourist areas of Thailand to Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Romania, Israel and France, diagnosed in January and February 2019. These sentinel tourists support the intensification of chikungunya virus circulation in Thailand and highlight the potential for importation to areas at risk of local transmission.