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Kawasaki Disease in Suriname: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management in a Tropical Setting

This article examines the challenges of diagnosing and managing Kawasaki Disease (KD) in Suriname, a tropical, resource-limited setting. It highlights diagnostic difficulties due to overlapping symptoms with endemic infections, limited healthcare infrastructure, and low clinician awareness. Recommendations include enhancing training, improving diagnostic access, and fostering international collaboration.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Greenland: Challenges and Insights in a Remote Arctic Population

This article examines Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in Greenland, highlighting unique challenges due to geographic isolation, limited healthcare resources, and cultural factors. It explores GBS epidemiology, autoimmune etiology, and rare vaccine associations, offering recommendations for tailored healthcare strategies and international collaboration to improve diagnosis and management in remote Arctic settings.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Brunei Darussalam: Challenges in Diagnosis and Public Health Response

This article examines the challenges of diagnosing and managing Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in Brunei Darussalam, a small nation with limited healthcare infrastructure. It highlights gaps in surveillance, diagnostics, and public health response, while offering recommendations for improved detection, education, and international collaboration to address this fatal neurodegenerative disorder.

Erdheim-Chester Disease in Djibouti: Challenges and Opportunities for Diagnosis and Treatment in a Resource-Limited Setting

Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD), a rare multisystemic histiocytosis, poses significant challenges in resource-limited settings like Djibouti due to inadequate healthcare infrastructure, limited diagnostic tools, and restricted access to therapies. This article explores these obstacles, ECD’s etiology including BRAFV600E mutations, and recommends capacity building, telemedicine, and international collaboration for improved management.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome in New Caledonia: Challenges and Insights into Regional Outbreaks

This article examines Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in New Caledonia, a Pacific Island territory, highlighting its epidemiology, regional outbreaks, and challenges due to isolation and limited healthcare resources. It explores GBS’s autoimmune etiology, links to infections like Zika, and vaccine associations, while proposing enhanced surveillance and tailored health strategies.