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In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the May 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Serious and High-Risk Infections in the Febrile Returning Traveler.
- 0:16 — Podcast Introduction
- 1:08 — Episode Introduction
- 7:30 — Malaria
- 13:55 — Dengue
- 17:33 — Enteric Fever (Typhoid/Paratyphoid)
- 20:53 — Leptospirosis
- 22:43 — Clinical Presentations
- 26:33 — Diagnostic Testing
- 33:17 — Treatment
- 38:59 — Special Populations & Risk Pitfalls
- 43:05 — Closing Pearls & Outro
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Emergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing resident@ebmedicine.net

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the May 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Serious and High-Risk Infections in the Febrile Returning Traveler.
- 0:16 — Podcast Introduction
- 1:08 — Episode Introduction
- 7:30 — Malaria
- 13:55 — Dengue
- 17:33 — Enteric Fever (Typhoid/Paratyphoid)
- 20:53 — Leptospirosis
- 22:43 — Clinical Presentations
- 26:33 — Diagnostic Testing
- 33:17 — Treatment
- 38:59 — Special Populations & Risk Pitfalls
- 43:05 — Closing Pearls & Outro
Subscribers, take the CME test here.
Emergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing resident@ebmedicine.net

Sam Ashoo, MD, FACEP, is board certified in emergency medicine and clinical informatics. He serves as EB Medicine’s editor-in-chief of interactive clinical pathways and FOAMEd blog, and host of EB Medicine’s EMplify podcast. Follow him below for more…

