Ever been unsure of how to deal with the patient that turns up in A&E having travelled to some far flung places sweating profusely? Then this one is for you! Listen along as Dr Alex Kew delivers a masterclass on how to treat a patient with an acute undifferentiated fever, at times, ably assisted by Dr Rohan Mehra (Infectious diseases/Microbiology SPR). They provide you with a framework to help with even the trickiest cases that will allow you to get to the bottom of what is going on. Dr Alex Kew, Alex is an Infectious diseases and microbiology consultant at the hospital for tropical diseases and royal free NHS trust his Specialist interests include bites, stings and parasitology having  studied zoology and further animal related injury research at the natural history museum and imperial college London. ResourcesPlease always contact your local infection team in the first instance, however here are some useful resources if you require further help or the infection team advise you to call them. HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES LONDONhttps://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-service/tropical-and-infectious-diseases/how-refer-infectious-and-tropical-diseases Please note the contact number for inpatient advice 020 3456 7890- ask to speak to the on call tropical medicine registrar. LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/clinical-services0151 705 3100 0151 705 3223IMPORTED FEVER SERVICEhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/imported-fever-service-ifs0844 778 8990 Where to look for outbreak information/local disease prevalence: National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/outbreaksProgramme for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED)https://promedmail.org/ World Health Organisation (WHO)- disease outbreak newshttps://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-newsCentres for Disease control and Preventionhttps://www.cdc.gov/  Viral haemorrhagic fever risk assessment https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/viral-haemorrhagic-fever-algorithm-and-guidance-on-management-of-patientsThis podcast has been made with an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Limited (“BMS”). BMS has had no input or involvement in the design, development or content of the podcast whatsoever. Sound by bensound.com