Safety of travel in South Africa: The Kruger National Park

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 176-191

  Durrheim, David N ^a,d   Braack, Leo ^b   Grobler, Douw ^c   Bryden, Helena ^c   Speare, Rick ^d   Leggat, Peter A ^d  

^a Mpumalanga Department of Health and Social Services   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^c KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DELTAMETHRIN; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECTICIDE; MEFLOQUINE; PYRETHROID;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANTHRAX; ARBOVIRUS; BRUCELLOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; NEUROTOXICITY; PLAGUE; RABIES; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SALMONELLOSIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SIDE EFFECT; SNAKEBITE; SOUTH AFRICA; TICK; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAVEL; TRICHINOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0035204616     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2001.24239     Document Type: Review

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