Risk and spectrum of diseases in travelers to popular tourist destinations

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 248-253

  Rack, Julia ^a   Wichmann, Ole ^a   Kamara, Bai ^a   Günther, Matthias ^a   Cramer, Jakob ^a   Schönfeld, Christian ^a   Henning, Tatjana ^a   Schwarz, Ute ^a   Mühlen, Marion ^a   Weitzel, Thomas ^a   Friedrich Jänicke, Barbara ^a   Foroutan, Behruz ^a   Jelinek, Tomas ^a  

^a Universidade Nova de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BRAZIL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FEVER; GAMBIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NEPAL; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK; SENEGAL; SKIN TOXICITY; SLEEP DISORDER; SPORT INJURY; TANZANIA; THAILAND; TOURISM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAVEL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30444446409     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2005.12502     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Tourismus in Zahlen 2003. Wiesbaden, Germany: Statistisches Bundesamt, 2004.
2. Hill DR. Occurrence and self-treatment of diarrhea in a large cohort of Americans traveling to developing countries. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2000; 62:585-589.
3. Steffen R, Tornieporth N, Costa Clemens SA, et al. Epidemiology of travelers' diarrhea: details of a global survey. J Travel Med 2004; 11:231-238.
4. Steffen R, van der Linde F, Gyr K, et al. Epidemiology of diarrhea in travelers. JAMA 1983; 249:1176-1180.
5. Cobelens FGJ, Leentvaar-Kuijpers A, Kleijnen J, et al. Incidence and risk factors of diarrhoea in Dutch travellers: consequences for priorities in pre-travel health advice. Trop Med Int Health 1998; 3:896-903.
6. Winer L, Alkan M. Incidence and precipitating factors of morbidity among Israeli travelers abroad. J Travel Med 2002; 9:227-232.
7. Bryant HE, Csokonay WM, Love M, et al. Self-reported illness and risk behaviours amongst Canadian travellers while abroad. Can J Public Health 1991; 82:316-319.
8. Kozicki M, Steffen R, Schar M. "Boil it, cook it, peel it or forget it": does this rule prevent travellers' diarrhoea? Int J Epidemiol 1985; 14:169-172.
9. Ahlm C, Lundberg S, Fesse K, et al. Health problems and self-medication among Swedish travellers. Scand J Infect Dis 1994; 26:711-717.
10. Muentener P, Schlagenhauf P, Steffen R. Imported malaria (1985-95): trends and perspectives. Bull World Health Organ 1999; 77:560-566.
11. Black RE. Epidemiology of travelers' diarrhea and relative importance of various pathogens. Rev Infect Dis 1990; 12:73-79.
12. Jelinek T, Schulte C, Behrens R, et al. Imported falciparum malaria in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from the European network on surveillance of imported infectious diseases. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 34:572-576.
13. Leder K, Black J, O'Brien D, et al. Malaria in travelers: a review of the GeoSentinel surveillance network. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 39:1104-1112.
14. Shah S, Filler S, Causer LM, et al. Malaria surveillance-United States, 2002. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep MMWR Surveill Summ 2004; 53:21-34.
15. Hill DR. Health problems in a large cohort of Americans traveling to developing countries. J Travel Med 2000; 7:259-266.
16. Steffen R, Rickenbach M, Wilhelm U, et al. Health problems after travel to developing countries. J Infect Dis 1987; 156:84-91.
17. Van Herck K, Zuckerman J, Castelli F, et al. Travelers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices on prevention of infectious diseases: results from a pilot study. J Travel Med 2003; 10:75-78.
18. Provost S, Soto JC. Perception and knowledge about some infectious diseases among travelers from Québec, Canada. J Travel Med 2002; 9:184-189.
19. Van Herck K, Van Damme P, Castelli F, et al. Knowledge, attitudes and practices in travel-related infectious diseases: the European airport survey. J Travel Med 2004; 11:3-8.
20. Kemmerer TP, Cetron M, Harper L, et al. Health problems of corporate travelers: risk factors and management. J Travel Med 1998; 5:184-187.
21. Mattila L, Siitonen A, Kyrönseppä H, et al. Risk behavior for travelers' diarrhea among Finnish travelers. J Travel Med 1995; 2:77-84.
22. Steffen R, Collard F, Tornieporth N, et al. Epidemiology, etiology, and impact of traveler's diarrhea in Jamaica. JAMA 1999; 281:811-817.
23. Gascon J, Ruiz L, Canela J, et al. Epidemiology of traveler's diarrhea in Spanish tourists travelling in developing countries. Med Clin (Barc) 1993; 100:365-367.
24. Hoge CW, Shlim DR, Echeverria P, et al. Epidemiology of diarrhea among expatriate residents living highly endemic environment. JAMA 1996; 275:533-538.
25. Paixao MLTDA, Dewar RD, Cossar JH, et al. What do Scots die of when abroad? Scott Med J 1991; 36:114-116.
26. Hargarten SW, Baker TD, Guptill K. Overseas fatalities of United States citizen travelers: an analysis of deaths related to international travel. Ann Emerg Med 1991; 20:622-626.