We describe travelers who were evaluated pre-travel to Brazil from March 2008 through July 2010 in the Boston area. Of 599 Brazil travelers, 71%, 58%, and 50% received vaccines for yellow fever (YF), typhoid, and hepatitis A, respectively. Fewer received influenza and hepatitis B vaccines (14%,...
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Iliaki, E.; Chen, L. H.; Hamer, D. H.; Macleod, W. B.; Jentes, E. S.; Barnett, E. D.; Wilson, M. E.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2014, 21, 3, pp 214-217
Background: Yellow fever (YF), a potentially fatal mosquito-borne infection, is preventable with a live-attenuated vaccine, rarely associated with severe adverse events. We surveyed travelers to assess their reasons for pre-travel medical consultation, information they considered important...
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Lown, B. A.; Chen, L. H.; Han, P. V.; Jentes, E. S.; Wilson, M. E.; Benoit, C. M.; Avery, K. A.; Ooi, W.; Hamer, D. H.; Barnett, E. D.
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Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2014, 21, 4, pp 266-271
Longitudinal data examining travel-associated illness patterns are lacking. To address this need and determine trends and clusters in travel-related illness, we examined data for 2000-2010, prospectively collected for 42,223 ill travelers by 18 GeoSentinel sites. The most common destinations from...
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Leder, K.; Torresi, J.; Brownstein, J. S.; Wilson, M. E.; Keystone, J. S.; Barnett, E.; Schwartz, E.; Schlagenhauf, P.; Wilder-Smith, A.; Castelli, F.; Sonnenburg, F. von; Freedman, D. O.; Cheng, A. C.
Publisher
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013, 19, 7, pp 1049-1057
Recent advances in travel medicine include the use of computer resources to obtain information on outbreaks and recommendations to travelers, the introduction of atovaquone/proguanil as chemoprophylaxis and treatment for malaria, the use of azithromycin as an alternative in the self-treatment of...
Author(s)
Chen, L. H.; Wilson, M. E.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2002, 4, 1, pp 50-58
This issue focuses on the emergence and transmission of new and emerging infectious diseases. Among the diseases covered are: West Nile fever; Chikungunya virus infection; tickborne rickettsial and ehrlichial infections; human immunodeficiency virus infection and dengue. The role of travel and...
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Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Medical Clinics of North America, 2008, 92, 6, pp 1307-1504
Background: The study objective was to assess differences in demographics and travel health challenges between youths ≤18 years old traveling internationally to visit friends and relatives (VFRs) compared with those traveling for other purposes (non-VFR). Methods: The Boston Area Travel Medicine...
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Han, P.; Yanni, E.; Jentes, E. S.; Hamer, D. H.; Chen, L. H.; Wilson, M. E.; MacLeod, W. B.; Ooi, W. W.; Kogelman, L.; Karchmer, A. W.; Barnett, E. D.
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Hagerstown, USA
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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2012, 31, 9, pp 915-919
Background: Persons born in countries with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence ≥2% have increased risk for unrecognized hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Testing at pre-travel consultations is a strategy to identify previously undiagnosed HBV infections. Using records of travelers seen...
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Chen, L. H.; Barnett, E. D.; Wilson, M. E.; MacLeod, W.; Yanni, E. A.; Ooi, W.; Karchmer, A. W.; Kogelman, L.; Marano, N.; Hamer, D. H.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2013, 20, 1, pp 29-36
Purpose of review: The current article will review how the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has changed travel and travel medicine. Recent findings: Travelers spread severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 globally and continue to spread variants. The characteristics of the virus, the...
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Hagerstown, USA
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Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2021, 34, 5, pp 409-414
Background: The Boston Area Travel Medicine Network surveyed travelers on travel-related health problems. Methods: Travelers were recruited 2009-2011 during pre-travel consultation at three clinics. The investigation included pre-travel data, weekly during-travel diaries, and a post-travel...
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Chen, L. H.; Han, P. V.; Wilson, M. E.; Stoney, R. J.; Jentes, E. S.; Benoit, C.; Ooi, W. W.; Barnett, E. D.; Hamer, D. H.
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Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2016, 14, 6, pp 604-613
Background: Analysis of a large cohort of business travelers will help clinicians focus on frequent and serious illnesses. We aimed to describe travel-related health problems in business travelers. Method. GeoSentinel Surveillance Network consists of 64 travel and tropical medicine clinics in 29...
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Chen, L. H.; Leder, K.; Barbre, K. A.; Schlagenhauf, P.; Libman, M.; Keystone, J.; Mendelson, M.; Gautret, P.; Schwartz, E.; Shaw, M.; MacDonald, S.; McCarthy, A.; Connor, B. A.; Esposito, D. H.; Hamer, D.; Wilson, M. E.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2018, 25, 1, pp tax097