Rationale for review: Dengue is a frequent cause of febrile illness among travellers and has overtaken malaria as the leading cause of febrile illness for those traveling to Southeast Asia. The purpose is to review the risk of dengue and severe dengue in travellers with a particular focus on the...
Author(s)
Halstead, S.; Wilder-Smith, A.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2019, 26, 7, pp taz062
Background: Travel-related risks for infectious diseases vary depending on travel patterns such as purpose, destination, and duration. In this study, we describe the patterns of travel and prescription of vaccines as well as malaria prophylaxis medication (MPM) at a travel clinic in South Korea to...
Author(s)
Chin BumSik; Kim JaeYoon; Gianella, S.; Lee MyungHee
Publisher
Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korean Society of Chemotherapy, Seoul, Korea Republic
Citation
Infection and Chemotherapy, 2016, 48, 1, pp 20-30
Background: Older persons may suffer more from travel-related health problems because of ageing and underlying chronic disorders. Knowledge on who is more likely to have these health problems helps to tailor travel health advice more specifically. This study aimed to determine predictors of...
Author(s)
Vlot, J. A.; Vive, M. G. D.; Brockhoff, H. J.; Genderen, P. J. J. van; Trompenaars, M. C. E.; Steenbergen, J. E. van; Visser, L. G.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2021, 28, 1,
Background: With increasing international travel and historically high numbers of residents visiting friends and relatives overseas, travel-associated illnesses are frequent in Marseille, France. We report the changing epidemiology of travel-related illnesses over a 12-year period. Methods: A...
Author(s)
Griffiths, K. M.; Savini, H.; Brouqui, P.; Simon, F.; Parola, P.; Gautret, P.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2018, 25, 1, pp tay007
Introduction: GeoSentinel is a global surveillance network of travel medicine providers seeing ill-returned travellers. Much of our knowledge on health problems and infectious encountered by international travellers has evolved as a result of GeoSentinel surveillance, providing geographic and...
Author(s)
Osman, S.; Preet, R.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2020, 27, 8,
Background: Southeast Asia and East Asia are regarded as highly endemic regions for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and include many popular destinations for Australian travellers. The objectives of this survey were to evaluate the extent of pre-travel health advice, the prevalence of behaviours with HBV ...
Author(s)
Leggat, P. A.; Zwar, N. A.; Hudson, B. J.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2009, 7, 6, pp 344-349
Objective. To evaluate travel health knowledge, attitudes, and practices on vaccination and malaria prevention among Spanish travelers to the tropics. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the departure lounge of the two main Spanish international airports in the summer of 2004. A...
Author(s)
Lopez-Velez, R.; Bayas, J. M.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2007, 14, 5, pp 297-305
Purpose of Review: Dengue is found in tropics and subtropics that are considered to be popular travel destinations. We set out to review the burden of dengue on international travelers. Recent Findings: GeoSentinel, a global network of travel medicine providers, has seen an increasing trend of ...
Author(s)
Wilder-Smith, A.
Publisher
Springer, New York, USA
Citation
Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2018, 20, 12, pp Article 50
Few studies have analyzed the characteristics of patients who develop physical disorders after overseas travel. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 183 patients who visited Nara Medical University Hospital from 2008 to 2016 because of physical problems after traveling abroad. The...
Author(s)
Hirata, K.; Ogawa, T.; Fujikura, H.; Ogawa, Y.; Hirai, N.; Nakagawa-Onishi, T.; Uno, K.; Takeyama, M.; Kasahara, K.; Nakamura-Uchiyama, F.; Konishi, M.; Mikasa, K.
Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 2018, 24, 8, pp 682-685
Background: Travellers can access online information to research and plan their expeditions/excursions, and seek travel-related health information. We explored German travellers' attitude and behaviour toward vaccination, and their travel-related health information seeking activities. Methods: We...
Author(s)
Bravo, C.; Castells, V. B.; Zietek-Gutsch, S.; Bodin, P. A.; Molony, C.; Frühwein, M.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2022, 29, 2,