Background: Travel is important in the acquisition and dissemination of infection. We aimed to assess European surveillance data for travel-related illness to profile imported infections, track trends, identify risk groups, and assess the usefulness of pre-travel advice. Methods: We analysed...
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Schlagenhauf, P.; Weld, L.; Goorhuis, A.; Gautret, P.; Weber, R.; Sonnenburg, F. von; Lopez-Vélez, R.; Jensenius, M.; Cramer, J. P.; Field, V. K.; Odolini, S.; Gkrania-Klotsas, E.; Chappuis, F.; Malvy, D.; Genderen, P. J. J. van; Mockenhaupt, F.; Jauréguiberry, S.; Smith, C.; Beeching, N. J.; Ursing, J.; Parola, P.; Grobusch, M. P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2015, 15, 1, pp 55-64
Background: In the last decades, there have been several natural disasters and global catastrophies with a steady increase in humanitarian relief work. This has resulted in increased research in the field of humanitarian aid, however the focus is mostly on the victims of the disasters and not on...
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Costa, M.; Oberholzer-Riss, M.; Hatz, C.; Steffen, R.; Puhan, M.; Schlagenhauf, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2015, 13, 6, pp 449-465
Background: Travellers' compliance with measures to prevent influenza through the use of antivirals and influenza vaccine remains very poor despite influenza being one of the commonest travel and vaccine-preventable diseases. A study was undertaken to assess travellers' beliefs, perceptions and...
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Masuet-Aumatell, C.; Toovey, S.; Zuckerman, J. N.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 2013, 7, 4, pp 574-583
Background: The pilgrimage to Mecca and Karbala bring many Muslims to a confined area. Respiratory tract infections are the most common diseases transmitted during mass gatherings in Hajj, Umrah and Karbala. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the prevalence of Middle East...
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Yavarian, J.; Jandaghi, N. Z. S.; Naseri, M.; Hemmati, P.; Dadras, M.; Gouya, M. M.; Azad, T. M.
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Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018, 21, pp 51-55
Background: The high volume of US-Mexico land border crossings can facilitate international dissemination of influenza viruses. Methods: We surveyed adult pedestrians crossing into the United States at two international land ports of entry to assess vaccination coverage during the 2009H1N1 ...
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Rodriguez-Lainz, A.; DeSisto, C.; Waterman, S.; Wiedemann, M. S.; Moore, C. W.; Williams, W. W.; Moser, K.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019, 27, pp 99-103
This 2-volume text offers a broad overview of infectious diseases in a well-written, user-friendly fashion, covering pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, treatment and prevention. It includes 330 chapters organized into 4 parts. The first volume includes Parts I and II, while the...
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Mandell, G.; Dolin, R.; Bennett, J.
Publisher
Elsevier, Cambridge, UK
Citation
Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases, 2009, Ed. 7, pp 4328 pp.
The aim of this study was to investigate travel-associated morbidity in European travellers in 2009 in comparison with 2008, with a particular emphasis on emerging infectious diseases with the potential for introduction into Europe. Diagnoses with demographic, clinical and travel-related predictors ...
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Odolini, S.; Parola, P.; Gkrania-Klotsas, E.; Caumes, E.; Schlagenhauf, P.; López-Vélez, R.; Burchard, G. D.; Santos-O'Connor, F.; Weld, L.; Sonnenburg, F. von; Field, V.; Vries, P. de; Jensenius, M.; Loutan, L.; Castelli, F.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012, 18, 5, pp 468-474
Pandemic influenza is an emerging pathogen that has serious public health consequences. Following recent avian and swine influenza outbreaks, preparedness against pandemic influenza on national and international scales is of vital importance. This book includes 29 chapters covering the following...
Author(s)
Van-Tam, J.; Sellwood, C.
ISBN
2012 CABI (H ISBN 9781845938567)
Using the GeoSentinel database, an analysis of ill patients returning from throughout sub-Saharan Africa over a 13-year period was performed. Systemic febrile illness, dermatologic, and acute diarrheal illness were the most common syndromic groupings, whereas spotted fever group rickettsiosis was...
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Mendelson, M.; Davis, X. M.; Jensenius, M.; Keystone, J. S.; Sonnenburg, F. von; Hale, D. C.; Burchard, G. D.; Field, V.; Vincent, P.; Freedman, D. O.
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Deerfield, USA
Citation
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2010, 82, 6, pp 991-995
Epidemics of novel or re-emerging infectious diseases have quickly spread globally via air travel, as highlighted by pandemic H1N1 influenza in 2009 (pH1N1). Federal, state, and local public health responders must be able to plan for and respond to these events at aviation points of entry. The...
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Hwang, G. M.; Mahoney, P. J.; James, J. H.; Lin, G. C.; Berro, A. D.; Keybl, M. A.; Goedecke, D. M.; Mathieu, J. J.; Wilson, T.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2012, 10, 1, pp 32-42