Global climate changes, natural disasters, and travel health risks.

abstract：:Travel medicine has virtually stopped in light of the coronavirus pandemic. It is worth contemplating how travel medicine will be affected by the ongoing pandemic when international travel starts to become more possible. How will we advise patients, and utilize the coming vaccines that may be available? Travel medicin...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Shlim DR,Connor BA,Taylor DN

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Trip Doctor®, a Smartphone-based app monitoring system, was developed to detect infections among travelers in real-time. For testing, 106 participants were recruited (62.2% male, mean age 36 years (SD = 11)). Majority of trips were for tourism and main destinations were in South East Asia. Mean travel duration was 14 ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Rodriguez-Valero N,Carbayo MJL,Sanchez DC,Vladimirov A,Espriu M,Vera I,Roldan M,de Alba T,Sanz S,Moreno JLG,Oroz ML,Muñoz J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between 1995 and 1997, stool samples of 322 Austrian tourists returning from abroad with diarrhea were examined for bacteria, parasites and viruses. METHODS:Epidemiologic data were collected from information furnished by physicians and hospitals and from questionnaires. Moreover, testing expenses and additi...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Reinthaler FF,Feierl G,Stünzner D,Marth E

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scrub typhus should be considered in any febrile patient presenting with a macular rash, a polyadenopathy, an eschar, or a history of environmental exposure in endemic areas. The differential diagnosis includes malaria, typhoid fever, leptospirosis, and arboviroses. Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days should be ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Nachega JB,Bottieau E,Zech F,Van Gompel A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropical sprue is a rare disease in travelers. Its etiology remains unclear. We report two cases of tropical sprue occurring in long-term residents in Nepal and Cameroon. In one case, Tropheryma whippelii, the agent of Whipple's disease, was identified. Many infectious agents have been suggested to be the etiological ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Prendki V,Grandière-Perez L,Ansart S,Fenollar F,Bricaire F,Caumes E

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Brucellosis is an endemic disease in Latin America and other countries. Serologic cross-reaction between cholera and Brucella infection is well recognized. Since the introduction to cholera in 1991 in Latin America, interpreting serologic tests has become potentially problematic. This study attempts to eva...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Goicochea CE,Gotuzzo E,Carrillo C

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary herpes infections usually require intimate contact of mucous membranes by either oral or sexual means.1,2 Infrequently, other types of contact have been described.3-5 Such was the case with an outbreak of herpes gladiatorum at a high-school wrestling camp, or a dental student who became infected from a patient...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Potasman I I,Pick N

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the global standard of care for uncomplicated falciparum malaria. First reports of ACT resistance came from western Cambodia and the Thailand-Cambodia border in 2002-2004. The subsequent emergence and expansion of Plasmodium falciparum strains resistant to the a...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Müller O,Lu GY,von Seidlein L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Travel medicine practitioners, perhaps more so than medical practitioners working in other areas of medicine, require a constant flow of information to stay up-to-date, and provide best practice information and care to their patients. Many travel medicine providers are unaware of the popularity and potential of the Tw...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Mills DJ,Kohl SE

更新日期：2016-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In February 2012, crew and passengers of a cruise ship sailing off the coast of São Paulo, Brazil, were hospitalized for acute respiratory illness (ARI). A field investigation was performed to identify the disease involved and factors associated. METHODS:Information on passengers and crew with ARI was obtai...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Fernandes EG,de Souza PB,de Oliveira ME,Lima GD,Pellini AC,Ribeiro MC,Sato HK,Ribeiro AF,Yu AL

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical emergencies often occur on commercial airline flights, but valid data on their causes and consequences are rare. Therefore, it is unclear what emergency medical equipment is necessary. Although a minimum standard for medical equipment is defined in regulations, additional material is not standardized...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Hinkelbein J,Neuhaus C,Wetsch WA,Spelten O,Picker S,Böttiger BW,Gathof BS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: In recent years, several hepatitis A vaccines have been developed. We wished to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of an inactivated hepatitis A vaccine, containing 1440 EI.U., and to monitor the kinetics of the antibodies monthly for the first year after administration of a single dos...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Van Damme P,Thoelen S,Cramm M,Meheus A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A total of 3,132 immigrants from low- and middle-income countries were involved in a cross-sectional observational study to screen for infectious diseases among immigrants attending public primary health care (PHC) centers. The study was conducted to clarify the degree of demographic differences and risk pre...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Hladun O,Grau A,Esteban E,Jansà JM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pontiac fever (PF), a legionellosis with influenza-like symptoms and high attack rates, is rarely reported. Travel-related outbreaks can elude detection because infected persons are often widely removed geographically from the transmission source before illness onset. Thirty-one persons staying at an Illinoi...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Huhn GD,Adam B,Ruden R,Hilliard L,Kirkpatrick P,Todd J,Crafts W,Passaro D,Dworkin MS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Travel-related shigellosis is not well documented in Canada although it is frequently acquired abroad and can cause severe disease. OBJECTIVES:To describe the epidemiology of travel-related cases of shigellosis for Quebec (Canada) and to identify high-risk groups of travelers. METHOD AND DATA SOURCES:We pe...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Trépanier S,Bui YG,Blackburn M,Milord F,Levac E,Gagnon S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug abuse constitutes a worldwide problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of illicit drug use during long-term travel to the tropics, and to estimate the effects of antidrug brochures provided before travel on the use of drugs during travel. METHODS:An interventional study...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Paz A,Sadetzki S,Potasman I

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infectious diarrhea is a common problem among travelers. Expert guidelines recommend the prompt use of antibiotics for self-treatment of moderate or severe travelers' diarrhea (TD). There is limited data on whether travelers follow these self-treatment guidelines. We evaluated the risk factors associated wit...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Lalani T,Maguire JD,Grant EM,Fraser J,Ganesan A,Johnson MD,Deiss RG,Riddle MS,Burgess T,Tribble DR,IDCRP TravMil Study Group.

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, remote-sensing infrared thermography (IRT) has been advocated as a possible means of screening for fever in travelers at airports and border crossings, but its applicability has not been established. We therefore set out to evaluate (1) the fea...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Chan LS,Cheung GT,Lauder IJ,Kumana CR,Lauder IJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of preventive measures in combating travel-related illnesses is well recognized. However, there is a lack of information on the economic value of any travel-associated preventive measures in the literature. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this article is to report the values of willingness to pa...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Yeung R,Abdullah AS,McGhee SM,Hedley AJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei are rare in nonendemic areas, such as Scandinavia. We report the first two cases of melioidosis in Norway presenting with bacteraemia and splenic and prostatic abscesses, respectively. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Hesstvedt L,Wilhelmsen M,Mengshoel AT,Dyrhol-Riise AM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1993 more than 1 million Swiss residents traveled to a tropical or subtropical country. Although most pretravel advice is given by general practitioners, a number of travelers also seek advice from pharmacists. Little is known about the quantity and quality of travel advice given or the sources of informa...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Kodkani N,Jenkins JM,Hatz CF

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of international trips undertaken by residents of the United Kingdom has risen dramatically over the past 50 years. Likewise, the numbers studying in higher education have also shown a huge increase. This study aimed to assess the appropriateness of advice given to traveling students by higher edu...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Porter JF,Knill-Jones RP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute rheumatic fever presenting as fever in a returned traveler has not previously been described. We report one such case. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Catanchin A,O'Brien DP,Athan E

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：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 questionnaire was admini...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Lopez-Velez R,Bayas JM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although delusional parasitosis is frequently diagnosed by travel medicine and infectious disease specialists, factitious illness/Munchausen syndrome is extremely rare. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Gill CJ,Hamer DH

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Travel medicine needs are changing. New patterns of travel, including greater travel by individuals from emerging economies with different values in costs, risks and benefits, must be considered. This review aims to (1) highlight selected studies that have been published that address previously identified ga...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Chen LH,Leder K,Wilson ME

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious mononucleosis (IM), resulting from Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, and IM-like syndromes, mainly due to cytomegalovirus (CMV), Toxoplasma gondii, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), have been occasionally reported in travelers returning from the tropics. Our objective was to investigate the prevalenc...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Bottieau E,Clerinx J,Van den Enden E,Van Esbroeck M,Colebunders R,Van Gompel A,Van den Ende J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Before the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, cruise travel had experienced exponential growth in the preceding decade. Travel medicine practitioners were increasingly called upon to provide pre-cruise travel advice and medical clearance. Demand for these services will return at some time in th...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Visser JT

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is common in many African regions and poses a risk for travelers and the local population. So far, schistosomiasis in travelers or expatriates returning from the Tanzanian bank of Lake Tanganyika has not been reported. METHODS:We report a group of students who sought treatment with signs of ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Steiner F,Ignatius R,Friedrich-Jaenicke B,Dieckmann S,Harms G,Poppert S,Mockenhaupt FP

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soldiers based in Townsville, Australia, returned from East Timor following peacekeeping operations during the wet season of 1999 to 2000. This represented the potential to import dengue virus into north Queensland, a dengue receptive area of Australia. This article seeks to outline the measures taken by the...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Kitchener S,Leggat PA,Brennan L,McCall B

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00