abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza is the most common vaccine-preventable disease in travelers. It circulates year-round in the tropics, November to March in the northern hemisphere (NH), and April to October in the southern hemisphere (SH). In 2005, approximately 8.5 million US adults aged 18 years and older traveled to the Caribbe...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Strikas RA,Kozarsky PE,Reed C,Kapella BK,Freedman DO

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior to initiation of a program of registration, training, standards, and audit for yellow fever vaccination centers (YFVCs) in England, the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) assessed the current practice and resource needs of these centers. METHODS:A questionnaire was sent to all YFVCs o...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Bryant N,Tucker R,Simons H,Bailey S,Mathewson J,Lea G,Hill DR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of malaria is increasing in travelers and soldiers. In 2006, a survey was performed in a French battalion returning from a malaria-endemic area. According to the chemoprophylaxis plasma concentration and the individuals' reports, the noncompliance rates were high, respectively, 63.4 and 54.7%. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Ollivier L,Michel R,Carlotti MP,Mahé P,Romand O,Todesco A,Migliani R,Boutin JP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonimmune travelers in malaria-endemic areas are exposed to transmission and may experience clinical malaria attacks during or after their travel despite using antivectorial devices or chemoprophylaxis. Environment plays an essential role in the epidemiology of this disease. Remote-sensed environmental infor...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Machault V,Orlandi-Pradines E,Michel R,Pagès F,Texier G,Pradines B,Fusaï T,Boutin JP,Rogier C

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Imported measles cases and outbreaks involving Japanese travelers have been reported from the United States and other countries. For the United States, Japan is the top country of origin. The aims of this study were to analyze measles exportation trends from Japan to the United States and to suggest recommen...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Takahashi H,Saito H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our observation of histoplasmosis cases augments the current knowledge on transmission by bats. In the presented cases, the only contact happened in the proximity of a bat cave but not inside the cave. We wish to communicate and stress that even outside of caves, bats may disperse the organism. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Jülg B,Elias J,Zahn A,Köppen S,Becker-Gaab C,Bogner JR

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loiasis, caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa, is often asymptomatic but frequently manifests as episodic angioedema and periocular migration of adult worms. Hence also known as the eye worm.(1) It is rarely encountered in the United States among travelers and immigrants. This report describes a case of loiasis in ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Ali S,Fisher M,Juckett G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adventure travel necessarily places travelers at risk of environmental hazards. We assessed the burden of "environmental" hazards among a cohort of travelers and expatriates presenting to a large travel clinic in Nepal. METHODS:Data on travelers and expatriates seen at the Canadian International Water and E...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Boggild AK,Costiniuk C,Kain KC,Pandey P

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Sexual behavior during travel has increasingly become a focus of travel medicine research. The perceived freedom when away from home can lead to increased casual sexual activities, often unprotected. Local sexual partners, particularly those who are in close contact with tourists due to their occupation, nee...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Cabada MM,Maldonado F,Bauer I,Verdonck K,Seas C,Gotuzzo E

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serologic testing in malaria has traditionally been done by immunofluorescence antibody testing (IFA), but the use of commercially available enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) has become more widespread. METHODS:We compared IFA with two commercial EIA kits, the Cellabs Pan Malaria CELISA and the Newmarket Malaria E...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： She RC,Rawlins ML,Mohl R,Perkins SL,Hill HR,Litwin CM

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to their job nature, cross-border truck drivers working between Hong Kong and China are exposed to many health risks. The aim of this study was to find out the impact of their occupation on their psychological health and sexual dysfunction and to assess their sexual risk behaviors. METHODS:A cross-secti...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Wong WC,Tam SM,Leung PW

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether the result of cyclical atmospheric changes, anthropogenic activities, or combinations of both, authorities now agree that the earth is warming from a variety of climatic effects, including the cascading effects of greenhouse gas emissions to support human activities. To date, most reports of the public health ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Diaz JH

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing population mobility and increasing frequency and variety of sexually transmitted infections (STI) are closely linked around the globe. Although all mobile populations are at increased risk for acquiring STIs, international travelers are the focus of this review. Several aspects of travel such as opportunity...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Ward BJ,Plourde P

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：: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：:Reiter's syndrome [also called reactive arthritis (ReA)] is the triad of arthritis, urethritis, and conjunctivitis. Two cases of Reiter's syndrome triggered by travelers' diarrhea are presented. Health care providers should suspect ReA in travelers with joint symptoms and antecedent diarrheal disease. ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Yates JA,Stetz LC

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni are endemic to East Africa. US Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) serving in Tanzania were not experiencing symptoms of infection, but in 1998 when comprehensive testing was instituted, more than one-quarter were found to be infected with schistosomiasis at the clos...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Outwater AH,Mpangala E

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:As tropical countries become common travelers' destinations, more and more returning travelers are expected to present with cutaneous lesions secondary to myiasis. The skin lesion starts as a small red papule and gradually enlarges to become a furuncle. Familiarity with the characteristic clinical presentation and pro...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Siraj DS,Luczkovich J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional treatment of imported malaria in Italy consists of quinine or mefloquine. Since beta-arthemeter is now available, an open-label pharmacodynamic analysis was performed in 73 adults with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In vitro susceptibility to mefloquine and quinine was evaluated at...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Caramello P,Canta F,Cavecchia I,Sergi G,Lipani F,Calleri G,Gobbi F,Di Perri G

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Adventure trips to Africa have become more frequent, and rafting on some of the great rivers has become almost commonplace. We describe three rafting trips on the Omo River in Ethiopia, after which most of the participants were diagnosed with schistosomiasis. METHODS:After index cases from the three groups ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Schwartz E,Kozarsky P,Wilson M,Cetron M

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：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:Although human diploid cell vaccine (HDCV) has been available for over two decades and has a proven record of efficacy, it is very expensive to produce and can only be made in small quantities. METHODS:In this trial, we compared the safety and immunogenicity of a new, chromatographically purified rabies vac...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Arora A,Moeller L,Froeschle J

更新日期：2004-07-01 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:The European Travel Health Advisory Board conducted a cross-sectional pilot survey to evaluate current travel health knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) and to determine where travelers going to developing countries obtain travel health information, what information they receive, and what preventive tra...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Van Herck K,Van Damme P,Castelli F,Zuckerman J,Nothdurft H,Dahlgren AL,Gisler S,Steffen R,Gargalianos P,Lopéz-Vélez R,Overbosch D,Caumes E,Walker E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, several studies have shown that Cyclospora cayetanensis is a worldwide intestinal pathogen, and it has been implicated in a number of sporadic cases and epidemic outbreaks of diarrheal illness in several endemic areas. The parasite is associated with prolonged and relapsing watery diarrhea in immunoco...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Kansouzidou A,Charitidou C,Varnis T,Vavatsi N,Kamaria F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 1.5 billion passengers travel by aircraft every year. Leg edema, as a sign of venous stasis, is a well-known problem among passengers during and after long-haul flights. Until now, no studies have been done on the development of leg edema and fluid shifts under real flight conditions. The aim of ou...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Mittermayr M,Fries D,Innerhofer P,Schobersberger B,Klingler A,Partsch H,Fischbach U,Gunga HC,Koralewski E,Kirsch K,Schobersberger W

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internet travel purchases accounted for 10% of the travel industry revenue generated in 2001. To ensure that travelers remain healthy during excursions to developing countries, travel health information needs to be available at commercial travel websites. We evaluated the current availability of travel healt...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Horvath LL,Murray CK,DuPont HL

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Swiss business travelers with regard to malaria. METHODS:Questionnaires printed in three languages were distributed by employers, travel agencies and tropical medicine specialists to business travelers with destinations in malaria endem...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Weber R,Schlagenhauf P,Amsler L,Steffen R

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the inclusion of elective programs, often overseas, in many medical courses, it was decided that a preliminary retrospective analysis of health problems associated with these programs in medical students from the University of Tasmania would be desirable. METHODS:A questionnaire covering general travel...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Goldsmid JM,Bettiol SS,Sharples N

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thirteen clustered cases of American histoplasmosis, a deep mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum and acquired through inhalation of airborne spores was reported. Twenty-five persons traveled in Martinique, French West Indies. Thirteen underwent trekking and passed through a mountain tunnel full of bats (...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Salomon J,Flament Saillour M,De Truchis P,Bougnoux ME,Dromer F,Dupont B,de Saint-Hardouin G,Perronne C

更新日期：2003-03-01 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: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the health advice provided to hostelers and the role and influence of hosteling organizations' travelers' information evenings in giving travel health advice. This study was designed to investigate these in relation to the Australian context. METHODS:In 1997, hostelers attending travel...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Leggat PA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of preventive measures, including effective chemoprophylaxis, is essential for protection against malaria among travelers. However, data have shown that travelers and medical advisors are confused by the lack of uniform recommendations and numerous prophylactic regimens of varying effectiveness that ...

journal_title：Journal of travel medicine

authors： Lobel HO,Baker MA,Gras FA,Stennies GM,Meerburg P,Hiemstra E,Parise M,Odero M,Waiyaki P

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00