Infectious diseases acquired by international travellers visiting the USA

RJ Stoney; DH Esposito; P Kozarsky; DH Hamer; MP Grobusch; E Gkrania-Klotsas; M Libman; P Gautret; PL Lim; K Leder; E Schwartz; MJ Sotir; C Licitra; C Yansouni; A Thomas; F von Sonnenburg; C Rothe; K Kain; A Boggild; J Cahill; G McKinley; Y Yoshimura; N Tachikawa; E Javelle; S Borwein; E Caumes; A Perignon; F Mockenhaupt; G Harms-Zwigenberger; S Kanagawa; Y Kato; P Schlagenhauf; R Weber; K Plewes; W Ghesquire; Y Mirzanejad; S Jordan; C Vinnemeier; M Mendelson; S Parker; A McCarthy; J Vincelette; S Barkati; H Asgeirsson; H Glans; F Castelli; A Matteelli; S Kuhn; B Warne; J Torresi; B Connor; M Jensenius; P van Genderen; P Kelly; C Rapp; C Ficko; C Perret-Perez; H Siu; LM Valdez; A Goorhuis; F Chappuis; PTH Phu; P Pandey; H Murphy; M Shaw; R Lopez-Velez; F Norman; W Piyaphanee; U Silachamroon; J Haulman; A Terry; CS Larsen; C Wejse; E Bottieau; J Clerinx; J Flores-Figueroa; D Lalloo; N Beeching; S Anderson

Journal article

Infectious diseases acquired by international travellers visiting the USA

RJ Stoney, DH Esposito, P Kozarsky, DH Hamer, MP Grobusch, E Gkrania-Klotsas, M Libman, P Gautret, PL Lim, K Leder, E Schwartz, MJ Sotir, C Licitra, C Yansouni, A Thomas, F von Sonnenburg, C Rothe, K Kain, A Boggild, J Cahill Show all

Journal of Travel Medicine | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tay053

Abstract

Background: Estimates of travel-related illness have focused predominantly on populations from highly developed countries visiting low- or middle-income countries, yet travel to and within high-income countries is very frequent. Despite being a top international tourist destination, few sources describe the spectrum of infectious diseases acquired among travellers to the USA. Methods: We performed a descriptive analysis summarizing demographic and travel characteristics, and clinical diagnoses among non-US-resident international travellers seen during or after travel to the USA at a GeoSentinel clinic from 1 January 1997 through 31 December 2016. Results: There were 1222 ill non-US-resident ..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Joseph Torresi Author

Grants

Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Funding Acknowledgements

GeoSentinel, the Global Surveillance Network of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM), is supported by a cooperative agreement (U50CK00189) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ISTM and the Public Health Agency of Canada.