Journal article
Travel-associated illness trends and clusters, 2000-2010
K Leder, J Torresi, JS Brownstein, ME Wilson, JS Keystone, E Barnett, E Schwartz, P Schlagenhauf, A Wilder-Smith, F Castelli, F von Sonnenburg, DO Freedman, AC Cheng
Emerging Infectious Diseases | CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL | Published : 2013
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Abstract
Longitudinal data examining travel-associated illness patterns are lacking. To address this need and determine trends and clusters in travel-related illness, we examined data for 2000-2010, prospectively collected for 42,223 ill travelers by 18 GeoSentinel sites. The most common destinations from which ill travelers returned were sub-Saharan Africa (26%), Southeast Asia (17%), south-central Asia (15%), and South America (10%). The proportion who traveled for tourism decreased significantly, and the proportion who traveled to visit friends and relatives increased. Among travelers returning from malaria-endemic regions, the proportionate morbidity (PM) for malaria decreased; in contrast, the P..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network through a cooperative agreement with CDC (grant no. 1U50CK000189) and by funding from the International Society of Travel Medicine.