Journal article
GeoSentinel surveillance of illness in returned travelers, 2007-2011
K Leder, J Torresi, MD Libman, JP Cramer, F Castelli, P Schlagenhauf, A Wilder-Smith, ME Wilson, JS Keystone, E Schwartz, ED Barnett, F von Sonnenburg, JS Brownstein, AC Cheng, MJ Sotir, DH Esposito, DO Freedman
Annals of Internal Medicine | AMER COLL PHYSICIANS | Published : 2013
Abstract
Background: International travel continues to increase, particularly to Asia and Africa. Clinicians are increasingly likely to be consulted for advice before travel or by ill returned travelers. Objective: To describe typical diseases in returned travelers according to region, travel reason, and patient demographic characteristics; describe the pattern of low-frequency travel-associated diseases; and refine key messages for care before and after travel. Design: Descriptive, using GeoSentinel records. Setting: 53 tropical or travel disease units in 24 countries. Patients: 42 173 ill returned travelers seen between 2007 and 2011. Measurements: Frequencies of demographic characteristics, region..
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.