Citation
Mendelson, Marc, et al. "Regional Variation in Travel-related Illness Acquired in Africa, March 1997-May 2011." Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 20, no. 4, 2014, pp. 532-41.
Mendelson M, Han PV, Vincent P, et al. Regional variation in travel-related illness acquired in Africa, March 1997-May 2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(4):532-41.
Mendelson, M., Han, P. V., Vincent, P., von Sonnenburg, F., Cramer, J. P., Loutan, L., Kain, K. C., Parola, P., Hagmann, S., Gkrania-Klotsas, E., Sotir, M., & Schlagenhauf, P. (2014). Regional variation in travel-related illness acquired in Africa, March 1997-May 2011. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 20(4), 532-41. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2004.131128
Mendelson M, et al. Regional Variation in Travel-related Illness Acquired in Africa, March 1997-May 2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(4):532-41. PubMed PMID: 24655358.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Regional variation in travel-related illness acquired in Africa, March 1997-May 2011.
AU - Mendelson,Marc,
AU - Han,Pauline V,
AU - Vincent,Peter,
AU - von Sonnenburg,Frank,
AU - Cramer,Jakob P,
AU - Loutan,Louis,
AU - Kain,Kevin C,
AU - Parola,Philippe,
AU - Hagmann,Stefan,
AU - Gkrania-Klotsas,Effrossyni,
AU - Sotir,Mark,
AU - Schlagenhauf,Patricia,
AU - ,,
PY - 2014/3/25/entrez
PY - 2014/3/25/pubmed
PY - 2014/12/17/medline
KW - Africa
KW - HIV
KW - bacteria
KW - dengue
KW - diarrhea
KW - endemic
KW - enteric
KW - falciparum
KW - helminth
KW - malaria
KW - malariae
KW - ovale
KW - parasites
KW - plasmodium
KW - podcast
KW - rabies
KW - respiratory
KW - schistosomiasis
KW - strongyloidiasis
KW - travel
KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
KW - vaccine
KW - vector
KW - vector-borne infections
KW - viruses
KW - vivax
KW - zoonoses
SP - 532
EP - 41
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
JO - Emerg Infect Dis
VL - 20
IS - 4
N2 - To understand geographic variation in travel-related illness acquired in distinct African regions, we used the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network database to analyze records for 16,893 ill travelers returning from Africa over a 14-year period. Travelers to northern Africa most commonly reported gastrointestinal illnesses and dog bites. Febrile illnesses were more common in travelers returning from sub-Saharan countries. Eleven travelers died, 9 of malaria; these deaths occurred mainly among male business travelers to sub-Saharan Africa. The profile of illness varied substantially by region: malaria predominated in travelers returning from Central and Western Africa; schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis, and dengue from Eastern and Western Africa; and loaisis from Central Africa. There were few reports of vaccine-preventable infections, HIV infection, and tuberculosis. Geographic profiling of illness acquired during travel to Africa guides targeted pretravel advice, expedites diagnosis in ill returning travelers, and may influence destination choices in tourism.
SN - 1080-6059
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/24655358/full_citation
L2 - https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2004.131128
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -