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Review
. 2008;1(2):72-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2008.10.005. Epub 2008 Nov 26.

Travel and public health

Manuel Fricker  1 , Robert Steffen
Affiliations
Review

Travel and public health

Manuel Fricker et al. J Infect Public Health. 2008.

Abstract

Increasing international travel and migration can interfere with public health in both the country of destination and back home. The revised International Health Regulations (IHR) and travel disease sentinel networks are means to protect public and individual health. Public health risks related to infectious disease are higher in mass gatherings, in travellers visiting friends and relatives and in sexual encounters away from home. In contrast, in-flight transmission of infections plays only a limited role.

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Figure 1
Spread of SARS originating from index patient in Metropole Hotel, Hong Kong, in February 2002.
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Figure 2
Odds ratio for illness by destination in American travellers using a logistic regression analysis. 95% confidence intervals are indicated. Note: OR-values below zero indicate reduced risk of disease within the study cohort of travellers and not a protective effect of travel to these destinations. *p < .05. From ref. , published with friendly permission of the author.
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Figure 3
Incidence rate per month of health problems during a stay in developing countries-2008. From ref. , published with friendly permission of the author.
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