Guidelines for the prevention of travel-associated illness in older adults

doi:10.1186/s40794-017-0054-0

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. 2017 Jun 13:3:10.

doi: 10.1186/s40794-017-0054-0. eCollection 2017.

Guidelines for the prevention of travel-associated illness in older adults

Tida K Lee^{1

2}, Jack N Hutter¹, Jennifer Masel¹, Christie Joya¹, Timothy J Whitman¹

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889 USA.
² Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD USA.

PMID: 28883980
PMCID: PMC5531015
DOI: 10.1186/s40794-017-0054-0

Review

Guidelines for the prevention of travel-associated illness in older adults

Tida K Lee et al. Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines. 2017.

. 2017 Jun 13:3:10.

doi: 10.1186/s40794-017-0054-0. eCollection 2017.

Authors

Tida K Lee^{1

2}, Jack N Hutter¹, Jennifer Masel¹, Christie Joya¹, Timothy J Whitman¹

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889 USA.
² Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD USA.

PMID: 28883980
PMCID: PMC5531015
DOI: 10.1186/s40794-017-0054-0

Abstract

International travel to the developing world is becoming more common in elderly patients (defined here as individuals greater than 65 years old). When providing pre-travel counseling, providers must appreciate the changing physiology, comorbidities, immunity and pharmacokinetics associated with the aging process to prepare elderly patients for the stressors of international travel. These guidelines present an evidence-based approach to pre-travel counseling, immunization, and pharmacology concerns unique to elderly patients seeking care in a travel clinic setting.

Keywords: Elderly; Pre-travel counseling; Travel medicine.

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[1] U.S. International Air Travel Statistics Report 2016; Available from: http://travel.trade.gov/view/m-2015-O-001/index.html.

[2] U.S. International Air Travel Statistics Report 2016; Available from: http://travel.trade.gov/view/m-2015-O-001/index.html.

[3] Harvey K, et al. Surveillance for travel-related disease--GeoSentinel Surveillance system, United States, 1997-2011. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2013;62:1–23. - PubMed

[4] Harvey K, et al. Surveillance for travel-related disease--GeoSentinel Surveillance system, United States, 1997-2011. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2013;62:1–23. - PubMed

[5] LaRocque RC, et al. Global TravEpiNet: a national consortium of clinics providing care to international travelers--analysis of demographic characteristics, travel destinations, and pretravel healthcare of high-risk US international travelers, 2009-2011. Clin Infect Dis. 2012;54(4):455–462. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir839. - DOI - PubMed

[6] LaRocque RC, et al. Global TravEpiNet: a national consortium of clinics providing care to international travelers--analysis of demographic characteristics, travel destinations, and pretravel healthcare of high-risk US international travelers, 2009-2011. Clin Infect Dis. 2012;54(4):455–462. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir839. - DOI - PubMed

[7] Ortman JM, Velkoff VA. An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United States, in Population Estimates and Projections. 2014, The United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/prod/2014pubs/p25-1140.pdf. Accessed 18 May 2017.

[8] Ortman JM, Velkoff VA. An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United States, in Population Estimates and Projections. 2014, The United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/prod/2014pubs/p25-1140.pdf. Accessed 18 May 2017.

[9] Hagmann SH, et al. Travel-associated disease among US residents visiting US GeoSentinel clinics after return from international travel. Fam Pract. 2014;31(6):678–687. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmu063. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Hagmann SH, et al. Travel-associated disease among US residents visiting US GeoSentinel clinics after return from international travel. Fam Pract. 2014;31(6):678–687. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmu063. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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