Preventing diseases in round-the-world travelers: a contemporary challenge for travel medicine advice

Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical
Karis Maria de Pinho Rodrigues, Beatriz Meurer Moreira

Abstract

Providing advice for travelers embarking on long-term trips poses a challenge in travel medicine. A long duration of risk exposure is associated with underuse of protective measures and poor adherence to chemoprophylaxis, increasing the chances of acquiring infections. Recently, in our clinic, we observed an increase in the number of travelers undertaking round-the-world trips. These individuals are typically aged around 32 years and quit their jobs to embark on one-to-two-year journeys. Their destinations include countries in two or more continents, invariably Southeast Asia and Indonesia, and mostly involve land travel and visiting rural areas. Such trips involve flexible plans, increasing the challenge, especially with regard to malaria prophylaxis. Advising round-the-world travelers is time-consuming because of the amount of information that must be provided to the traveler. Advisors must develop strategies to commit the traveler to his/her own health, and verify their learnings on disease-prevention measures. Contacting the advisor after the appointment or during the trip can be helpful to clarify unclear instructions or diagnosis made and prescriptions given abroad. Infectious diseases are among the most frequent problems...Continue Reading

References

Feb 13, 1999·Journal of Clinical Microbiology·T JelinekT Löscher
Mar 27, 2001·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·A Matteelli, G Carosi
Mar 1, 1954·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·F N MACNAMARA
Nov 9, 2006·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Lin H ChenPatricia Schlagenhauf
Feb 13, 2007·Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease·Tomas Jelinek
Jun 20, 2008·Expert Review of Vaccines·Tomas Jelinek, Herwig Kollaritsch
May 30, 2009·Vaccine·Lee H HarrisonMary E Ramsay
Jun 12, 2009·The New England Journal of Medicine·Mark R DuffyEdward B Hayes
Nov 7, 2009·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Lin H ChenUNKNOWN GeoSentinel Surveillance Network
Mar 17, 2010·American Journal of Infection Control·Allison E AielloCharles J Vukotich
Jun 15, 2010·Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease·Philippe Gautret, Annelies Wilder-Smith
Oct 5, 2010·Journal of Travel Medicine·Annelies Wilder-Smith
Dec 4, 2010·Journal of Infection and Public Health·Ziad A MemishAtef M Shibl
Mar 2, 2011·PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases·Maria Cristina SchneiderMirta Roses Periago
Nov 17, 2011·Vaccine·Philippe Gautret, Philippe Parola
Nov 19, 2011·Primary Care·Suzanne Moore Shepherd, William Hudson Shoff
Dec 20, 2011·Vaccine·Scott A HalperinMarco A P Sáfadi
May 3, 2012·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Mediatrice UwanyiligiraSerge de Valliere
May 15, 2012·Current Opinion in Immunology·Jan Holmgren, Ann-Mari Svennerholm
Jun 19, 2012·Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy·Patricia Schlagenhauf, Eskild Petersen
Jul 25, 2012·Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases·Laura B Martin
Aug 22, 2012·Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases·Jakob P Cramer, Annelies Wilder-Smith
Sep 12, 2012·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·Lorraine M NobleRonald H Behrens
Sep 12, 2012·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·Alberto MatteelliSara Bigoni
Sep 12, 2012·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·Blaise Genton, Valérie D'Acremont
Sep 12, 2012·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·Ronald H Behrens, Bernadette Carroll
Feb 4, 2014·Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease·Jane CunninghamDavid G Lalloo
Aug 28, 2014·Journal of Travel Medicine·Irit GoldsteinShmuel Rishpon
Dec 24, 2014·Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease·Keren Z LandmanPaul M Arguin
Mar 20, 2015·Clinical Microbiology Reviews·Theodoros Kelesidis, Matthew E Falagas
Mar 26, 2015·The New England Journal of Medicine·Scott C Weaver, Marc Lecuit
Apr 7, 2015·Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA·Hui-Lan ChenRen-Bin Tang
Jul 16, 2015·Journal of Travel Medicine·Anita E HeywoodNicholas Zwar
Sep 28, 2015·Journal of Infection in Developing Countries·Androula Pavli, Helena C Maltezou
Oct 28, 2015·Journal of Travel Medicine·Takashi MatonoNorio Ohmagari
Jan 5, 2016·International Maritime Health·Krzysztof Korzeniewski, Dariusz Juszczak
Feb 24, 2016·The Medical Clinics of North America·Jonathan D AlpernDavid R Boulware

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Antimalarial Agents (ASM)

Antimalarial agents, also known as antimalarials, are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Discover the latest research on antimalarial agents here.

Antifungals

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Antimalarial Agents

Antimalarial agents, also known as antimalarials, are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Discover the latest research on antimalarial agents here.

Antifungals (ASM)

An antifungal, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis, cryptococcal meningitis, and others. Discover the latest research on antifungals here.

Related Papers

Médecine tropicale : revue du Corps de santé colonial
B HaliouaJ E Malkin
American Family Physician
Vincent Lo Re, Stephen J Gluckman
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
Martin Alberer, Thomas Löscher
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved