Public health measures were decisive in controlling the SARS epidemic in 2003. Isolation is
the separation of ill persons from non-infected persons. Quarantine is movement restriction, …

Background Approximately 8 percent of travelers to the developing world require medical
care during or after travel. Current understanding of morbidity profiles among ill returned …

Chinese translation Background: International travel continues to increase, particularly to
Asia and Africa. Clinicians are increasingly likely to be consulted for advice before travel or by …

… Representatives from four countries (Brazil, El Salvador, France, and the USA) that have
had either outbreaks or importations of Zika virus, and a group of arbovirus specialists, took …

… We consider this model to be the ideal standard of practice, particularly when travelers are
embarking on complex itineraries (eg, visiting multiple countries or unusual or remote destinations) …

Problem/Condition: In 2012, the number of international tourist arrivals worldwide was projected
to reach a new high of 1 billion arrivals, a 48% increase from 674 million arrivals in 2000…

We examined seasonality and annual trends for dengue cases among 522 returned travelers
reported to the international GeoSentinel Surveillance Network. Dengue cases showed …

A study was conducted in Lima, Peru to determine if patients with Strongyloides hyperinfection
had human T cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-I) infection. The study included …

We performed a descriptive analysis of acute and potentially life-threatening tropical diseases
among 82,825 ill western travelers reported to GeoSentinel from June of 1996 to August of …

Background. No systematic studies exist on sex and gender differences across a broad range
of travel-associated diseases. Methods. Travel and tropical medicine GeoSentinel clinics …