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 - AUTHOR GROUP
AU - Anand, Rahul
AU - Ásgeirsson, Hilmir
AU - Barnett, Elizabeth D.
AU - Borwein, Sarah
AU - Burchard, Gerd Dieter
AU - Cahill, John D.
AU - Campion, Daniel
AU - Castelli, Francesco
AU - Caumes, Eric
AU - Chen, Lin H.
AU - Connor, Bradley A.
AU - Coyle, Christina M.
AU - Cramer, Jakob
AU - Eason, Jane
AU - Ficko, Cécile
AU - Field, Vanessa
AU - Freedman, David O.
AU - Goorhuis, Abram
AU - Grobusch, Martin P.
AU - Gurtman, Alejandra
AU - Hale, Devon C.
AU - Hern, Annemarie
AU - Hynes, Noreen
AU - Jensenius, Mogens
AU - Kass, Robert
AU - Klion, Amy D.
AU - Kozarsky, Phyllis E.
AU - Leder, Karin
AU - Licitra, Carmelo
AU - López-Vélez, Rogelio
AU - Lynch, Michael W.
AU - Matteelli, Alberto
AU - McCarthy, Anne
AU - McKinley, George
AU - McLellan, Susan
AU - Molina, José Antonio Pérez
AU - Muller, Robert
AU - Nutman, Thomas B.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - To understand geographic variation in travel-related illness acquired in distinct African regions, we used the Geo Sentinel 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
AB - To understand geographic variation in travel-related illness acquired in distinct African regions, we used the Geo Sentinel 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
U2 - https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2004.131128
DO - https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2004.131128
M3 - Article
C2 - 24655358
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 20
SP - 532
EP - 541
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 4
ER -