The spread of vaccine-preventable diseases by international travellers: a public-health concern

Gautret, Philippe; Botelho-Nevers, Élisabeth; Brouqui, Philippe; Parola, Philippe

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03940.x

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“…This process is facilitated when the environmental conditions in different parts of the world share common characteristics ( 36 ). Meanwhile, numerous vaccine-preventable diseases, such as polio, meningitis or measles, can also be introduced or reintroduced to susceptible populations as a consequence of international travel ( 39 ).…”

Section: Infectious Disease Drivers and Interconnected Riskmentioning

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The interconnected and cross-border nature of risks posed by infectious diseases

Suk

Cangh

Beauté

et al. 2014

Global Health Action

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Infectious diseases can constitute public health emergencies of international concern when a pathogen arises, acquires new characteristics, or is deliberately released, leading to the potential for loss of human lives as well as societal disruption. A wide range of risk drivers are now known to lead to and/or exacerbate the emergence and spread of infectious disease, including global trade and travel, the overuse of antibiotics, intensive agriculture, climate change, high population densities, and inadequate infrastructures, such as water treatment facilities. Where multiple risk drivers interact, the potential impact of a disease outbreak is amplified. The varying temporal and geographic frequency with which infectious disease events occur adds yet another layer of complexity to the issue. Mitigating the emergence and spread of infectious disease necessitates mapping and prioritising the interdependencies between public health and other sectors. Conversely, during an international public health emergency, significant disruption occurs not only to healthcare systems but also to a potentially wide range of sectors, including trade, tourism, energy, civil protection, transport, agriculture, and so on. At the same time, dealing with a disease outbreak may require a range of critical sectors for support. There is a need to move beyond narrow models of risk to better account for the interdependencies between health and other sectors so as to be able to better mitigate and respond to the risks posed by emerging infectious disease.

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Section: Infectious Disease Drivers and Interconnected Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

The interconnected and cross-border nature of risks posed by infectious diseases

Suk

Cangh

Beauté

et al. 2014

Global Health Action

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“…Types of threats and the pathogens involved shift in relation to changing factors such as climate change [1,2], global travel and trade [3,4], immigration patterns, urban sprawl, social inequalities [5,6] and other disease drivers [7][8][9][10]. An increasingly interconnected world means that diseases emerging in one part of the world, such as Zika, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus or Ebola [11,12] can spread globally.…”

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Best practices in ranking communicable disease threats: a literature review, 2015

O’Brien¹,

Taft²,

Geary³

et al. 2016

Eurosurveillance

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The threat of serious, cross-border communicable disease outbreaks in Europe poses a significant challenge to public health and emergency preparedness because the relative likelihood of these threats and the pathogens involved are constantly shifting in response to a range of changing disease drivers. To inform strategic planning by enabling effective resource allocation to manage the consequences of communicable disease outbreaks, it is useful to be able to rank and prioritise pathogens. This paper reports on a literature review which identifies and evaluates the range of methods used for risk ranking. Searches were performed across biomedical and grey literature databases, supplemented by reference harvesting and citation tracking. Studies were selected using transparent inclusion criteria and underwent quality appraisal using a bespoke checklist based on the AGREE II criteria. Seventeen studies were included in the review, covering five methodologies. A narrative analysis of the selected studies suggests that no single methodology was superior. However, many of the methods shared common components, around which a 'best-practice' framework was formulated. This approach is intended to help inform decision makers' choice of an appropriate risk-ranking study design.

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“…The most common vaccines are against typhoid fever, acute viral hepatitis, influenza, varicella, measles, pertussis, and bacterial meningitis. 21 A study by Toovey et al 22 found that 48% and 44% of individuals considered themselves at risk for hepatitis A and hepatitis B, respectively, considering their destinations. Similarly, a study by Flaherty et al 23 found that travelers had a low level of awareness of travel-related infectious diseases.…”

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International Travelers’ Behaviors and Knowledge of Travel Health, Travel-Related Diseases, and Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Study

Kalanlar

Şenel

Gürsel³

et al. 2018

Int J Travel Med Glob Health

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Introduction: Travel health centers offer very important health services for individuals traveling abroad. Little is known about the health status and knowledge of travel health, travel-related diseases, and vaccinations of individuals who travel abroad and visit travel health centers. This research studied travelers who visited a travel health center in order to evaluate their behavior and knowledge of travel health, travel-related diseases, and vaccinations. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 407 participants between June and September 2018, the busiest time for international travel. It was administered at a travel health center attached to the Directorate General of Health for Border and Coastal Areas of Turkey. Results: The results indicated that 78.6% of participants did not obtain travel health insurance before their trip, and 63.6% did not prepare a travel health kit for their trip. Moreover, 61.4% reported that they did not know about the health conditions and practices of their destination country. Individuals traveling for business did more research on travel-related diseases compared to those traveling for other reasons. Additionally, 61.3% of individuals who rated themselves healthy sought information about the health conditions at their travel destinations. Conclusion: The current study showed that the knowledge and healthcare practices among international travelers are inadequate. Raising awareness is needed to create a positive behavioral change in people’s travel health practices.

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The spread of vaccine-preventable diseases by international travellers: a public-health concern

Cited by 47 publications

References 54 publications

The interconnected and cross-border nature of risks posed by infectious diseases

The interconnected and cross-border nature of risks posed by infectious diseases

Best practices in ranking communicable disease threats: a literature review, 2015

International Travelers’ Behaviors and Knowledge of Travel Health, Travel-Related Diseases, and Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Study

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