Visiting Friends and Relatives

Behrens, Ronald H.; Barnett, Elizabeth D.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-03453-1.10029-x

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“…Travelers who visited friends and relatives often adopt local health-related behaviors during their trip, and some who have emigrated from resource-poor countries may not have had routine vaccinations (61). Aversion to consultation and intervention costs as well as inadequate appreciation of potential travel risks are common obstacles to seeking preventive care.…”

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GeoSentinel Surveillance of Illness in Returned Travelers, 2007–2011

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GeoSentinel Surveillance of Illness in Returned Travelers, 2007–2011

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“…Similar to Schlosing's cautious attitude toward the "bacterial hypothesis" was that of Behrens (12,13). This author, although acknowledging the possibility of microbial activity-particularly that of anaerobic bacteria-in fermenting tobacco bulks, nevertheless considered some of the conversions in the leaves as purely chemical effects independent of the presence of bacteria.…”

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“…How these acids are formed has not been clarified in detail, but it seems plausible that, they are side-products of the oxidation of carbohydrates or of higher molecular organic acids, or are products arising from the oxidative deamination of amino acids. Behrens (12,13) found an increase of volatile organic acids from 0.13a/, B.F. to 0.28% A.F. in fermented cigar leaf.…”

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Chemical Changes in the Harvested Tobacco Leaf: Part II. Chemical and Enzymic Conversions during Fermentation and Aging

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Advances in Enzymology - And Related Areas of Molecular Biology

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“…17 Innovative methods to improve access to pretravel services for VFR travelers have used approaches such as communitybased programs (eg, in sports clubs, churches, or schools) and locallanguage programming through media to educate populations about risks. 18,19 Additional efforts to increase education and to decrease barriers to care are crucial.…”

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Illness in Children After International Travel: Analysis From the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network

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OBJECTIVE: By using a large, multicenter database, we investigated the characteristics and morbidities of 1591 children returning from 218 global destinations and presenting for care in 19 countries. METHODS: Data reported to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network between January 1997 and November 2007 were analyzed, to assess demographic features, travel characteristics, and clinical diagnoses of ill pediatric travelers. Data were compared between children and adults and among 3 pediatric age groups (0–5 years, 6–11 years, and 12–17 years). RESULTS: Children were predominantly tourist travelers returning from Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, or Latin America. Compared with adults, children disproportionately presented within 7 days after return, required hospitalization, lacked pretravel health advice, and had traveled for the purpose of visiting friends and relatives. Diarrhea (28%), dermatologic conditions (25%), systemic febrile illnesses (23%), and respiratory disorders (11%) accounted for the majority of diagnoses reported for children. No fatalities were reported. Diarrhea occurred disproportionately among children after exposure to the Middle East/North Africa, dermatologic conditions after exposure to Latin America, systemic febrile illnesses after exposure to sub-Saharan Africa or Asia, and respiratory disorders after exposure to Europe or North America. The proportionate morbidity rates of travel-associated diseases differed among the pediatric age groups and between children and adults. CONCLUSIONS: The health care utilization patterns before and after travel and the profiles of travel-associated health problems differed between children and adults. Health professionals providing pretravel advice need to consider destination- and age-specific susceptibility to travel-related morbidities and develop prevention strategies accordingly.

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Visiting Friends and Relatives

Cited by 10 publications

References 31 publications

GeoSentinel Surveillance of Illness in Returned Travelers, 2007–2011

GeoSentinel Surveillance of Illness in Returned Travelers, 2007–2011

Chemical Changes in the Harvested Tobacco Leaf: Part II. Chemical and Enzymic Conversions during Fermentation and Aging

Illness in Children After International Travel: Analysis From the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network

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