Illness in Returned Travelers
Authors: Karin Leder, Michael D. Libman, Mark J. Sotir
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Letters18 June 2013Illness in Returned TravelersKarin Leder, MBBS, MPH, PhD, Michael D. Libman, MD, and Mark J. Sotir, PhD, MPHKarin Leder, MBBS, MPH, PhDFrom Royal Melbourne Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada; and National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this author, Michael D. Libman, MDFrom Royal Melbourne Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada; and National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this author, and Mark J. Sotir, PhD, MPHFrom Royal Melbourne Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada; and National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-12-201306180-00021 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:GeoSentinel's definition of business travel is “travel for business or occupational purposes” (1). Business travelers are a distinct type of traveler (2). Researchers are sometimes akin to business travelers in that they are often salaried employees, but they are included in the alternate category of “Missionary/Volunteer/Researcher/Aid Work.” This group's comprised mostly of persons who have chosen to work at these destinations rather than being assigned by an employer to do so. Researchers, many of whom are also volunteers, often have a different motivation for their trip than business travelers and potentially may be more knowledgeable about the conditions ...References1. GeoSentinel. The Global Surveillance Network of the ISTM and CDC. Accessed at www.istm.org/geosentinel/main.html on 13 May 2013. Google Scholar2. Chen LH, Leder K, Wilson ME. Business travelers: vaccination considerations for this population. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2013;12:453-66. [PMID: 23560925] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Karin Leder, MBBS, MPH, PhD; Michael D. Libman, MD; Mark J. Sotir, PhD, MPHAffiliations: From Royal Melbourne Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Tropical Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada; and National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M12-1036. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoGeoSentinel Surveillance of Illness in Returned Travelers, 2007–2011 Karin Leder , Joseph Torresi , Michael D. Libman , Jakob P. Cramer , Francesco Castelli , Patricia Schlagenhauf , Annelies Wilder-Smith , Mary E. Wilson , Jay S. Keystone , Eli Schwartz , Elizabeth D. Barnett , Frank von Sonnenburg , John S. Brownstein , Allen C. Cheng , Mark J. Sotir , Douglas H. Esposito , and David O. Freedman , for the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network* Illness in Returned Travelers Paul D. Blanc Metrics Cited byPre-travel advice at a crossroad: Medical preparedness of travellers to South and Southeast-Asia - The Hamburg Airport Survey 18 June 2013Volume 158, Issue 12Page: 924KeywordsConflicts of interestDatabasesDisclosureHealth information technologyHealth statisticsMorbidityMortalityMotivationStatistical data ePublished: 18 June 2013 Issue Published: 18 June 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...