Health risks in travelers to China: the GeoSentinel experience and implications for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Full Abstract

Selected data collected for travelers to China from 1998 through November 2007 by the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network were used to provide an evidence base for prioritizing recommendations for Olympic and other future travelers to China. Respiratory illness and injuries were common among patients seen during their travel; acute diarrhea and dog bites were common among those seen after travel. Tropical and parasitic diseases were rare. Pre-travel consultation for China travelers should be individualized according to these findings.

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Author information

Author/s: Davis, Xiaohong M (XM); MacDonald, Susan (S); Borwein, Sarah (S); Freedman, David O (DO); Kozarsky, Phyllis E (PE); von Sonnenburg, Frank (F); Keystone, Jay S (JS); Lim, Poh Lian (PL); Marano, Nina (N); GeoSentinel Surveillance Network;

Affiliation: Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. xdavis(-atsign-)cdc.gov

Grants: U50/CCU412347 (Agency:United States PHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (Am J Trop Med Hyg), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jul; vol 79 (issue 1) : pp 4-8

Dates: Created 2008/07/08; Completed 2008/08/08;

PMID: 18606756, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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China - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases - diagnosis; epidemiology
Data Collection
Female
Humans

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