Patricia Schlagenhauf, Leisa Weld, Abraham Goorhuis, Philippe Gautret, Rainer Weber, Frank von Sonnenburg, Rogelio Lopez-Vélez, Mogens Jensenius, Jakob P Cramer, Vanessa K Field, Silvia Odolini, Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas, Francois Chappuis, Denis Malvy, Perry J J van Genderen, Frank Mockenhaupt, Stéphane Jauréguiberry, Catherine Smith, Nicholas J Beeching, Johan Ursing, Christophe Rapp, Philippe Parola, Martin P Grobusch
BACKGROUND: Travel is important in the acquisition and dissemination of infection. We aimed to assess European surveillance data for travel-related illness to profile imported infections, track trends, identify risk groups, and assess the usefulness of pre-travel advice. METHODS: We analysed travel-associated morbidity in ill travellers presenting at EuroTravNet sites during the 5-year period of 2008-12. We calculated proportionate morbidity per 1000 ill travellers and made comparisons over time and between subgroups...
January 2015: Lancet Infectious Diseases