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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Travel Med. 2014 Mar 28. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12117. [Epub ahead of print]
Travel to Brazil: Analysis of Data From the Boston Area Travel Medicine Network (BATMN) and Relevance to Travelers Attending World Cup and Olympics.
Iliaki E1, Chen LH, Hamer DH, Macleod WB, Jentes ES, Barnett ED, Wilson ME; Boston Area Travel Medicine Network.
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Abstract
We describe travelers who were evaluated pre-travel to Brazil from March 2008 through July 2010 in the Boston area. Of 599 Brazil travelers, 71%, 58%, and 50% received vaccines for yellow fever (YF), typhoid, and hepatitis A, respectively. Fewer received influenza and hepatitis B vaccines (14%, 11%). A total of 60% traveled during Brazil's peak influenza season, and one fourth visited during peak dengue transmission. The 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics include events throughout Brazil. Travelers should seek pre-travel assessment including YF and malaria risk; travelers should be vaccinated against influenza, be up to date on other routine vaccines, and be prepared to protect themselves against mosquitoes.
? 2014 International Society of Travel Medicine.
PMID:
24673916
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24673916
Travel to Brazil: Analysis of Data From the Boston Area Travel Medicine Network (BATMN) and Relevance to Travelers Attending World Cup and Olympics.
Iliaki E1, Chen LH, Hamer DH, Macleod WB, Jentes ES, Barnett ED, Wilson ME; Boston Area Travel Medicine Network.
Author information
Abstract
We describe travelers who were evaluated pre-travel to Brazil from March 2008 through July 2010 in the Boston area. Of 599 Brazil travelers, 71%, 58%, and 50% received vaccines for yellow fever (YF), typhoid, and hepatitis A, respectively. Fewer received influenza and hepatitis B vaccines (14%, 11%). A total of 60% traveled during Brazil's peak influenza season, and one fourth visited during peak dengue transmission. The 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics include events throughout Brazil. Travelers should seek pre-travel assessment including YF and malaria risk; travelers should be vaccinated against influenza, be up to date on other routine vaccines, and be prepared to protect themselves against mosquitoes.
? 2014 International Society of Travel Medicine.
PMID:
24673916
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24673916