ReviewJournal of travel medicine2017
Travellers and influenza: risks and prevention.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Influenza: seasonality and travel-related considerations.Journal of travel medicine · 2023Review
- Decreased influenza activity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana, 2020.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Respiratory Viral Infections in Athletes: Many Unanswered Questions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Infections in immunosuppressed travellers with autoimmune inflammatory diseases-a narrative review and advice for clinical practice.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2021Review
- The shortage of hospital beds for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients during the lockdown of Wuhan, China.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Article
- SARS-CoV-2 shedding and seroconversion among passengers quarantined after disembarking a cruise ship: a case series.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Impact of Doxycycline as Malaria Prophylaxis on Risk of Influenza-Like Illness among International Travelers.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Incorporating calendar effects to predict influenza seasonality in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Epidemiology and infection · 2019Article
- Influenza in obese travellers: increased risk and complications, decreased vaccine effectiveness.Journal of travel medicine · 2019Review
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- Healthy, safe and effective international medical student electives: a systematic review and recommendations for program coordinators.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2019Review
- Case Report: Severe Imported Influenza Infections Developed during Travel in Reunion Island.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Article
- Influenza vaccination coverage among US-Mexico land border crossers: 2009 H1N1 pandemic and 2011-2012 influenza season.Travel medicine and infectious diseaseArticle
- International mass gatherings and travel-associated illness: A GeoSentinel cross-sectional, observational study.Travel medicine and infectious diseaseArticle
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundInfluenza viruses are among the major causes of serious human respiratory tract infection worldwide. In line with the high disease burden attributable to influenza, these viruses play an important, but often neglected, role in travel medicine. Guidelines and recommendations regarding prevention and management of influenza in travellers are scarce. Of special interest for travel medicine are risk populations and also circumstances that facilitate influenza virus transmission and spread, like travel by airplane or cruise ship and mass gatherings.
methodsWe conducted a PUBMED/MEDLINE search for a combination of the MeSH terms Influenza virus, travel, mass gathering, large scale events and cruise ship. In addition we gathered guidelines and recommendations from selected countries and regarding influenza prevention and management in travellers. By reviewing these search results in the light of published knowledge in the fields of influenza prevention and management, we present best practice advice for the prevention and management of influenza in travel medicine.
resultsSeasonal influenza is among the most prevalent infectious diseases in travellers. Known host-associated risk factors include extremes of age and being immune-compromised, while the most relevant environmental factors are associated with holiday cruises and mass gatherings.
conclusionsPre-travel advice should address influenza and its prevention for travellers, whenever appropriate on the basis of the epidemiological situation concerned. Preventative measures should be strongly recommended for travellers at high-risk for developing complications. In addition, seasonal influenza vaccination should be considered for any traveller wishing to reduce the risk of incapacitation, particularly cruise ship crew and passengers, as well as those participating in mass gatherings. Besides advice concerning preventive measures and vaccination, advice on the use of antivirals may be considered for some travellers.
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