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ReviewSaudi journal of medicine & medical sciences

Pre-Travel Consultation for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases among International Travelers from GCC Countries: Travel Medicine Recommendations for Clinicians.

Mazin Barry, Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Fayssal Farahat, Mohammed Alzunitan, Sultan Almaziad, Majid Alshamrani, Ziad A Memish

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Review in Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mazin BarryDepartment of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jaffar A Al-TawfiqSpecialty Internal Medicine and Quality Department, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Fayssal FarahatInfection Prevention and Control Program, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlzunitanInfection Prevention and Control Program, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan AlmaziadInfection Prevention and Control Program, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Majid AlshamraniInfection Prevention and Control Program, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ziad A MemishCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Travel has been increasing globally since the COVID-19 pandemic ended, including travel from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to international destinations. This creates unique risks for travelers, who may return with various infectious diseases. Travel medicine is a well-established medical specialty worldwide; however, it has only recently been introduced within the GCC, with limited healthcare and public awareness of the importance of these services in preventing infectious diseases among international travelers. This document presents travel medicine recommendations for practicing clinicians in the GCC to help prevent these diseases through pre-travel consultation.

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DengueGulf Cooperation Council (GCC)infectious diseasesmalariaSaudi Arabiatraveler’s diarrheatravel medicineyellow fever

Identifiers

PMID42621656
PMCPMC13489585

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