GeoSentinel: Provider-based Surveillance of International Travelers

Malaria in travelers: a review of the GeoSentinel surveillance network.

BACKGROUND Malaria is a common and important infection in travelers. METHODS We have examined data reported to the GeoSentinel surveillance network to highlight characteristics of malaria in travelers. RESULTS A total of 1140 malaria cases were reported (60% of cases were due to Plasmodium falciparum, 24% were due to Plasmodium vivax). Male subjects constituted 69% of the study population. ...

Fever in returned travelers: results from the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network.

BACKGROUND Fever is a marker of potentially serious illness in returned travelers. Information about causes of fever, organized by geographic area and traveler characteristics, can facilitate timely, appropriate treatment and preventive measures. METHODS Using a large, multicenter database, we assessed how frequently fever is cited as a chief reason for seeking medical care among ill returned...

Analyzing GeoSentinel surveillance data: a comparison of methods to explore acute gastrointestinal illness among international travelers.

GeoSentinel is a global surveillance network of travel medicine clinics that collect data from ill international travelers. Analyses have relied on proportionate morbidity calculations, but proportionate morbidity cannot estimate disease risk because healthy travelers are not included in the denominator. The authors evaluated the use of a case-control design, controlling for GeoSentinel site an...

Filariasis in Travelers Presenting to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network

BACKGROUND As international travel increases, there is rising exposure to many pathogens not traditionally encountered in the resource-rich countries of the world. Filarial infections, a great problem throughout the tropics and subtropics, are relatively rare among travelers even to filaria-endemic regions of the world. The GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, a global network of medicine/travel c...

Vaccinations of International Travelers