Pretravel Advice Neglects Rabies Risk for Travelers to Tropical Countries
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Influenza virus infection in travelers to tropical and subtropical countries.
BACKGROUND Influenza outbreaks have been reported among travelers, but attack rates and incidence are unknown. METHODS A cohort study was conducted. Travelers to subtropical and tropical countries recruited at the University of Zurich Travel Clinic (Switzerland), January 1998 to March 2000, were investigated with pre- and posttravel assessment of hemagglutination inhibition and by questionnai...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Travel Medicine
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1195-1982,1708-8305
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1999.tb00854.x