This paper describes a content-based analysis of Web-based travellers’ social media Websites. The proposed methodology is based on three levels of computer-mediated analysis, namely the lexical analysis, statistical analysis and semantic analysis. It is found that the use of systematic analysis of naturally occurring discussions in social media sites can lead to much stronger information about ...

PURPOSE We report 18 cases of confirmed Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in travellers returning to the Netherlands from Surinam (South America, bordering northern Brazil) and the Dominican Republic. METHODS In a multi-centre study, we collected epidemiological, virological and clinical characteristics, as well as data on travel history, underlying illness and laboratory results of the 18 imported...

A pilot mobile application was developed using an online tool. The application offers up-to-date information to travellers using RSS news feeds from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, a Google Maps module was added in the application, which presents (in a map “pin” form) the current travel health notices that are currently in e...

World Health Organisation and public health authority records show that 175 cases of paralytic poliomyelitis were imported to industrialised countries between 1975 and 1984. Detailed case reports were therefore analysed to identify characteristic features associated with acquisition of the infection. Of the 175 cases, 96 (55%) were diagnosed in foreign workers or their families, 47 (27%) in nat...

Using an Importance}Performance Analysis (IPA), this paper examined business and leisure travellers' perceived importance and performance of six hotel selection factors in the Hong Kong hotel industry. The six hotel selection factors identi"ed were: Service Quality, Business Facilities, Value, Room and Front Desk, Food and Recreation, and Security. Both business and leisure travellers held the ...

From January to April 2012, 16 cases of W135 invasive meningococcal infection were reported in France. Of these, eight were linked to a recent travel history to Sub-Saharan Africa. These cases were reported in France concomitantly with the meningitis epidemic season in Sub-Saharan Africa. Considering the high number of travellers between France and West-African countries belonging to the so-cal...

Viral hepatitis A occurs endemically in most parts of the world, especially where there is overcrowding,' and studies on the prevalence of antibody to hepatitis A in Europe have shown higher concentrations among those who live in Mediterranean countries.2-6 It is an infection often associated with travel: in West Germany and Switzerland over 60% of acute cases have a history of recent travel ab...

To examine the narratives of plagues in Arab societies, paper, along with postcolonial perspectives, uses concepts like ‘empathy’ or ‘detached concern’ to bring fresh and new understanding travel texts. It selected John Antes’ Observations on Manners Customs Egyptians, Overflowing Nile its Effects (1800) Richard F. Burton’s Personal Narrative a Pilgrimage El-Medinah Meccah (1857) for study. The...

INTRODUCTION Singapore has a fast-growing travel industry, but few studies have been done on travel characteristics and travel health practices. This study describes the profile and healthseeking behaviour of travellers attending a travel health clinic in Singapore. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted on travellers attending the Traveller's Health and Vaccination Cent...