Dengue is a major cause of illness among travelers and a threat to military troops operating in areas to which it is endemic. Before and during World War II, dengue frequently occurred in US military personnel in Asia and the South Pacific. From the 1960s into the 1990s, dengue often occurred in US troops in Vietnam, the Philippines, Somalia, and Haiti. We found attack rates as high as 80% and ...

The incidence of enteric (typhoid) fever in travelers is estimated to be approximately 3-30 cases per 100,000 travelers to developing countries. Recently, it is become clear that travelers who are visiting friends and relatives, especially travelers to the Indian subcontinent, seem to be the most vulnerable to enteric fever and require special attention for prevention. Recent concerns are the i...

BACKGROUND Influenza is a common infection among travelers, and attack rates are well documented in short-term travelers and holiday makers. Little data exists on long-term, non-expatriate travelers. METHODS This was a prospective mono-centre study of immunocompetent, Dutch travelers aged ≥18 to 64 years. It was conducted at the Public Health Service travel clinic in Amsterdam from December 2...

This paper provides new evidence on the impact of market concentration on airlines’ nonlinear pricing strategies. Under a second-degree price discrimination setup, where firms compete via a collection of quality and price pairs, we derive testable implications about the effect of market structure on a firm’s relative price schedule. We then test these predictions using a unique dataset of airli...

Introduction: More than one third of travelers to developing countries report health problems when traveling. The Egyptian Ministry of Health reports the occurrence of 400 cases of malarial infection yearly among Egyptian travelers. This article aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of Egyptian travelers towards infectious diseases, vaccination, and malari...

Last chance tourism (LCT) has received significant attention within the academic literature and popular press because of its controversial nature bringing travelers to threatened places. However, little theory been applied understand why gravitate toward this type tourism. Hence, work combines value–belief–norm (VBN) model planned behavior (TPB) framework explain intentions participate in LCT. ...

1 The chief objective of the multi-modal traveler information application, PATH2Go, is to improve 2 the accessibility and quality of real-time traveler information and to make transit a known and vi-3 able choice for travelers. It was developed for a field test on the US-101 corridor, in the San Fran-4 cisco Bay Area, with a primary hypothesis that travelers will benefit from real-time multi-mo...

This book captures the essence of tropical medicine for clinicians evaluating returning travelers. The editor, an international expert in tropical and travel medicine, authored or coauthored many chapters of the book. The book also refl ects the experience of numerous experts in the fi eld of travel medicine. The book consists of 43 chapters organized into 3 sections: general aspects of tropica...

BACKGROUND There is a high incidence of diarrhea in traveling populations. Norovirus (NV) infection is a common cause of diarrhea and is associated with 7% of all diarrhea related deaths in the US. However, data on the overall prevalence of NV infection in traveling populations is limited. Furthermore, the prevalence of NV amongst travelers returning to Europe has not been reported. This study ...

Background : Travelers' diarrhea causes significant morbidity including some sequelae, lost travel time and opportunity cost to both travelers and countries receiving travelers. Effective prevention and treatment are needed to reduce these negative impacts. Methods : This critical appraisal of the literature and expert consensus guideline development effort asked several key questions related...