Reflections on travel-associated infections in Europe

[...]shifts in disease trends should be interpreted with caution because they might simply be related to changing exposure. [...]some diseases (eg, dengue fever) also occur in countries not reporting to GeoSentinel, simply because they are not tourist destinations.

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2015-01, Vol.15 (1), p.6-8
Main Authors: Petersen, Eskild, Chen, Lin Hwei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquisitions & mergers
Animals
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Communicable Disease Control - methods
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Dengue fever
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Illnesses
Infections
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Male
Morbidity
Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data
Travel
Travel medicine
Tropical diseases
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:[...]shifts in disease trends should be interpreted with caution because they might simply be related to changing exposure. [...]some diseases (eg, dengue fever) also occur in countries not reporting to GeoSentinel, simply because they are not tourist destinations.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71055-2