[Imported diseases]

Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2015 May;140(11):797-804. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-102115. Epub 2015 May 28.
[Article in German]

Abstract

With continuing worldwide growth in travel, timely information about the epidemiology of post-travel illness is important. Various travel-related surveillance systems have been established that provide these data. Knowledge about prevalences of important diseases in travelers and migrants can help in the differential diagnosis. On the other hand it has be kept in mind that also rare, but life-threatening diseases can be imported like leptospirosis, viral hemorrhagic fever or amebic liver abcess.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Communicable Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Communicable Diseases / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases / transmission*
  • Cost of Illness
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology
  • Diarrhea / prevention & control
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
  • Forecasting
  • Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / transmission
  • Humans
  • Internationality
  • Leptospirosis / diagnosis
  • Leptospirosis / transmission
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic / diagnosis
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic / transmission
  • Malaria / diagnosis
  • Malaria / transmission
  • Transients and Migrants / statistics & numerical data*
  • Travel
  • Travel Medicine / trends*
  • Virus Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Virus Diseases / epidemiology
  • Virus Diseases / transmission*