title: Health advice and the traveller.
abstract: We studied advice given by travel agents, the experiences of recent travellers, and the hidden costs for travellers to Kenya. There was a wide range of advice given by United Kingdom travel agents, much of it at variance with advice given by other travel agents and much of it incorrect. Nevertheless travel agents have a responsibility to give advice because they are often the only point of contact for health advice.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Welsby
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012606:Scotland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014195:Travel / Q000191:economics; D014611:Vaccination / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*