title: Vaccination strategies.
abstract: By nature of their long-term deployment in challenging areas of the world, expatriate employees and their dependents are at increased risk for a number of infectious diseases. Targeted immunization strategies may decrease this risk. Expatriate employees and their dependents should be immunized before deployment, and programs should be established to provide booster immunizations if the risk is ongoing. When considering work-force productivity, work-force infectivity, and the common good, careful consideration should be given to establishing at least a basic immunization program for in-country nationals and their dependents.
authors.affiliation: Tropical and Geographic Medicine Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Jackson 504, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Louise C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ivers
authors.forename: Edward T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000145:classification; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000592:standards*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014195:Travel; D014611:Vaccination / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines