Health risks in travelers to China: the GeoSentinel experience and implications for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Selected data collected for travelers to China from 1998 through November 2007 by the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network were used to provide an evidence base for prioritizing recommendations for Olympic and other future travelers to China. Respiratory illness and injuries were common among patients seen during their travel; acute diarrhea and dog bites were common among those seen after travel. Tropical and parasitic diseases were rare. Pre-travel consultation for China travelers should be individualized according to these findings.
Davis
Xiaohong M
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Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. xdavis@cdc.gov
MacDonald
Susan
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Borwein
Sarah
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Freedman
David O
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Kozarsky
Phyllis E
PE
von Sonnenburg
Frank
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Keystone
Jay S
JS
Lim
Poh Lian
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Marano
Nina
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D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014195:Travel