title: Influenza as a health problem of sea travellers.
abstract: Traveling people may play an important role in spreading of influenza viruses in the word. The risk for exposure to influenza during travel depends on the time of year and destination, and the way of traveling (individual trip or organized excursion with a large group of people, especially coming from many different countries). Results of recent studies indicated that influenza may be the most frequent vaccine-preventable infectious disease with symptoms from respiratory tract. It is estimated that the attack rate of influenza in intercontinental travelers is 1%. The aim of the article is to describe current recommendations for travelers, especially see travelers (passengers and crew), concerning influenza prophylaxis, treatment and possible outbreak control. Guidelines for the prevention and control of influenza-like illness among passengers and crew members on cruise ships have also been described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a street, 02-097 Warszawa. anitsch@amwaw.edu.pl
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nitsch-Osuch
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014943:Global Health; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012767:Ships / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014195:Travel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines