title: [Travel destinations South America].
abstract: The number of tourists visiting South America comprises only a small fraction of the worldwide stream of international travellers (approx. 980 Mio. in 2011). Nevertheless, their number has markedly increased in the last years (2000: 15.3 Mio.; 2005: 18.3 Mio.; 2010: 23.6 Mio.; 2011: 26.1 Mio.) and in 2011, South America was ranked top in the list of worldwide travel destinations with the highest increase in annual international tourist arrivals (10.4 %)[1]. This article aims at providing a practice-oriented overview on vaccinations, malaria prophylaxis, and other relevant health risks to be considered when counselling travellers visiting South America.
authors.affiliation: Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut, Basel und Universität Basel. andreas.neumayr@unibas.ch
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neumayr
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D013557:Switzerland; D014195:Travel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*