title: Travel-associated diseases, Indian Ocean Islands, 1997-2010.
abstract: Data collected by the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network for 1,415 ill travelers returning from Indian Ocean islands during 1997-2010 were analyzed. Malaria (from Comoros and Madagascar), acute nonparasitic diarrhea, and parasitoses were the most frequently diagnosed infectious diseases. An increase in arboviral diseases reflected the 2005 outbreak of chikungunya fever.
authors.affiliation: Laveran Military Teaching Hospital, Marseille, France. helene.savini@laposte.net
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Savini
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gautret
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gaudart
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: Rogelio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López-Vélez
authors.forename: Poh Lian
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: von Sonnenburg
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Loutan
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D065632:Chikungunya Fever; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D017507:Comoros / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008270:Madagascar / Q000453:epidemiology; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Comoros; Indian Ocean; Madagascar; Maldives; Mauritius; Réunion Island; Seychelles; arboviruses; chikungunya; dengue; diarrhea; infectious diseases; malaria; parasites; travelers; vector-borne infections; viruses