Background Europeans represent the majority of international travellers and clinicians
encountering returned patients have an essential role in recognizing, and communicating …

Background Travel is important in the acquisition and dissemination of infection. We aimed
to assess European surveillance data for travel-related illness to profile imported infections …

Background Limited data exist on infectious diseases imported to various locations in
Europe, particularly after travel within the continent. Methods To investigate travel‐related …

We evaluated the epidemiologic factors of patients seeking treatment for travelassociated
illness from January 2004 through May 2005 at the University Hospital of Zurich. When …

Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18: 468–474 Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate
travel‐associated morbidity in European travellers in 2009 in comparison with 2008, with a …

We analyzed prospective data on 17,228 European patients who sought treatment at
GeoSentinel sites from 1997 to 2007. Gastrointestinal illness (particularly in tourists), fever …

Introduction: As international travel increases, travellers may be at increased risk of
acquiring infectious diseases not endemic in their home countries. Many journal articles and …

Background Disease epidemiology of (re-) emerging infectious diseases is changing
rapidly, rendering surveillance of travel-associated illness important. Methods We evaluated …

Background Human migration is increasing in magnitude and scope. The majority of
migrants arriving in high-income countries originate from countries with a high prevalence of …

Background Data comparing returned travelers and immigrants/refugees managed in a
hospital setting is lacking. Methods We prospectively collected data on 1,106 patients with …