Travel Medicine: Proceedings of the First Conference on International Travel Medicine, Zürich, Switzerland, 5–8 April 1988

Front Matter....Pages I-XL
The Scope of Travel Medicine: An Introduction to the Conference on International Travel Medicine....Pages 1-9
World Tourism: Facts and Figures....Pages 10-15
Medical Impact of Intercontinental Travel to Developing Countries....Pages 16-20
Travel-Related Health Risks: A Question of Communication....Pages 21-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Health Risks for Short-Term Travelers....Pages 27-36
Health Risks for Temporary Residents of Developing Countries: The U.S. Peace Corps as an Epidemiologic Model....Pages 37-44
Imported Disease in Australia: An Ongoing Problem....Pages 45-49
A Review of Travel-Associated Illness....Pages 50-54
Fatalities of American Travelers — 1975, 1984....Pages 55-60
Injury Deaths and American Travelers....Pages 61-64
Mortality Amongst Overseas Travelers from Scotland....Pages 65-66
Health Risks of International Travel Among United States College Students....Pages 67-70
Survey of International Travel Medicine Work at Beijing Capital Airport and Beijing City....Pages 71-74
Reported Illness and Compliance in United States Travelers Attending an Immunization Facility....Pages 75-76
Prevention and Control of Infections in Tourists in the Mediterranean Area....Pages 77-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Malaria and Use of Prevention Measures Among United States Travelers....Pages 81-89
Epidemiology of Malaria in European Travelers....Pages 90-101
Advantages and Disadvantages of Antimalarials for Chemoprophylaxis....Pages 102-112
Measures Against Mosquito Bites....Pages 113-122
Induced and Imported Malaria: Then and Now!....Pages 123-136
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Chloroquine-Resistant Malaria in West Africa....Pages 137-140
Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in 28712 European Travelers to Africa: A Follow-up Study....Pages 141-144
Malaria Protection for Swissair Crews....Pages 145-146
Long-Term Tolerance of the Triple-Combination Fansimef™ (Mefloquine+Sulfadoxine+Pyrimethamine): Results of a Double-blind Field Trial in Nigeria....Pages 147-150
Imported Malaria at Barcelona University Hospital, 1983–1987....Pages 151-152
Seasonal Pattern of Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Scotland....Pages 153-153
Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Among Temporary Residents in Tanzania....Pages 154-157
Time Limits in the Initiation of Treatment of Falciparum Malaria....Pages 158-159
Splenic Infarction: A Complication of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria....Pages 160-161
Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Phagocytosis in Mice Treated with Pyran and Infected with Plasmodium Yoelii ....Pages 162-163
Recommendations for Malaria Prevention in European Countries....Pages 164-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
General Use Immunizations for Travelers....Pages 169-181
Special-Use Immunobiologics for Travelers....Pages 182-202
Variations in Vaccination Recommendations....Pages 203-207
Is Vaccination Worthwhile Before Travel?....Pages 208-215
Observations on Obtaining Immunizations for International Travel and the Need for Routine Immunizations....Pages 216-219
Trends in Vaccination of Travelers over the Last 15 Years and the Future Outlook....Pages 220-222
A Study on Protective Vaccinations in Swiss Long-Distance Travelers....Pages 223-224
Side Effects of Tetanus Versus Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccination in Travelers....Pages 225-226
Imported Diphtheria, England and Wales: 1970–1987....Pages 227-229
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Heat Stability of a New 17D Yellow Fever Vaccine....Pages 230-232
Immunogenicity of a New Thermostable 17D Yellow Fever Vaccine....Pages 233-237
Yellow Fever Vaccination and Business Travel....Pages 238-239
Tolerance and Immunogenicity of a New Combined Meningococcal (A+C)-Yellow Fever Vaccine (Preliminary Results)....Pages 240-242
Prevention of Typhoid Fever by Single-Dose Capsular Polysaccharide Vaccination — 2-Year Results....Pages 243-247
Immunologic Investigations with Oral Live Typhoid Vaccine TY 21A Strain....Pages 248-253
Relapsing Typhoid Fever with Severe Colitis and Hepatitis....Pages 254-258
Risk/Benefit Evaluation of Pre-expositional Use of PCEC Rabies Vaccine in Travel Medicine....Pages 259-261
Antibody Response to Malaria Sporozoite Vaccine Enhanced by Simultaneous Administration of Alpha-Interferon....Pages 262-264
Incidence of Antibody to Hepatitis A among Employees of a Multinational Corporation: Implications for Immunoglobulin Prophylaxis....Pages 265-269
Hepatitis B in Canadian Missionaries Serving in Developing Countries....Pages 270-272
Prevention of Hepatitis B in Travelers to Endemic Areas....Pages 273-276
Safety and Efficacy Aspects of Hepatitis B Vaccination in HIV-infected Individuals....Pages 277-279
Protection by a Recombinant DNA Vaccine Against Hepatitis B, Preliminary Report....Pages 280-281
Efficacy and Tolerance of Intradermal Versus Intramuscular Hepatitis B Immunization: A Randomized Study....Pages 282-285
Uniform Recommendations for Vaccinations for Travelers — Utopia?....Pages 286-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Travelers’ Diarrhea — Its Prevention and Treatment....Pages 291-295
Surveillance of Gastrointestinal Upset in Package Holiday Tourists....Pages 296-300
Problems in the Investigation of Food Poisoning Associated with In-flight Catering....Pages 301-304
Microorganisms in Faeces of Patients with Diarrhoea....Pages 305-308
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Etiology of Diarrheal Disease Among Travelers and Foreign Residents in Nepal....Pages 309-311
An Investigation into Gastrointestinal Upsets Among Package Holidaymakers in a Spanish Resort....Pages 312-313
Intestinal Infections in Swedish Travelers....Pages 314-315
Enteric Pathogens in Finnish Travelers....Pages 316-318
Intestinal Parasite Infestation Risks in Temporary Residents in Warm Climates....Pages 319-320
Amoebiasis Risk Group Delimitation in Returnees from the Tropics and Subtropics....Pages 321-323
Drug Susceptibility and Virulence of Different Entamoeba histolytica Strains....Pages 324-325
Cryptosporidiosis in a Group of Travelers to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 1986....Pages 326-327
Prevention of Traveler’s Diarrhea: A Double-Blind Randomized Trial with Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hansen CBS 5926....Pages 328-332
Prophylactic Efficacy of Lactobacilli on Traveler’s Diarrhea....Pages 333-335
A Portable Device To Obtain Bacteriologically Safe Water....Pages 336-339
Self-Treatment of Uncomplicated Diarrhoea and of Dysentery in Travelers: A Controlled Study....Pages 340-342
Future Prospects for the Prevention of Travelers’ Diarrhea....Pages 343-344
Front Matter....Pages 345-345
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Travel....Pages 347-350
International Travel and AIDS....Pages 351-356
Tourism and AIDS — The Mauritian Experience....Pages 357-359
Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases....Pages 360-360
Heterosexual Transmission of HIV in Northern Italy: Its Incidence Among Travelers....Pages 361-363
Prevalence of HIV, HBV, HDV and HAV Markers in Pregnant Women in Indonesia....Pages 364-366
AIDS — Do Travelers Need Specific Recommendations?....Pages 367-368
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Pilot Study of the Potential Benefit of Tocainide in the Management of Ciguatera Toxicity....Pages 371-374
Brucellosis in Travelers and Brucella That Travels....Pages 375-377
Kala-azar Imported to the Federal Republic of Germany 1943–1980....Pages 378-380
Acute Schistosomiasis in Schistosoma haematobium Infection....Pages 381-383
African Trypanosomiasis in American Travelers: A 20-Year Review....Pages 384-388
Three Cases of Cutaneous Diphtheria in Travelers to Africa....Pages 389-390
Screening for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among the Expatriates Entering the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya....Pages 391-393
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis....Pages 394-395
Digestive Interactions and Clues to the Diagnostic Dilemmas of Travelers....Pages 396-399
Unfamiliar Infectious Diseases Acquired During Travel in the United States....Pages 400-404
Risks of Zoonotic Diseases to Travellers in West Africa....Pages 405-406
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Stresses of Families Abroad....Pages 409-413
Mental Stress as International Hazard....Pages 414-416
Dehydration and Thermoregulatory Mechanisms Affecting the Traveler....Pages 417-419
Effect of Transmeridian Flights: Objective and Subjective Sleep Parameters....Pages 420-424
Motion Sickness and Jet Lag: Their Nature and Treatment....Pages 425-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Special Aspects for Patients with Preexisting Illness Planning to Stay in Tropical Countries....Pages 435-439
Special Aspects for a Stay in the Tropics: Pregnant and Nursing Mothers....Pages 440-449
Prophylaxis and Treatment of Acute Mountain Sickness....Pages 450-456
Helicopter Rescues and Deaths Among Trekkers in Nepal....Pages 457-460
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Drug Therapy of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease During Exposure to Moderate Altitude....Pages 461-463
Practice of Medicine on a Sailing Ship from England to Australia....Pages 464-467
Passenger Travel on Freighters....Pages 468-473
Health Problems of Seafarers — “Professional Travelers”....Pages 474-475
Uprooting — The Psychosocial Problems of the International Student....Pages 476-480
Sojourners and Health — Providing Health Care for International Students....Pages 481-483
Health Risks of Children and Adolescents in Short-Term Travel or Temporary Residence in Developing Countries....Pages 484-485
Mental Health Care of Expatriates....Pages 486-487
Parasites and Pregnancy....Pages 488-490
The Pregnant Traveler....Pages 491-493
Counseling the HIV Antibody Positive Traveler Relative to Immunization Protection and Malaria Prophylaxis....Pages 494-498
Front Matter....Pages 499-499
Health Advice to Travelers....Pages 501-504
Various Approaches to Providing Health Information for Travelers....Pages 505-510
Health Information for Spanish Intercontinental Travelers....Pages 511-513
A Survey of Health Risks of North American Mission Personnel Serving Overseas....Pages 514-518
Attitudes Towards Prevention of Communicable Diseases Among French Travelers....Pages 519-521
Acquisition of Knowledge by Travelers Receiving Pre-Travel Advice....Pages 522-523
Advice on Prophylaxis for Travelers Dispensed by Telephone at the Pasteur Hospital Vaccination Center....Pages 524-525
Advisory Services for Travel and Tropical Medicine....Pages 526-527
“Health Passports”: Changes and Trends....Pages 528-530
Front Matter....Pages 499-499
Computerized Registration and Administration of a Vaccination Outpatient Department....Pages 531-533
Computerized-Assisted Travel Information System (CATIS)....Pages 534-534
Development of a Computerized Expert System for Itinerary — Specific Recommendations for Immunizations and Chemoprophylaxis....Pages 535-537
A Computerized Data Base of Travel Information for Doctors Advising the General Public on Immunization and Malaria Precautions....Pages 538-538
Traveler Service of the Italian Society of Tropical Medicine: Analysis of Its Impact After 1 Year....Pages 539-540
Traveler Service of the Italian Society of Tropical Medicine: Activities, Methodology and Results....Pages 541-542
Practical Aids in Disease Prevention and Post-Travel Diagnoses: “The Global Disease Guide”, “The Pocket Doc”, and “The Diagnostic Digest”....Pages 543-543
Inadequate Pre-Travel Health Advice — An Answer?....Pages 544-546
Providing Health Advice to Travelers by a Tour Operator....Pages 547-549
Epidemiology of Travel to the Developing World from Connecticut, USA....Pages 550-552
Providing Health Information for Travelers, in Search of an Optimal Solution....Pages 553-554
Front Matter....Pages 555-555
Emergency Abroad: What Are the Options?....Pages 557-567
A Rational Model for Access to Medical Care for Travelers....Pages 568-569
Investigation, Control and Surveillance of an Outbreak of Gastroenteritis in a Portuguese Holiday Resort....Pages 570-573
Diagnoses and Related Medical Costs Among Swedish Citizens Working and Living Abroad: A 2-Year Follow-up of Insurance Statistics....Pages 574-576
Company Medical Policy for Expatriates in Third World Countries....Pages 577-580
Health Protection Measures in Remote Locations of Club Méditerranée....Pages 581-582
Medical Care of Tourists in the Maldives....Pages 583-585
First Aid Kits of International Air Companies: Are They Really Appropriate?....Pages 586-588
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
The Present and Future of Travel Medicine: Summary of and Outlook from the Conference....Pages 591-596