The Pretravel Consultation: Recent Updates. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Estimates suggest that 43%-79% of international travelers may develop travel-related illnesses. Most such illnesses are considered mild and self-limited; however, some are life-threatening. The pretravel consultation is aimed at assessing risks for a range of illnesses, communicating these risks, and then providing individualized recommendations and interventions to minimize or manage such risks. The effective consultation is predicated on a well-prepared clinician and motivated traveler, understanding the traveler's perception of, and tolerance for, risk, and providing education applicable to the actual itinerary. Integral to the clinician's preparation is regular review of up-to-date trip-specific recommendations; country-specific information and recommendations are readily available and can now be efficiently accessed. From the infectious diseases perspective, immunizations, malaria chemoprophylaxis, insect repellent use, and travelers' diarrhea and its self-management are cornerstones of the consultation. This review focuses primarily on updating these 4 topics with recently published information relevant to adult travelers.

publication date

  • March 13, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Antimalarials
  • Bites and Stings
  • Dysentery
  • Malaria
  • Travel Medicine
  • Travel-Related Illness
  • Vaccines

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85085764394

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.02.005

PubMed ID

  • 32179056

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 133

issue

  • 8