Abstract
© Medpharm. Travel and volume of passengers and goods carried continue to expand in reach as more sophisticated air, sea and land transport networks develop. People are travelling for business and leisure, taking with them pathogens and their vectors bringing about diseases such as the global influenza pandemics. This review briefly examines some of the important vaccine preventable diseases related to travel. We then outline diseases known to Africa and other similar parts of the world, and potential approaches for preventing these conditions. The paper provides practical advice for health care practitioners when consulting with the international traveler and hence may strengthen the battle against vaccine preventable diseases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-26 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | SA Pharmaceutical Journal |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Dengue
- Meningococcal meningitis
- Polio
- Travel vaccines
- Yellow fever
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