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Do your patients travel internationally? We’re here to help.

Patients might not know they need #pre-travel health care, but you can help them stay healthy while exploring the world (and after they get home). CDC Travelers’ Health offers up-to-date alerts, recommendations, and information to help you reduce illness and injury in international travelers. We’re new to Figure 1 — follow us for the latest travel medicine updates!

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Recent Cases

Case 1

The number of US students studying abroad has tripled over the past 20 years. Kristina Angelo, one of CDC Travelers’ Health experts, recommends that health care practitioners emphasize location-specific disease risks during pre-travel consultations, particularly for diseases with a high prevalence in the destination or diseases with high morbidity or mortality, such as malaria. Check out Kristina’s recently published article in the Journal of Travel Medicine, Illness among US resident student travelers after return to the USA: a GeoSentinel Analysis. Read more here.

Case 2

You and your patients might not always see eye to eye when talking travel. A recent analysis found that the types of place names used by travelers to describe travel itineraries during pretravel consultations were often different from the ones referenced in travel health recommendations. Incorporating geographic information systems (GIS) technology into clinical decision-support tools could make identifying travel health risks and recommendations easier and faster. Read more here.

Case 3

New research from the ISTM Journal of Travel Medicine highlights the widespread nature of travel illness and the importance of discussing international travel with patients. Can you guess what % of travelers who frequently visit developing nations (e.g., India, Tanzania, and Kenya) became ill? What do you think was the most frequently reported illness? Read more here.

Case 4

NEW CDC Travel Health Notice: #YellowFever in Nigeria. There is a Yellow Fever (YF) outbreak in Nigeria. Travelers must be vaccinated against YF at least 10 days before travel. Some travelers may need a booster before they go. All travelers need to take steps to prevent mosquito bites. Read the notice here.

Chest Pain Presentation

A 52-year-old man presented with a 20-minute history of chest pain radiating to the left shoulder and neck, associated with dyspnea and diaphoresis. He had a history of hypertension, long-term smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle. On physical examination, bibasilar crackles were noted on lung auscultation. An electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed in the primary care setting, and the patient was promptly referred to the emergency department. Read more here.

Pruritus Presentation

A 28-year-old woman presented with a 3-day history of intense pruritus over the lower back. She reported no recent travel or exposure to new environments. She cares for a small kennel with approximately eight dogs rescued from the streets. Physical examination revealed multiple small vesicles, some clustered and others scattered, predominantly involving the lumbar region and the left gluteal area. Read more here.

Infant Skin Lesions

A 4-month-old male infant presented with skin lesions localized to the chin for the past 3 days. Physical examination revealed multiple small pustules with surrounding inflammatory signs on the chin, along with a few scattered papules on the chest. Read more here.

Pediatric EKG Evaluation

Patient in late teens presenting after a collapse, no chest pain, no previous cardiac history, no history of sudden death in family, are there any features in this EKG that would warrant further work-up or is this just a pediatric EKG? Read more here.