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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Travelling for work: Seeking advice in South Africa
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 6, No. 4, Year 2008
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Description
Sub-Saharan Africa is a common destination for occupational travellers from South Africa. Adequate preventive measures require timeous medical consultation before travel. A secondary analysis of datasets of over 8000 occupational travellers who visited travel clinics in South Africa indicated that 82% were travelling to African countries and over 50% consulted less than a week before travel. For the 70% who consult less than 10 days before departure, yellow fever certificates issued at consultation would not be valid for entry to endemic countries, although they may be protected from contracting yellow fever. The 'last minute' travel medicine consultation appears to be more common in South Africa than in Europe and North America. This may preclude South African health professionals from providing occupational travellers adequate disease prevention, particularly against vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ross, Mary H.
United Kingdom, London
De Beers Group
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa, Johannesburg
South African Society of Travel Medicine
Kielkowski, Danuta
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Health Laboratory Service
de Frey, Albie
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa, Johannesburg
South African Society of Travel Medicine
Brink, Garth K.
South Africa, Johannesburg
South African Society of Travel Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 4
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.tmaid.2008.01.007
ISSN:
14778939
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
South Africa