Health Care Workers and Researchers Traveling to Developing-World Clinical Settings: Disease Transmission Risk and Mitigation

Abstract

With the recent emphasis on funding and training opportunities for global health and humanitarian aid and the increased interest in the field, many health care workers and medical researchers are traveling from resource-replete to resource-limited settings. This type of travel brings unique disease risks not routinely considered for the business or vacationing traveler. This review provides practical advice for this special population of travelers, targeted to specific health care-related risks (needlestick, hemorrhagic fever viruses, severe viral respiratory disease, and tuberculosis), with suggestions for risk mitigation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA551845

Entities

People

  • Barbara J. Seaworth
  • James M. Hughes
  • Mark G. Kortepeter
  • Mary E. Wilson
  • Naomi E. Aronson
  • Rodney L. Coldren
  • Sybil A. Tasker
  • Timothy H. Burgess

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Infection Control
  • Interferon
  • Medical Personnel
  • Sars
  • Tuberculosis
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Zoonoses

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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