Traveling into the Abyss: Risk Perception of German Travelers at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 103(4): 1640-1641, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-725539
ABSTRACT
The emergence and international spread of SARS-CoV-2 led to unprecedented challenges for international travelers including health-related concerns and international travel restrictions. Remarkably, overseas travelers consulted at our travel clinic during the first quarter of 2020 were apparently not disconcerted by the evolving pandemic with a continuously high rate of consultations at our center; 85% of travelers did not actively inquire about COVID-19 during the pretravel consultation including individuals with clinically significant immunosuppression constituting a high-risk group for COVID-19-related adverse health outcome. This experience demonstrates the societal responsibility of travel medicine practitioners to proactively provide unbiased information about the health-related and travel-related impact of newly emerging infections.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Travel
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Immunocompromised Host
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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