Chinese travellers visiting friends and relatives – A review of infectious risks

Ma, Tara; Heywood, Anita E.; MacIntyre, C. Raina

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.05.004

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“…Visiting Friends and Relatives travellers and disease risk Visiting Friends and Relatives are regarded as a group of travellers who have a significantly higher risk of contracting travel-related infectious diseases (Angell & Cetron, 2005;Arnáez et al, 2010;Bacaner et al, 2004;Behrens et al, 2010;Esposito et al, 2012;Gibney et al, 2014;Hendel-Paterson & Swanson, 2011;Heywood et al, 2015;Leder et al, 2011;Leder et al, 2006;Ma et al, 2015;Ma et al, 2016;Monge-Maillo et al, 2014;Navarro et al, 2012;Neave et al, 2014;Pavli et al, 2009;Pavli & Maltezou, 2010;Swancutt, 2010). Studies have been done in various countries to consistently point to the high-risk factor for VFRs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Not only are VFR travellers considered 'at risk' because they have been identified as a group who are more likely to acquire certain infectious diseases (Ma et al, 2015), they also have an increased risk of poor travel-related health outcomes. Both morbidity and mortality are more frequent and clinically significant than in other groups such as tourists, students, business and expatriate travellers (Behrens et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, China has been the source of a number of influenza pandemics, including SARS. VFR travel to China presents an increased risk of becoming infected, and the infection/s can then be spread to other countries (Ma et al, 2015). Such risks are critical to take into account when considering attracting these travellers to a region already dealing with health, economic and social issues following a disaster or crisis.…”

Section: Visiting Friends and Relatives Travellers: Visiting Regions mentioning

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VFR Travel: A Viable Market for Tourism Crisis and Disaster Recovery?

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Ritchie

2017

Journal of Tourism Research

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Rebuilding tourist arrivals after crises/disasters is important. However, tourism may have negative impacts in terms of interfering with the destination recovery efforts, and adding distress to local residents. Therefore, consideration should be placed on timing tourism marketing as well as the market segments most suitable to target. This paper integrates both medical literature and tourism literature to consider whether Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) travel may be viable for destinations to consider after crises/disasters. The authors conclude that VFR travel offers both benefits and risks and recommends that only domestic VFR travellers are targeted to aid destination recovery. Future research avenues are also outlined. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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VFR Travel: A Viable Market for Tourism Crisis and Disaster Recovery?

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Ritchie

2017

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…Economically developed regions require a large amount of labor to meet the development of diversi ed industries, including manufacturing and tertiary industries and modern agriculture. The average annual oating population in China is more than 200 million oating populations in China, which serves as the vector for the spread of related infectious diseases such as TB, SARS, H1N1 and MERS [4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

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Modeling tuberculosis transmission flow in China

Wang¹,

Xu²,

Hu³

et al. 2020

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Background: China has the largest population and third largest number of tuberculosis cases in the world. Tuberculosis still remains a major public health concern in China. The increasing floating population has become an important part of China’s socioeconomic process and brought the potential risk for infectious disease transmission in the huge population. Both the flow of tuberculosis population in the country and the role of massive floating population in tuberculosis transmission are yet unclear.Methods: 14,027 tuberculosis flow data were derived from the new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases in China in 2012, provided by the nationwide Infectious Disease Reporting System. Spatial interaction model was used to model the tuberculosis flow and the regional socioeconomic factors.Results: The Pearl River Delta in southern China and the Yangtze River Delta along China’s east coast presented as the largest destination and concentration areas of tuberculosis inflows. Socioeconomic factors were determinants of tuberculosis flow. A 10% increase in per capita GDP was associated with 2.1% decrease in tuberculosis outflows from the provinces of origin, and 0.5% increase in tuberculosis inflows to the destinations and 18.9% increase in intraprovincial flow. Per capita net income of rural households and per capita disposable income of urban households were positively associated with tuberculosis flows. A 10% increase in per capita net income corresponded to 3.6% increase in outflows from the origin, 12.8% increase in inflows to the destinations and 47.9% increase in intraprovincial flows. Tuberculosis incidence had positive impacts on tuberculosis flows. A 10% increase in the number of tuberculosis cases corresponded to 1.1% increase in tuberculosis inflows to the destinations, 2.0% increase in outflows from the origins, and 2.2% increase in intraprovincial flows. A 10% increase in the tuberculosis incidence rate was associated with 9.9% increase in tuberculosis intraprovincial flows. In addition, the tuberculosis flow had a significant spatial dependence and positively affected tuberculosis flows in the neighboring regions.Conclusions: Tuberculosis flows had clear spatial stratified heterogeneity and spatial autocorrelation; regional socio-economic characteristics had different and statistically significant effects on tuberculosis flows in the origin and destination, and income factor played an important role among the determinants.

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“…Chinese travelers have, reportedly, been carriers of infection in the past and, at the same time, are themselves exposed to health risks when they travel abroad. 13 China is an interesting region from an international travel aspect, as large numbers of Chinese have recently entered the middle class and are, as a consequence, increasingly visiting extensive areas of the world for both business and pleasure.…”

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Feasibility of Obtaining Sufficient Numbers of Responses to Questions About Travel Intentions, Thereby Facilitating Effective Health Messaging

Seeman

Goldfarb²,

Kuzan³

et al. 2019

Int J Travel Med Glob Health

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Introduction: The medical literature has identified a variety of health risks associated with travel. Risks depend on the susceptibility of the traveler, the specifics of the destination, the mode of transport, and on chance events. Ill-prepared travelers who underestimate travel risks may encounter a variety of health problems. In order to eventually increase the capability of travel risk prediction, the current study aimed to ascertain travel intent in China, a country traditionally difficult to penetrate through online survey. Methods: This pilot survey study used a reliable, anonymous, online survey method to determine the feasibility of obtaining a sufficient response in China to enable travel risk prediction. Results: The results are encouraging in that seven and a half thousand individuals in China responded over the course of one month. Most responders were from urban centers. Three to eleven percent of the respondents were over age 55 and planning to travel to potentially hazardous destinations. Conclusion: The combination of older age and geographic risk increases the chance of ill health during travel. Knowing who is planning to travel, where they are from, and where, when, and how they are planning to arrive at their destination opens a corridor to effective preventive public health programming and educational initiatives.

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Chinese travellers visiting friends and relatives – A review of infectious risks

Cited by 25 publications

References 55 publications

VFR Travel: A Viable Market for Tourism Crisis and Disaster Recovery?

VFR Travel: A Viable Market for Tourism Crisis and Disaster Recovery?

Modeling tuberculosis transmission flow in China

Feasibility of Obtaining Sufficient Numbers of Responses to Questions About Travel Intentions, Thereby Facilitating Effective Health Messaging

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