Travel Medicine and Tourist Health

Leggat, Peter A.

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-5415-2_2

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“…The number of international tourists is expected to rise by 3.3% per year through 2030 to reach a total of 1.8 billion tourist arrivals [3]. The COVID-19 pandemic has reiterated the importance of the health of international travelers and the need to provide proper travel health services and preventive medicines for travel-related illnesses [4,5]. Consequently, given the increased risks associated with international travel, travel health services are very important for the health and safety of travelers [6].…”

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Types and outcomes of pharmacist-managed travel health services: A systematic review

Alrasheedy

Leggat

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

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Types and outcomes of pharmacist-managed travel health services: A systematic review

Alrasheedy

Leggat

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

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“…This approximation of how travel and health are connected continues to be the main topic in the following chapters. Leggat (2021) draws several conclusions, one of which is the requirement to acknowledge the significance of travel health counselling before international travel. The second chapter is focused on pre-departure and post-departure travel medicine consultations, presenting the primary illnesses associated with travel that a medical professional could see during a post-trip consultation (Mills et al, 2021).…”

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Wilks, J., Pendergast, D., Leggat, P.A. and Morgan, D. (2021). Tourist health, safety and wellbeing in the new normal. Singapore: Springer, pp. 548. ISBN: 978-981-16-5415-2.

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Weather-Related Fatalities in Australia between 2006 and 2019: Applying an Equity Lens

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Extreme weather events can cause significant human, economic and infrastructure losses. Within a changing climate, heatwaves, droughts, and floods are becoming more frequent and severe. Unfortunately, those who are most vulnerable are often disproportionately impacted. In this study, we examined the epidemiology of weather-related fatalities due to excessive heat (International Classification of Diseases [ICD]-10 codes X30); excessive cold (X31); storm and flood (X37; X38); and other causes (X32, X33, X39) in Australia between 2006–2019. There were 682 deaths due directly to weather-related events (41% excessive cold; 37% excessive heat; 15% storms and floods). The mean age of a weather-related victim in Australia was 60.8 years (SD = 24.1), with people aged 65+ years 12.8 times (95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.23–17.6) more likely to die due to a weather-related event. As the planet warms our study identifies declining excessive cold-related deaths, while other types of weather events remain steady or increase. In the context of climate change we must protect those most at risk; children and adolescents due to storms and floods, those with co-morbidities (particularly circulatory system disorders) and the elderly. Special attention should be paid to preventing excessive heat-related death among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and international visitors.

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Travel Medicine and Tourist Health

Cited by 3 publications

References 48 publications

Types and outcomes of pharmacist-managed travel health services: A systematic review

Types and outcomes of pharmacist-managed travel health services: A systematic review

Wilks, J., Pendergast, D., Leggat, P.A. and Morgan, D. (2021). Tourist health, safety and wellbeing in the new normal. Singapore: Springer, pp. 548. ISBN: 978-981-16-5415-2.

Weather-Related Fatalities in Australia between 2006 and 2019: Applying an Equity Lens

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