Open AccessCongenital Infections Associated With International Travel During Pregnancy: Table 1
Author(s) -
Lauren M. McGovern,
Thomas G. Boyce,
Philip R. Fischer
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00093.x
Subject(s) - medicine , typhoid fever , dengue fever , pregnancy , rubella , malaria , toxoplasmosis , hepatitis a , pediatrics , immunology , travel medicine , vaccination , measles , hepatitis , virology , genetics , psychiatry , biology
With the overall increase in international travel, there is likely to be an increase in travel during pregnancy as well. In developing countries, pregnant women face exposures that can add significant risk for neonatal morbidity and mortality. Infections that can occur in utero or in the early neonatal period include malaria, yellow fever, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, rubella, typhoid fever, leptospirosis, dengue fever, Helicobacter pylori, and trypanosomiasis. When travel and potential exposure cannot be avoided, preventive measures are usually effective. Pretravel consultation should include careful discussion of length of travel, antimalarial prophylaxis, insect avoidance, food and water hygiene, vaccination, and body fluid precautions.