Open AccessEpidemiology and Burden of Hepatitis A, Malaria, and Typhoid in New York City Associated With Travel: Implications for Public Health Policy
Author(s) -
Rosemary Adamson,
Vasudha Reddy,
Lucretia Jones,
Mike Antwi,
Brooke Bregman,
Don Weiss,
Michael Phillips,
Harold W. Horowitz
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.178335
Subject(s) - typhoid fever , malaria , hepatitis a , public health , environmental health , epidemiology , medicine , hepatitis , psychological intervention , hygiene , public health interventions , hepatitis a vaccine , virology , immunology , population , psychiatry , pathology
We examined New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene surveillance data on hepatitis A, malaria, and typhoid to determine the proportion of these diseases related to travel and their geographic distribution. We found that 61% of hepatitis A cases, 100% of malaria cases, and 78% of typhoid cases were travel related and that cases clustered in specific populations and neighborhoods at which public health interventions could be targeted. High-risk groups include Hispanics (for hepatitis A), West Africans living in the Bronx (for malaria), and South Asians (for typhoid).