Importance Acute diarrhea is the most common illness that affects travelers to low-income
regions of the world. Although improved hygiene has reduced the risk of traveler's diarrhea …

There is increasing evidence that human movement facilitates the global spread of resistant
bacteria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes. We systematically reviewed the …

Background In industrialized countries, non-communicable diseases have been increasing
in prevalence since the middle of the 20th century. While the causal mechanisms remain …

There is a long history of the involvement of animals for tourism purposes in circuses, zoos,
fairs, ecotourism and wildlife tourism, using animals as the prime focus of their experience …

Diarrhoeal illness is a leading cause of child mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are
no precise or current estimates of the types and prevalence of pathogens associated with …

OBJECTIVE: By using a large, multicenter database, we investigated the characteristics and
morbidities of 1591 children returning from 218 global destinations and presenting for care …

Travellers' diarrhoea (TD) is the most frequent illness experienced by international travellers
to lower-income countries with bacterial agents considered to account for 80–90% of cases …

Background: Travelers' diarrhea is the most common travel-related malady. It affects millions
of international travelers to developing countries annually and can significantly disrupt travel …

In industrial countries, we take safe drinking water for granted. Due to an increase in world
population, the microbiological safety of drinking water is becoming a worldwide concern …

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