Epidemiology and burden of hepatitis a, malaria, and typhoid in New York city associated with travel: Implications for public health policy

R. Adamson, V. Reddy, L. Jones, M. Antwi, B. Bregman, D. Weiss, M. Phillips and H.W. Horowitz

American Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 100, issue 7, 1249-1252

Abstract: 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).

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.178335

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