Dermatoses among returned Canadian travellers and immigrants: surveillance report based on CanTravNet data, 2009-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of multicentre analyses of the spectrum of dermatologic illnesses acquired by Canadian travellers and immigrants. Our objective for this study was to provide a comprehensive, Canada-specific surveillance summary of travel-related dermatologic conditions in a cohort of returned Canadian travellers and immigrants.

Methods

Data for Canadian travellers and immigrants with a primary dermatologic diagnosis presenting to CanTravNet sites between September 2009 and September 2012 were extracted and analyzed. Data were collected using the GeoSentinel data platform. This network comprises 56 specialized travel and tropical medicine clinics, including 6 Canadian sites (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal), that contribute anonymous, de-linked, cl

SUBMITTER: Stevens MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4382030 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature