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Immunization for children traveling abroad

S K Sood1

  • 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Schneider Children's Hospital of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, New York, USA. sood@lij.edu

Pediatric Clinics of North America
|April 13, 2000
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Children traveling to developing countries need travel vaccines for infections like typhoid fever and rabies. This review covers vaccine-preventable diseases and their recommended use for pediatric travelers.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Travel Medicine
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Vaccinology

Background:

  • Increasing numbers of children undertake international travel.
  • Travelers, especially children, are at risk of infections in developing countries.
  • These infections include vector-borne, food-borne, and zoonotic diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the epidemiology of key vaccine-preventable diseases.
  • To discuss vaccines for typhoid fever, rabies, yellow fever, and Japanese encephalitis.
  • To outline the recommended use of these vaccines for children.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of infectious disease epidemiology.
  • Review of vaccine recommendations for pediatric travelers.
  • Synthesis of information on specific travel-related infections and their prevention.

Main Results:

  • Identified high-risk infections for traveling children.
  • Detailed the epidemiology of typhoid fever, rabies, yellow fever, and Japanese encephalitis.
  • Summarized current vaccine recommendations for these diseases.

Conclusions:

  • Pretravel consultations are crucial for assessing vaccine needs.
  • Routine and travel vaccines are essential for protecting children.
  • Understanding disease prevalence and vaccine efficacy guides travel health decisions.

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