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Test and Travel Strategies Might Be Beneficial

In Travel Vaccine News by Travel Vaccine

Almost 90% of infectious travelers could be detected with rapid SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus tests at the airport, according to a computer simulation by UC San Francisco (UCSF) researchers.
Furthermore, these researchers say most imported virus infections could be prevented with a combination of pre-travel testing and a five-day, post-travel quarantine and continued testing.

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International Travelers Exposed to Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

In Travel Vaccine News by Travel Vaccine

A recent study published by The Lancet could be the first to characterize in real-time the dynamics of acquiring multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial colonization during international travel. 
This study’s data suggest that travelers are exposed to a more significant burden of multidrug-resistant bacteria than previously thought. 
The data published on February 23, 2021, emphasized the need for preventing travelers’ diarrhea and limiting antibiotic use, addressing the two major factors predisposing colonization.