Health and Safety Issues for Travelers Attending the World Cup and Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil, 2014 to 2016

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• Alternative Title:
  JAMA Intern Med
• Personal Author:
  Gaines, Joanna ; Sotir, Mark J. ; Cunningham, Timothy J. ; Harvey, Kira A. ; Virginia Lee, C. ; Stoney, Rhett J. ; Gershman, Mark D. ; Brunette, Gary W. ; Kozarsky, Phyllis E.
• Description:
  IMPORTANCE
  
  Travelers from around the globe will attend the 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil. Travelers to these mass gathering events may be exposed to a range of health risks, including a variety of infectious diseases. Most travelers who become ill will present to their primary care physicians, and thus it is important that clinicians are aware of the risks their patients encountered.
  
  OBJECTIVE
  
  To highlight health and safety concerns for people traveling to these events in Brazil so that health care practitioners can better prepare travelers before they travel and more effectively diagnose and treat travelers after they return.
  
  EVIDENCE REVIEW
  
  We reviewed both peer-reviewed and gray literature to identify health outcomes associated with travel to Brazil and mass gatherings. Thirteen specific infectious diseases are described in terms of signs, symptoms, and treatment. Relevant safety and security concerns are also discussed.
  
  FINDINGS
  
  Travelers to Brazil for mass gathering events face unique health risks associated with their travel.
  
  CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE
  
  Travelers should consult a health care practitioner 4 to 6 weeks before travel to Brazil and seek up-to-date information regarding their specific itineraries. For the most up-to-date information, health care practitioners can visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Travelers’ Health website (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel) or review CDC’s Yellow Book online (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/yellowbook-home-2014).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Traffic Brazil Communicable Disease Control Crime Humans Insurance, Health Stress, Psychological Travel Travel Medicine
• Source:
  JAMA Intern Med. 174(8):1383-1390
• Pubmed ID:
  24887552
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4655589
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  174
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fc1a93da85d975a1da114e57e028d46e4ecf0db604cba7820d22a5235e2fbfe4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/36687/cdc_36687_DS1.pdf
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