TRAVEL MEDICINE .2. UPON RETURN

The volume of international travel and diversify of destinations have increased dramatically in recent decades and continue to grow. The sco pe and variety of travel related health problems increase accordingly, with 15% to more than 50% of travellers to developing countries repor ting some illness. Infections acquired abroad may be acute and life-th reatening, requiring urgent, sometimes empirical, intervention. They m ay also be chronic and associated with late complications, particularl y in immigrants, refugees and long term travellers. We present a persp ective on and practical approach fo the management of illness in retur ned travellers.