Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates
The risk of illness or injury increases with duration of travel, so special consideration should be given to travelers who are planning long-term visits (≥6 months is a common definition) to low- or middle-income countries, whether they are expatriates with definite plans or adventurers with open itineraries. Points to discuss in the pretravel consultation include accessing care at the destination, vaccines, infectious diseases not prevented by vaccines, injury prevention, and psychological and cultural issues that long-term travelers may encounter.
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Citation
Brunette, Gary W., editor. "Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates." CDC Yellow Book, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018. Relief Central, relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204079/all/Long_Term_Travelers_&_Expatriates.
Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates. In: Brunette GWG, ed. CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2018. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204079/all/Long_Term_Travelers_&_Expatriates. Accessed November 8, 2024.
Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates. (2018). In Brunette, G. W. (Ed.), CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204079/all/Long_Term_Travelers_&_Expatriates
Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates [Internet]. In: Brunette GWG, editors. CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2018. [cited 2024 November 08]. Available from: https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204079/all/Long_Term_Travelers_&_Expatriates.
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