Department of Travel Medicine, HealthPartners Regions Hospital, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, USA.
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;9(4):192-203. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.09.007. Epub 2010 Nov 11.
Global mobility has shown a steady rise in recent years, with increased immigration and international travel. The VFR traveler is a traveler whose primary purpose of travel is to visit friends and relatives (VFR), where there is a gradient of risk between home and destination. Children are more likely to be VFR travelers than adults. Pediatric VFR travelers have higher risks for certain infectious travel-related illnesses and face multiple barriers in receiving comprehensive pre-travel care. This review focuses on the current state of knowledge of the pediatric VFR traveler, including epidemiological risks, barriers to adequate pre-travel services, and specific recommendations for disease prevention.
近年来，随着移民和国际旅行的增加，全球流动性稳步上升。VFR 旅行者是指旅行的主要目的是探亲访友（VFR）的旅行者，他们在出发地和目的地之间存在一定的风险梯度。儿童比成年人更有可能成为 VFR 旅行者。儿科 VFR 旅行者有更高的风险患上某些传染性旅行相关疾病，并面临接受全面旅行前保健服务的多重障碍。这篇综述重点介绍儿科 VFR 旅行者的现有知识状态，包括流行病学风险、充分旅行前服务的障碍以及针对疾病预防的具体建议。
