Volume 24, Number 4—April 2018
Dispatch
Region-Specific, Life-Threatening Diseases among International Travelers from Israel, 2004–2015
Chen Avni, Shmuel Stienlauf, Eyal Meltzer, Yechezkel Sidi, Eli Schwartz
, and Eyal Leshem
, and Eyal Leshem
Table 2
Comparison of characteristics of travelers hospitalized for treatment of acute life-threatening tropical diseases and those with non–life-threatening illnesses, Sheba Medical Center, Israel, 2004–2015*
| Patient characteristics | Life-threatening illness,† n = 181 | Non–life-threatening illness, n = 541 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male sex | 145 (81) | 385 (71) | 0.02 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 33 (25–49) | 33 (25–50) | 0.62 |
| Elderly, age ≥60 y |
15 (8) |
68 (13) |
0.12 |
| Category of travelers | |||
| Tourism | 138 (76) | 448 (83) | 0.05 |
| Business travelers | 43 (24) | 73 (13) | <0.01 |
| Visiting friends or relatives |
0 (0) |
20 (3) |
<0.01 |
| Continent of travel | |||
| Africa | 86 (48) | 181 (33) | <0.01 |
| Asia | 83 (46) | 247 (46) | 0.98 |
| South America | 0 | 43 (8) | <0.01 |
| Central America and Caribbean | 8 (4) | 22 (4) | 0.83 |
| North America and Europe | 1 (<1) | 25 (5) | <0.01 |
| Other‡ | 3 (2) | 23 (4) | 0.11 |
*Values are no. (%) patients except as indicated. IQR, interquartile range.
†Life-threatening diseases (n = 181): P. falciparum (86), S. enterica ser. Paratyphi (36), leptospirosis (29), S. enterica ser. Typhi (23), rickettsial diseases (3), melioidosis (2), hantavirus (1), trypanosomiasis (1).
‡Other comprises Oceania (n = 6) and cases whose exact region of infection was undetermined (n = 26).
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