Travelers visiting friends and relatives (VFR) have low rates of pre-travel health encounters. In 2006 in the Bronx, New York, a convenience sample of 129 families originating in malaria-endemic countries and presenting for a routine pediatric outpatient evaluation completed a standardized questionnaire regarding future travel plans to their country of origin. Pro-active screening for intended travel activities can identify future VFR travelers and ascertain potentially high-risk itineraries, thereby enabling education regarding the importance of accessing competent pre-travel medicine services. © 2010 International Society of Travel Medicine.
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Hagmann, S., Reddy, N., Neugebauer, R., Purswani, M., & Leder, K. (2010). Identifying future VFR travelers among immigrant families in the Bronx, New York. Journal of Travel Medicine, 17(3), 193–196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00399.x
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