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Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 271 - 282

Epidemiological Investigations of Infectious Diseases among Mobile Populations at the University Hospital Institute Mediterranean Infection in Marseille, France

Authors
Thi Loi Dao1, 2, 3, Van Thuan Hoang1, 2, 3, ORCID, Tran Duc Anh Ly1, 2, ORCID, Ndiaw Goumballa1, 2, Philippe Gautret1, 2, *, ORCID
1Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, France
2IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean, Moulin 13385, Marseille Cedex 05, France
3Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, Vietnam
*Corresponding author. Email: philippe.gautret@club-internet.fr
Corresponding Author
Philippe Gautret
Received 17 October 2020, Accepted 21 May 2021, Available Online 5 June 2021.
DOI
10.2991/jegh.k.210526.001How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Respiratory tract infections; gastrointestinal infections; antibiotic-resistant bacteria; real-time PCR; mass gatherings; international travelers; precarious populations
Abstract

We review the most recent work conducted by our group on the circulation of infectious agents in mobile populations, including pilgrims participating in the Hajj (Mecca, Saudi Arabia) and the Grand Magal of Touba (Senegal) pilgrimages, homeless people, and medical students participating in an elective abroad. Using a similar epidemiological study design with standardized questionnaires and molecular assays allows comparison of different populations of travelers. The main infectious pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes linked to travel were identified in certain specific populations of travelers, as well as in a group of homeless migrant people in Marseille. The role of several risk factors has also been demonstrated, allowing identifying individuals at increased risk of disease or pathogen carriage on which to base targeted preventive measures. Such results, together with those obtained through international surveillance networks allow better description of the epidemiology of travel-associated infectious diseases.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
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Pages
271 - 282
Publication Date
2021/06/05
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
ISSN (Print)
2210-6006
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
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