Journal of travel medicine
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Travellers' Diarrhoea (TD) continues to be the most common travel-related medical event in international travellers. Updated incidence and risk factor data will improve pre-travel medical advice for travellers from high-income countries (HIC), providing an opportunity for disease prevention, and appropriate disease management. ⋯ It is estimated that between 20 to 56% of international travellers can expect to develop TD in travel of under 100 days. While most cases are mild, approximately 3% of all travellers will experience a disease that prevents usual activities or requires medical attention.
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Readability of COVID-19 information from 35 cruise lines was examined. Mean Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level scores (±standard error of mean) were 46.6 ± 1.3 (target ≥60) and 10.9 ± 0.3 (target ≤ 8.0), respectively. Two (6%) cruise lines met readability reference targets. Readability tools may aid in preparing more easily read passenger-facing health-related information on existing infections, including COVID-19, other respiratory infections, as well as gastroenteritis (e.g. norovirus), as well as providing a methodology for improving the readability of information prepared for newly emerging infectious diseases.