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. 2015 Aug 5;45(8):231–243. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2015.06.005

TABLE 1.

Obtaining a detailed travel history7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Detailed travel history
All destinations traveled
Purpose of travel
Dates of travel and timing of illness
Pre-travel visit, immunizations, prophylaxis compliance
Season of travel (rainy vs. dry)
Accommodations: air condition, screens, sleeping quarters, bed nets
Water source: fresh water, tap, bottled, ice
Dietary history: street vendors, home cooking, restaurants, resorts, raw foods, local dairy products, bush meat (exotic animals), etc.
Animal, fresh water, insect exposures, use of repellent
Activities during travel: rafting, spelunking, African game parks
Known infectious local contacts: friends/relatives with fevers, weight loss, chronic cough, diarrhea, medical or other humanitarian work
Any infection or similar symptoms in co-travelers
Sexual encounters, tattoos, body piercing (teens)
History of hospitalizations, trauma, blood exposures, medicines