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Caught napping in the time of tropical diseases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2015

Niranjan Kissoon  and
Tim Uyeki
Niranjan Kissoon*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Tim Uyeki
Affiliation:
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Influenza Division, Atlanta, GA
*
Correspondence to: Dr. Niranjan Kissoon, Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 4480 Oak Street, Room B 245, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4.

Abstract

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Airline deregulation in 1978 and optimization of routes have been a boon to foreign travel, including to and from Canada, which has one of the fastest growing populations of the G8 countries. Millions of overseas tourists visit Canada each year. More than 20% (almost 7 million) of Canada’s population is foreign born, with at least 50% of new immigrants arriving from tropical locales. Recent immigrants may travel to and from their countries of origin.

Keywords

educationemergency medicineimported diseasestropical diseases
Type
Editorial • Commentary
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 16 , Issue 6 , November 2014 , pp. 429 - 431
Copyright
Copyright © Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2014

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