Global TravEpiNet (GTEN): U.S. Travelers? Health Research, Surveillance, Communication and Outreach Network

Global TravEpiNet (GTEN)：美国旅行者？

• 批准号: 10318495
• 负责人: REGINA C LAROCQUE
• 金额: $ 149.81万
• 依托单位: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-30 至 2026-09-29
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10318495
• 关键词: Global; TravEpiNet; GTEN; U.S.; Travelers

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT International travel may not only increase the risk of infection for an individual traveler, but may also contribute to the global spread of infections. A better understanding of this epidemiologically important population could lead to improved interventions (1) to promote the health of international travelers, and (2) to diminish the spread of infections within home communities. This application focuses on proposed efforts for the Global Travelers’ Epidemiology Network (Global TravEpiNet; GTEN). GTEN’s mission is to lessen illness among high-risk international travelers, including VFR travelers, and to reduce the likelihood of disease importation into the United States. GTEN is comprised of three components: (1) a U.S. national consortium of clinical sites that collects real-time data on pre-travel health care provided across the United States (since inception, over 150,000 records have been collected); (2) a public health outreach program (“Heading Home Healthy”; www.headinghomehealthy.org) that includes web-tools and educational materials in multiple languages for high risk and VFR travelers, as well as a clinical guidance tool for non-expert providers who deliver the majority of pre-travel care to such travelers -- these efforts involve established collaborations with Departments of Public Health and colleagues in New York City and Minneapolis/St. Paul; and (3) pre- and post-travel biosample collection. We propose to expand upon the existing infrastructure developed by GTEN in order to (1) answer fundamental questions relating to the health care of U.S. residents who travel internationally, (2) improve the pre-travel health care provided to vulnerable U.S. populations at highest risk of travel-related illness, and (3) quantitatively assess travel-related illnesses and the impact of interventions.

项目概要/摘要 国际旅行不仅可能会增加个人旅行者的感染风险，而且可能 也助长了感染的全球传播。对此有更好的理解 流行病学重要人群可以改进干预措施 (1) 以促进 国际旅行者的健康，以及 (2) 减少家庭内感染的传播 社区。该申请重点关注为全球旅行者提出的努力 流行病学网络（全球 TravEpiNet；GTEN）。 GTEN 的使命是减少疾病 高风险国际旅行者，包括 VFR 旅行者，并减少患病的可能性 进口到美国。 GTEN 由三个部分组成：(1) 美国国民 临床站点联盟，收集各地提供的旅行前医疗保健的实时数据 美国（自成立以来，已收集超过 150,000 条记录）； (2) 公共 健康外展计划（“Heading Home Healthy”；www.headinghomehealthy.org） 包括针对高风险和 VFR 的多种语言的网络工具和教育材料 旅行者，以及为提供大部分服务的非专家提供者提供的临床指导工具 为此类旅行者提供旅行前护理——这些努力涉及与 公共卫生部门和纽约市和明尼阿波利斯/圣路易斯的同事保罗；和 (3) 旅行前和旅行后生物样本采集。我们建议在现有的基础上进行扩展 GTEN 开发的基础设施旨在 (1) 回答与 出国旅行的美国居民的医疗保健，（2）改善旅行前的医疗保健 提供给旅行相关疾病风险最高的美国弱势群体，以及 (3) 定量评估与旅行相关的疾病和干预措施的影响。