Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Search for citing articles in:
ISI Web of Science (109)
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by KOZICKI, M.
Right arrow Articles by SCHÄR, M.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by KOZICKI, M.
Right arrow Articles by SCHÄR, M.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

© 1985 Oxford University Press

research-article

‘Boil it Cook it, Peel it or Forget it’: Does this Rule Prevent Travellers‘ Diarrhoea?

MARKUS KOZICKI, ROBERT STEFFEN and MEINRAD SCHÄR

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine of the University Gloriastrasse 30, CH-8006 Zürich, Switzerland

Kozicki M (Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine of the University, Gloriastrasse 30, CH-8006 Zurich, Switzerland), Steffen R and Schär M. ‘Boil it, cook it, peel it or forget it: Does this rule prevent travellers’ diarrhoea? International Journal of Epidemiology 1985. 14: 169-172.

A total of 688 out of 2240 air charter passengers in flight to Kenya, West Africa or Sri Lanka/Maldives volunteered to participate in a follow-up study investigating the influence of various food and beverage items on the incidence of travellers' diarrhoea. Within the first three days of their stay abroad, 98% accepted food or beverages whose avoidance is traditionally recommended. The incidence of diarrhoea, which was 19.5%, was proportionate to the number of dietary mistakes committed. The most dangerous items were those whose avoidance was traditionally recommended.

Revised 1 March 1984


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Clin. Microbiol. Rev.Home page
D. J. Diemert
Prevention and Self-Treatment of Traveler's Diarrhea
Clin. Microbiol. Rev., July 1, 2006; 19(3): 583 - 594.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 ANN INTERN MEDHome page
S. L. Gorbach
How To Hit the Runs for Fifty Million Travelers at Risk
Ann Intern Med, May 17, 2005; 142(10): 861 - 862.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 JAMAHome page
N. Bacaner, B. Stauffer, D. R. Boulware, P. F. Walker, and J. S. Keystone
Travel Medicine Considerations for North American Immigrants Visiting Friends and Relatives
JAMA, June 16, 2004; 291(23): 2856 - 2864.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 ANN INTERN MEDHome page
B. L. Herwaldt, K. R. de Arroyave, J. M. Roberts, and D. D. Juranek
A Multiyear Prospective Study of the Risk Factors for and Incidence of Diarrheal Illness in a Cohort of Peace Corps Volunteers in Guatemala
Ann Intern Med, June 20, 2000; 132(12): 982 - 988.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 JAMAHome page
R. Steffen, F. Collard, N. Tornieporth, S. Campbell-Forrester, D. Ashley, S. Thompson, J. J. Mathewson, E. Maes, B. Stephenson, H. L. DuPont, et al.
Epidemiology, Etiology, and Impact of Traveler's Diarrhea in Jamaica
JAMA, March 3, 1999; 281(9): 811 - 817.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 NEJMHome page
H. L. DuPont and C. D. Ericsson
Prevention and Treatment of Traveler's Diarrhea
N. Engl. J. Med., June 24, 1993; 328(25): 1821 - 1827.
[Full Text]


Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.