Hospitality and Health Issues and Developments

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.In the last several decades, international traffic volume has significantly increased, raising the risk of infectious diseases and their spread. In this important volume, the impact of health issues is explored in connection with travel. Not only does the book explore the risk of diseases such as H1N1 (otherwise known as swine flu), malaria, salmonella, and Legionellosis, it also addresses health regulations for travel to foreign countries, alcohol use and hospitality-related health problems and issues, medical tourism (patients seeking less expensive medical procedures in countries other than their own), and much more.

Legionella Spp ContaminationStable Malaria TransmissionParty Package TravelCumulative Incidence of Novel Influenza A/H1N1 in Foreign TravelersHealth, Parks, Recreation, and TourismEco-Medical TourismC&O Canal National Historical ParkTravel Patterns and Imported Plasmodium falciparum RatesCaribbean's Forgotten Burden of Neglected Tropical DiseasesPandemic InfluenzaGeoSentinel Surveillance NetworkModerately Contagious DiseaseNew Salmonella Enteritidis Phage Types in EuropeHIV-Related Restrictions in the WHO European RegionOrthopedic Health Services in SwitzerlandMalaria in Travellers to Latin AmericaCryptococcus gattii in the Southeastern USARisk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, CanadaCanine Vector-Borne Pathogens in GermanyHealthcare Services in Mediterranean Resort RegionsBackpacking Holidays in AustraliaMarburg Hemorrhagic Fever, in The NetherlandsInfectious Disease and Purpose of Travel, SwitzerlandMalaria Risk of African Mosquito Movement by Air TravelIndex.

Jaime A. Seba, as a specialist in hospitality and tourism service, has conducted extensive industry research to develop training initiatives for cruise ship staff around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Certified in human performance improvement through the American Society of Training and Development, she works with major cruise lines to improve customer service and enhance operational function through the integration of new technology. Seba has more than 10 years' experience in media, public, and corporate communication, and she is currently employed by Holland-America Cruise Lines.