Australian Study of Travel-Related Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ASTRIDE)

The ASTRIDE study describes the epidemiology of notifiable infectious diseases in Australia over the last decade, including select travel-related infections and explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the epidemiology of disease notifications. It highlights the important role disease surveillance plays in the development and implementation of public health interventions and policies.

The epidemiology of malaria and dengue, two important travel-related infections, in Australia over the last decade is described in detail in two sub-studies. The importance of travellers as sentinels is highlighted. These studies contribute to global surveillance of travel-related infections and aim to provide travel health practitioners with valuable information to conduct accurate risk assessments and provide appropriate pre-travel health advice to Australian travellers.

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Sohail A, Barry A, Auburn S, Cheng Q, Lau CL, Lee R, Price RN, Furuya-Kanamori L, Bareng P, McGuinness SL, Leder K. Imported malaria into Australia: surveillance insights and opportunities. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2024 Apr 6;31(3):taad164. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad164.