The Challenges of Disease Risk Ascertainment Using Accessible Data Sources for Numbers of Travelers

ConclusionsDifferent methodologies used to capture arrival and departure statistics result in different estimations of traveler numbers. Data from a single source does not provide a comprehensive picture of most tourism itineraries. Inbound statistics give a more accurate reflection of the total visits made by travelers from a source country.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - July 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ronald H. Behrens, Bernadette Carroll Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research