Heritage and genealogy travel health concerns in the era of in-home DNA testing | Journal of Travel Medicine | Oxford Academic

Heritage and genealogy travel health concerns in the era of in-home DNA testing | Journal of Travel Medicine | Oxford Academic

Heritage and genealogy travel health concerns in the era of in-home DNA testing

Kristina M Angelo, DO, MPH&TM, Jennifer Breiman, RN, Henry M Wu, MD, Jeffrey Nemhauser, MD, and Allison T Walker, PhD

Journal of Travel Medicine, taaa004, https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaa004

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14 January 2020

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The rise of in-home DNA testing has led to a novel trend in heritage travel, these travelers may be inexperienced and visit areas lacking tourism infrastructure, which may put them at higher risk of infection and injury. Healthcare providers must identify heritage travelers and inform them about travel-associated health risks.