Hand sanitizer may spare travelers illness abroad: survey

By Shereen Lehman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a French survey of travelers to countries where diarrheal illnesses are common, the people who used hand sanitizer while abroad were half as likely to have their trips spoiled by a bout with Montezuma’s revenge. “Use of hand sanitizer is highly acceptable by travelers and is associated with a reduction in the incidence of travelers’ diarrhea and/or vomiting,” the authors write in their report published in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. Traveler’s diarrhea is experienced by 20-50 percent of international travelers who visit developing tropical areas, according to the study authors. The CDC advises travelers that carrying small containers of alcohol-based hand sanitizers may make it easier for them to clean their hands before eating (http://1.usa.gov/1g4A2EV).



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