RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Risks of travel, benefits of a specialist consult JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 246 OP 254 DO 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09097 VO 77 IS 4 A1 Powell, Brenda A1 Ford, Charles YR 2010 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/4/246.abstract AB If patients are planning to travel to developing countries, their primary care physicians can counsel them on various medical risks, especially traveler’s diarrhea, and offer to update their immunizations. However, travelers to areas where there is a risk of malaria, yellow fever, or other tropical diseases should be referred to a specialist.