Travel risk assessment

Travel risk assessment

When you’re on holiday, the last sight you want to keep seeing is the inside of a toilet! But unfortunately, 20%–50% of people experience so-called travellers’ diarrhoea while they’re abroad, depending on the destination; the figure rises to about 50% for travellers going to more exotic or developing countries.

 

Typically, travellers’ diarrhoea is a form of bacterial gastroenteritis. Spread through contact with contaminated food or water. It can range in severity, from a mild problem lasting 2–3 days to a more severe case, lasting longer, and is sometimes accompanied by pain and fever.

 

Some countries are more of a risk than others; if you are particularly concerned about your destination, check it out on our travel hot spots map above. Each country has been given its own level of risk, so it will help you identify which holiday destinations hold the greatest of chance of getting travellers’ diarrhoea.