{"id":4583,"date":"2019-03-29T15:39:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T10:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delveinsight.com\/blog\/?p=4583"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:18:13","slug":"travelers-diarrhea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delveinsight.com\/blog\/travelers-diarrhea","title":{"rendered":"Global Traveler’s Diarrhea Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Traveler\u2019s Diarrhea (TD)<\/strong> is an intestinal infection, a digestive tract disorder that is caused by a variety of pathogens but most commonly by bacteria found in food and water, often related to poor hygiene practices. Being the most predictable disease, around 30% to 70% of the travelers are found to suffer from it.<\/strong> TD<\/strong> is defined as unformed stools in 24 hours accompanied by at least 1 of the following: fever, nausea, vomiting, cramps, tenesmus, or bloody stools (dysentery),<\/strong> in a traveler from a developed country visiting a less developed country. It is usually a benign self-limited illness lasting 3 to 5<\/strong> days (mean 3.6 days). It is not that serious but repulsive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveler\u2019s Diarrhea<\/strong> Etiology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Travelers\u2019 diarrhea is caused by a variety of pathogens but the most common bacteria is found in food and water, often related to poor hygiene practices in local restaurants. Enterotoxigenic<\/em><\/strong> Escherichia coli<\/em><\/strong> (ETEC) accounting for 30% of the cases and other bacteria causing Traveler\u2019s diarrhea are the species of Campylobacter jejuni<\/g>, Shigella<\/em>, and Salmonella<\/em>. Norovirus<\/strong> and rotavirus<\/strong> are the most common viral cause and Giardia intestinalis<\/g><\/strong>\u00a0is one of the\u00a0<\/strong>parasitic source.
TD results in some of the unpleasant symptoms like loose stools, mild cramps, vomiting, nausea, fever, and bloody diarrhea. Although with pathogens the symptoms vary on the basis of severity, prominence and incubation period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total Traveler\u2019s Diarrhea<\/strong> Incident Population<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As per DelveInsight\u2019s estimates, in 2017 only the European 5 countries and the US accounted for about 43.4% and 40.77% of the total Traveler’s diarrhea Incident cases out of all the TD cases in 7 major markets.\u00a0<\/strong>
The total 7Major Markets (the U.S., EU5 and Japan) Traveler\u2019s Diarrhea incident population in 2017 was 40,884,599, out of which the highest incident cases of this disease were seen in the United<\/strong> States<\/strong>, which accounted for approximately 41.0% of the total incident cases. The EU5<\/strong> countries accounted for 17,742,120 cases as a whole in 2017. Japan<\/strong> had 6,474,064 cases in 2017, which accounted for approximately 16.0% of the total 7MM<\/strong> incident cases of Traveler\u2019s Diarrhea. The total incident of Traveler\u2019s Diarrhea in Germany is expected to increase at a CAGR of 1.8% for the study period of 2017-2028 and of Spain at a CAGR of approximately 2.0%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveler\u2019s Diarrhea<\/strong> Market Size <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The total Traveler’s diarrhea market size<\/a> <\/strong>(both emerging and current therapies) was USD 1,717 Million in 2017. The United States accounts for the largest Traveler\u2019s Diarrhea market size, in comparison to EU5 (the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, and Spain) and Japan owing to the largest number of incident population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traveler\u2019s Diarrhea Market<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Traveler’s diarrhea treatment therapies<\/strong><\/a> comprise of oral hydration<\/strong> which includes replenishment of fluids and diet modification strategy involving<\/strong> compounds rich in carbohydrates such as rice, bread, potatoes, bananas, etc. followed by Anti-motility drugs or Antidiarrheal drugs<\/strong> (also known as symptomatic therapy). <\/strong>Anti-motility agents are the most common treatments that include bismuth subsalicylate<\/g><\/strong> and Synthetic opiates<\/strong> such as loperamide<\/strong> and diphenoxylate<\/strong> that reduces the frequency of bowel movements to enable travelers to ride on an airplane or bus. For mild symptoms, the first line of antibiotics i.e., fluoroquinolones, such as ciprofloxacin<\/strong>, ofloxacin<\/strong>, norfloxacin<\/strong> and levofloxacin <\/strong>and Dukarol (Vaccine)<\/strong> are administered and currently dominates the U.S. market.
Antibiotics, anti-motility drugs (for symptomatic relief) and Dukarol (Vaccine) are extensively being used as an off label therapy. The current market also holds a single approved therapy Xifaxan by Salix Pharmaceuticals.
The approval of Fast<\/strong> Track<\/strong> and QIDP<\/strong> designation holder Aemcolo\/Relafalk<\/strong> by Cosmo<\/strong> Pharmaceuticals<\/strong> the late-stage product Bismuth Subsalicylate <\/strong>and Etvax<\/strong>-a vaccine against diarrheal disease are some of the emerging therapies for TD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There exists preventive measures as\nwell majorly categorized into immunization<\/strong>,\navoidance<\/strong>, non<\/strong>–pharmacological<\/strong> therapy<\/strong>, and antibiotic prophylaxis<\/strong>. Precautions to minimize the risk of\ndeveloping traveler’s diarrhea, either through avoidance of potentially\ncontaminated food or drink or through various prophylactic measures, including\nboth non-pharmacological and antimicrobial strategies can be taken. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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