在布鲁塞尔机场,对从阿尔及利亚,埃及,墨西哥,摩洛哥和突尼斯旅行回来的欧洲成人(n=5373)和儿童(n=878)进行有关旅行所致不适的访谈。其中37％成人和27％儿童患了腹泻。腹泻患者填写了一份调查表,包括疾病的特征(持续时间和严重程度)和治疗方法。 青年组发生腹泻在各个不同国家是比较常见的。然而,对成人来说,染患腹泻的可能性在埃及是在阿尔及利亚的4.5倍。报道的最大比例是15～24岁年 At Brussels Airport, interviews with travelers about discomfort caused by travel were made to European adults (n = 5373) and children (n = 878) who came back from Algeria, Egypt, Mexico, Morocco and Tunisia. 37% of adults and 27% of children have diarrhea. Patients with diarrhea fill in a questionnaire that includes the characteristics of the disease (duration and severity) and treatment. Diarrhea in youth groups is more common in different countries. However, for adults, the likelihood of contracting diarrhea is 4.5 times higher in Egypt than in Algeria. The largest reported ratio is 15 to 24 years old