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Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR)

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Travelers visiting family, at higher risk for travel-related diseases.

Travelers who visit friends and relatives, often immigrants returning to their country of origin, at higher risk for travel-related diseases. The CDC notes that VFR travelers, comprising up to 43% of international travelers, have a higher incidence of diseases like malaria and typhoid fever due to lower pre-travel health awareness and riskier behaviors.