Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for Travellers: A New Opportunity for HIV Prevention in Travel Medicine

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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) represents a viable new opportunity for HIV prevention among travelers within the context of travel medicine. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Thibaut Vanbaelen; Ula Maniewski-Kelner; Matilde Hens

doi:10.1093/jtm/taag060

September 4, 2026Journal of Travel MedicineOpen Access

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for Travellers: A New Opportunity for HIV Prevention in Travel Medicine

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To evaluate the integration of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis into travel medicine services to protect travelers at elevated risk of HIV acquisition.
Reviewed clinical indications and delivery frameworks for prescribing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis within travel clinics.
Assessed sexual health risk evaluation practices conducted during pre-travel health consultations.
Identified travel health consultations as an underutilized clinical venue for identifying individuals who could benefit from HIV prophylaxis.
Outlined clinical guidance for risk-based prescribing, monitoring, and combining prophylaxis with comprehensive travel health counseling.

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Clinical perspective highlights pre-exposure prophylaxis as an effective HIV prevention strategy for international travelers, suggesting travel medicine consultations offer key intervention...

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Vanbaelen et al. (2026) studied this question.

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