Travelers may get gastrointestinal infection traveling to Egypt, India…

 The United Kingdom's Health Protection Agency (HPA) revealed the top five countries where travelers are most likely to acquire gastrointestinal infection following their visit: Egypt, India, Thailand, Pakistan, and Morocco.

According to the report, half of the 24,322 laboratory confirmed cases of gastrointestinal infection reported in those who had recently traveled abroad between 2004 and 2008 were caused by Salmonella. The report also tracked reports of Campylobacter and Shigella and organisms such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium.

In the agency's release, HPA travel expert Dr. Jane Jones noted that travelers can take precautions to help avoid illness while traveling.