Health Information for International Travel

Introduction

* Pre-Travel Health Measures
* General Recommendations for Vaccination and Immunoprophylaxis
* Spacing Of Immunobiologics:
     - simultaneous administration
     - missed doses & boosters
     - immune globulin preparations
* Vaccination of Persons With Acute Illness
* Vaccination Scheduling for Last-Minute Travellers
* Hypersensitivity to Vaccine Components
* Reporting Adverse Events Following Immunisation

Pre-Travel and Post-Travel General Health Recommendations

* Planning for Healthy Travel
* Protection against Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods
* Risks from Food and Water
* Traveller's Health Kit
* Seeking Health Care Abroad
     - Preparation
     - Illness Abroad
     - Blood Transfusions
     - Health-Seeking Travel
* The Post-Travel Period

Geographic Distribution of Potential Health Hazards to Travellers

* Introduction
* Africa
* The Americas
* Asia
* Middle East
* Europe
* Australia and the South Pacific

Prevention of Specific Infectious Diseases

* Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
* African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness)
* Amoebiasis
* American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas' Disease)
* Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Variant Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
* Cholera
* Coccidioidomycosis
* Cryptosporidiosis
* Cyclosporiasis
* Dengue Fever
* Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis
* Encephalitis, Japanese
* Encephalitis, Tickborne
* Filariasis, Lymphatic
* Giardiasis (Giardia infection)
* Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis and Invasive Disease
* Hepatitis, Viral, Type A
* Hepatitis, Viral, Type B
* Hepatitis, Viral, Type C
* Hepatitis, Viral, Type E
* Histoplasmosis
* Influenza
* Legionellosis
* Leishmaniasis
* Leptospirosis
* Lyme Disease
* Malaria
* Measles
* Meningococcal Disease (Meningitis)
* Mumps
* Norovirus Infection
* Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
* Plague
* Poliomyelitis
* Rabies
* Rickettsial Infections
* Rubella
* Schistosomiasis
* Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
* Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
* Smallpox
* Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcal) Disease
* Travellers' Diarrhoea
* Tuberculosis
* Typhoid Fever
* Varicella (Chickenpox)
* Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers
* Yellow Fever

Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements and Information on Malaria Risk and Prophylaxis

* Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements and Information on Malaria Risk and Prophylaxis

Non-Infectious Risks During Travel

* Jet Lag
* Motion Sickness
* Sunburn
* Temperature Extremes
* Altitude Illness
* Swimming and Recreational Water Safety
* Scuba Diving
* Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins
* Natural Disasters and Environmental Hazards
* Injuries
* Animal-Associated Hazards

Conveyance and Transportation Issues

* Air Travel
* Cruise Ship Travel
* Death Overseas
* Animal Importation and Re-entry

International Travel with Infants and Young Children

* Travelling Safely with Infants and Children
* Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children
* Breastfeeding and Travel
* International Adoptions

Advising Travellers With Specific Needs

* The Immunocompromised Traveller
* Preconceptional Planning, Pregnancy and Travel
* Travellers With Disabilities
* VFRs: Recent Immigrants Returning 'Home' to Visit Friends and Relatives

Note: Try to set up a visit to your doctor 4-6 weeks before your trip. Most vaccines take time to become effective in your body and some vaccines must be given in a series over a period of days or sometimes weeks. If it is less than 4 weeks before you leave, you should still see your doctor. You might still benefit from shots or medications and other information about how to protect yourself from illness and injury while travelling.