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Health information on specific destinations. What to know before you go.

Outbreaks
Information on outbreaks of concern to international travelers.

Cover of Health Information for International Travel 2003-2004.

Reference Materials
2003-2004 edition of Health Information for International Travel (the "Yellow Book") available!

Also, "Blue Sheet," links to other related sites, more.

Diseases
Information about specific diseases that can affect travelers.

Vaccinations
CDC’s vaccination recommendations for travelers of all ages.

Safe Food and Water

How to avoid illness from food or water.

Traveling with Children
What to do before taking children to other countries.

Special Needs Travelers
Information for travelers with special needs such as disabilities, pregnancy and breast-feeding, and HIV.

Cruise Ships and Air Travel
Health information on specific cruise ships. Includes inspection scores ("green sheets") by CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP)

 

Outbreaks
 Notice: Dengue Fever: Tropical and Subtropical Regions
Released July 22, 2003
 Measles Outbreak Waning: Republic of Marshall Islands
Updated November 7, 2003
 Yellow fever: Latin America
Released October 23, 2003
 Poliomyelitis Africa: Togo, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Chad
Updated November 4, 2003
 Yellow Fever: West and Central Africa
Released October 23, 2003
 West Nile Virus
Released August 29, 2003

Notice: Outbreak of Encephalitis, Andhra Pradesh, India
Released August 8, 2003

 Typhoid Fever: Haiti
Released June 26, 2003

In the News
 Preventing Meningococcal Disease Among Travelers to Saudi Arabia during the Hajj
Released November 4, 2003
 Recall of Rabies Vaccine, IMOVAX Rabies
Released September 9, 2003
 Rabies Vaccine (IMOVAX): Missing Vials
Released September 5, 2003
 SARS Update
Released August 28, 2003
 Travel Alerts vs. Travel Advisories: Interim Definitions and Criteria
Released September 29, 2003
 Blood Transfusion Guidelines for International Travelers
 Typhoid Drug Resistance:
India, Nepal

Released July 29, 2003
 FDA Creates Medication Guide for Lariam (mefloquine hydrochloride)
Released July 14, 2003
 Meningococcal Vaccine (Menomune) Receives FDA Approval for 35-Day Reconstitution
Released May 1, 2003
 

Rare adverse events in yellow fever vaccine recipients
Updated May 20, 2002

 

Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Information

 

Malaria Deaths Following Inappropriate Malaria Chemoprophylaxis
Updated Jul 20, 2001

 

Tips on Airport and Airline Security

 

Smallpox, other biological & chemical agents & threats: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response


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