Health Information for Overseas Travel


Contents


Map

Preface

Contributors

Chapter 1  Introduction - How to use this book

Chapter 2  List of countries by continental group

Chapter 3  Disease risks and recommendations for immunisation and malaria chemoprophylaxis by continental group and country

3.1  Europe, including Cyprus and countries of the former USSR

3.2  North America, Australia and New Zealand

3.3  Central America

3.4  The Caribbean

3.5  Tropical South America

3.6  Temperate South America

3.7  North Africa and the Middle East including Afghanistan and Turkey

3.8  Sub­Saharan and Southern Africa

3.9  Indian Subcontinent

3.10  South East Asia and the Far East

3.11  Pacific Islands

Chapter 4  Accidents, injuries and recreational water hazards

Chapter 5  Prevention of travellers' diarrhoea and other food and water­borne diseases

Chapter 6  Prevention of malaria

Chapter 7  Arthropod­borne diseases (other than malaria)

Chapter 8  Immunisation for overseas travel

Chapter 9  Sexually transmitted and blood­borne infections, including HIV and hepatitis B

Chapter 10  Respiratory diseases

Chapter 11  Environmental hazards: heat, cold and altitude

Chapter 12  Dangerous bites and stings

Chapter 13  Medical considerations for the journey: travel by air, sea or land

Chapter 14  Travellers with pre­existing medical conditions

Chapter 15  Pregnancy and travel

Chapter 16  Travel with children

Chapter 17  The returning traveller

Chapter 18  Bibliography

Appendix 1  Exemption from the requirement for an International Certificate of Vaccination

Appendix 2  Useful addresses and telephone numbers

Comments on the publication

Maps

Yellow fever endemic zones - South America  inside front cover

Yellow fever endemic zones - Africa  inside back cover

How countries are grouped for pragmatic reasons in Chapter 3



 
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Prepared 18 October 2001