Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding, and Travel
... Pregnant women considering international travel should be advised to evaluate the potential problems associated with international travel as well as the quality of medical care available at the destin...

Outbreaks and Emerging Infectious Diseases
... New risks to international travelers may develop that are not detailed in this book. These new risks may be due to unanticipated outbreaks of infectious diseases in an international travel destination...

Animal-Associated Hazards
... Animals in general tend to avoid human beings, but they can attack, particularly if they are protecting their young or territory. Travelers should be reminded that, in areas of endemic rabies, domesti...

Protection against Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods
... The principal approach to prevention of vector-borne diseases is avoidance. Tick- and mite-borne infections characteristically are diseases of “place;” whenever possible, known foci of dis...

Vaccination Certificate Requirements for Direct Travel from the United States to Other Countries
... Age: Some countries do not require an International Certificate of Vaccination for infants <6 months of age or <1 year of age. Travelers should be advised to check the individual country require...

Cruising with Confidence
... By Linda Bren Shaking hands may be the conventional greeting for landlubbers, but on the high seas, the "forearm tap" has become popular. This greeting of knocking elbows together instead of shaking h...

Illness Abroad
... Before going abroad, travelers should be advised to learn what medical services their health insurance will cover overseas, as well as any policy exclusions. For example, the Social Security Medicare ...

Natural Disasters and Environmental Hazards
... Travelers should be aware of the potential for the occurrence of natural phenomena such as hurricanes, tornados, or earthquakes while abroad. Natural disasters can contribute to the transmission of so...

Risks from Food and Drink
... To avoid illness, travelers should be advised to select food with care. All raw food is subject to contamination. Particularly in areas where hygiene and sanitation are inadequate, the traveler should...

International Centers for Tropical Disease Research
... OVERVIEW NIAID has a long tradition of supporting research on parasitic and other infectious diseases that predominantly affect populations living in developing countries but also are of global import...

Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children
... Each traveler needs to be fully up to date with routine childhood vaccinations because diseases covered by these vaccines that are now rare or nonexistent in the United States are still common in othe...