[EQ] International travel and health

International travel and health

 

International Health Regulations Secretariat, Communicable Diseases

World Health Organization, 2009

 

Available online PDF [252p.] at: http://www.who.int/ith/ITH_2009.pdf

 

“….17 April 2009 -- The International travel and health provides guidance to medical and non-medical people on potential health risks for travellers and precautions to take. The new 2009 edition includes a chapter on psychological health, detailed maps of major infectious diseases and updated vaccine recommendations and schedules.

 

…..International travel is undertaken by large, and ever increasing, numbers of people for professional, social, recreational and humanitarian purposes. More people travel greater distances and at greater speed than ever before, and this upward trend looks set to continue. Travellers are thus exposed to a variety of health risks in unfamiliar environments. Most such risks, however, can be minimized by suitable precautions taken before, during and after travel. The purpose of this book to provide guidance on measures to prevent or reduce any adverse consequences for the health of travellers….”

 

Chapters

Preface

Chapter 1 [pdf 72kb] Health risks and precautions: general considerations

Chapter 2 [pdf 90kb] Mode of travel: health considerations

Chapter 3 [pdf 122kb] Environmental health risks

Chapter 4 [pdf 100kb] Injuries and violence

Chapter 5 [pdf 1.77Mb] Infectious diseases of potential risk for travellers

Chapter 6 [pdf 227kb] Vaccine-preventable diseases and vaccines

Chapter 7 [pdf 158kb] Malaria

Chapter 8 [pdf 72kb] Exposure to blood or other body fluids

Chapter 9 [pdf 46kb] Special groups of travellers

Chapter 10 [pdf 87kb] Psychological Health

Country list: yellow fever vaccination requirements and recommendations; and malaria situation [pdf 148kb]

Annexes [pdf 55kb]

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