International Travel and Health Vaccination Requirements and Health Advice

Here's authoritative advice on the medical & personal precautions needed to protect the health of international travellers. Addressed to physicians, tourist agencies, airlines, & shipping companies, the book presents the latest information on general precautions to be taken by all travellers, health risks specific to different geographical areas, vaccinations recommended or advised by WHO, & vaccinations legally required for entry into each of the world's countries. The first chapter, printed on yellow paper, provides a convenient country-by-country list of required vaccinations, together with pertinent information on the malaria situation, for every country in the world. For malaria, epidemiological details are given for all countries with endemic areas, including notes on geographical & seasonal distribution, altitude, predominant species & status of resistance. Readers are also given information on vaccinations recommended by WHO to protect travellers against specific disease risks in the intended country of travel. The 1993 edition includes new advice for vaccination against hepatitis A, the most common vaccine-preventable infection seen in travellers. In view of the deteriorating malaria situation, information on prophylaxis & treatment is especially detailed. The book includes a new section on multi-drug resistant malaria.WHO Staff is the author of 'International Travel and Health Vaccination Requirements and Health Advice' with ISBN 9789241580182 and ISBN 9241580186.