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1993.04.29 :  International Travelers' Health Information

Contact:  CDC Press Office (404) 639-3286
April 29, 1993

       The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now offers
health information for international travelers by facsimile
transmission.  Callers may receive documents outlining health
risks and prevention recommendations (such as needed
immunizations, food and water precautions and disease outbreak
bulletins) for 16 regions of the world. 
       Through CDC's automated FAX Information Service,
traveler's health information is always available, easily
accessed and promptly delivered by FAX, a technological tool that
is readily accessible to industry and most medical and public
health professionals, and even the general public.  
       To reach the CDC FAX Information Service, callers may dial
(404) 332-4565 and request the travel directory, which contains a
listing of all available topical documents.  Once callers have
received the directory by fax, they may call back and request the
documents of interest. Callers should have the telephone number
of their fax machine readily available before placing the call. 
Up to five documents can be ordered with one phone call.  The
service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
       The new system is an addition to the International
Traveler's Hotline, which provides recorded messages.  The
hotline number is (404) 332-4559.  Both the hotline and the fax
system are operated by the CDC's National Center for Prevention
Services, Division of Quarantine.

       CDC is one of the eight Public Health Service agencies
within HHS.

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