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CDC Health Information for International Travel 2008
The Yellow Book is published every two years by CDC as a reference for those who advise international travelers of health risks. The Yellow Book is written primarily for health care providers, although others might find it useful.

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Specific Topics:

• Destinations
  Health information for specific destinations
• Vaccinations
• Diseases
• Mosquito and Tick Protection
• Safe Food and Water
• Illness and Injury Abroad
• References
  Includes journals and articles related to travel health
• Resources
  Includes domestic and international partners

• New! Your Survival Guide to Safe and Healthy Travel
• Travel Medicine Clinics
• Yellow Fever Vaccination Clinics
• 2008 Yellow Book
  • Updates to the online Yellow Book
• Avian Influenza & Travel
• Official U.S. government website for pandemic influenza
• Frequently Asked Questions about Travelers' Health

Information for Specific Groups and Settings:

• Traveling with Children
  Includes health advice for international adoptees and their adoptive parents
• Special Needs Travelers
  Information for travelers with special needs such as those with disabilities, HIV, pregnancy and breast-feeding
• Traveling with Pets
  On DGMQ site; includes animal embargoes
• Travel Health Tips: 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
  Includes information for travelers and health-care providers

• Travel by Airplanes and Cruise Ships
  Includes inspection scores ("green sheets") for specific cruise ships by CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP)
• Disaster Relief Workers
• Presentations for Health Professionals
  CDC presentations related to travel medicine
• Travel Health Tips for Students Studying Abroad
  
  • Podcast: CDC Travel Health Tips for Students Studying Abroad

News and Other Highlights:

• Announcement: Counterfeit Drugs and Travel (May 27, 2008)

• Malaria Risk Map released (October 17, 2007)

Content Source:
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases

Page Last Modified: September 17, 2008

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News & Announcements

• New! Rabies recommendations updated: see destination pages for details
  Released: September 17, 2008
• Temporary unavailability of rabies pre-exposure vaccination
  Updated: August 15, 2008
• Announcement for healthcare professionals: Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Availability
  Released: July 11, 2008
• Yellow Fever Vaccine Availability
  Updated: June 30, 2008
• Important Vaccines for Summer 2008 International Travel
  Released: June 09, 2008
• Counterfeit Drugs and Travel
  Released: May 27, 2008
• Travel Health Tips: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
  Released: May 05, 2008

Travel Health Warning

None

Travel Health Precaution

None

Outbreaks

• New! Yellow Fever in Côte d'Ivoire
  Released: August 28, 2008
• New! Chikungunya Fever and International Travel
  Updated: August 28, 2008
• Yellow Fever Alert for Brazil - Updated
  Updated: July 29, 2008
• Hand, foot, and mouth disease in Asia
  Updated: July 09, 2008
• Yellow Fever in Paraguay - Updated
  Updated: June 13, 2008
• Reinstatement of Malaria Recommendations for Great Exuma, Bahamas
  Updated: April 17, 2008
• Update: Dengue, Tropical and Subtropical Regions
  Updated: April 16, 2008
• Guidelines and Recommendations: Interim Guidance about Avian Influenza (H5N1) for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad
  Updated: February 02, 2007
• Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus: Advice for Travelers
  Updated: February 02, 2007

In the News

• Q Fever in the Netherlands
  Released: August 22, 2008
• Marburg case in traveler to Uganda
  Released: July 21, 2008
• Update on the Global Status of Polio
  Updated: July 18, 2008
• Yellow Fever in Argentina - Updated
  Updated: June 13, 2008
• Rift Valley Fever in Madagascar
  Released: May 14, 2008
• Yellow Fever Vaccination Recommendations for Ecuador
  Released: May 05, 2008
• 2008 Measles Update
  Released: April 11, 2008

Contact

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1-888-232-6348 (TTY)
E-mail:
cdcinfo@cdc.gov

Malaria Case Management Hotline
Health care providers needing assistance with the diagnosis or management of suspected cases of malaria, may call the CDC Malaria Hotline: 770-488-7788 (M-F, 8am-4:30pm, eastern time). Emergency consultation after hours, call: 770-488-7100 and request to speak with a CDC Malaria Branch clinician.

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