Chapter 1
Introduction

• Introduction
• Travelers' Health: Responsibilities of Clinicians, Travelers, and the Travel Industry
• General Recommendations for Vaccination and Immunoprophylaxis

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Chapter 2
Pre- and Post-travel General Health Recommendations

• Planning for Healthy Travel
• Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, Fleas and Other Insects and Arthropods
• Risks from Food and Water (Drinking and Recreational)
• Travelers' Health Kit
• Seeking Health Care Abroad
• The Post-Travel Period

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Chapter 3
Geographic Distribution of Potential Health Hazards to Travelers

• Introduction: Goals and Limitations
• Africa
• The Americas
• Asia
• Middle East
• Europe
• Australia and the South and Western Pacific Islands
• References

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Chapter 4
Prevention of Specific Infectious Diseases

• Amebiasis
• Cholera
• Coccidioidomycosis
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Variant) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Prion Diseases)
• Cryptosporidiosis
• Cyclosporiasis
• Dengue Fever
• Diphtheria
• Filariasis, Lymphatic
• Giardiasis
• Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis and Invasive Disease
• Hepatitis, Viral, Type A
• Hepatitis, Viral, Type B
• Hepatitis, Viral, Type C
• Hepatitis, Viral, Type E
• Histoplasmosis
• HIV Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Influenza
• Japanese Encephalitis
• Legionellosis
• Leishmaniasis
• Leptospirosis
• Lyme Disease
• Malaria
• Measles (Rubeola)
• Meningococcal Disease
• Mumps
• Norovirus Infection
• Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
• Pertussis
• Plague
• Pneumococcal Disease (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
• Poliomyelitis
• Rabies
• Rickettsial Infections
• Rubella
• Schistosomiasis
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
• Skin Problems in Returned Travelers
• Smallpox
• Tetanus
• Tickborne Encephalitis
• Travelers’ Diarrhea
• Trypanosomiasis, African (African Sleeping Sickness)
• Trypanosomiasis, American (Chagas’ disease)
• Tuberculosis
• Typhoid Fever
• Varicella (Chickenpox)
• Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
• Yellow Fever

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Chapter 5
Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements and Information on Malaria Risk and Prophylaxis, by Country

• Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements and Information on Malaria Risk and Prophylaxis, by Country
  Display only: AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguilla (U.K.)Antigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanAzoresBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermuda (U.K.)BhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Indian Ocean Territory (U.K.)BruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurma (Myanmar)BurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCanary Islands (Spain)Cape VerdeCayman Islands (U.K.)Central African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas Island (Australia)Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)ColombiaComorosCongo, Republic of theCook Islands (New Zealand)Costa RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEaster Island (Chile)EcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (U.K.)Faroe Islands (Denmark)FijiFinlandFranceFrench Guiana (France)French Polynesia (France)GabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltar (U.K.)GreeceGreenland (Denmark)GrenadaGuadeloupeGuam (U.S.)GuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong Kong SAR (China)HungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacau SAR (China)MacedoniaMadagascarMadeira Islands (Portugal)MalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartinique (France)MauritaniaMauritiusMayotte (France)MexicoMicronesia, Federated States ofMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserrat (U.K.)MoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlands AntillesNetherlands, TheNew Caledonia (France)New ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiue (New Zealand)Norfolk Island (Australia)North KoreaNorthern Mariana Islands (U.S.)NorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn Islands (U.K.)PolandPortugalPuerto Rico (U.S.)QatarRéunion (France)RomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Helena (U.K.)Saint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Pierre and Miquelon (France)Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (U.K.)South KoreaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-Leste (East Timor)TogoTokelau (New Zealand)TongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos Islands (U.K.)TuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S.Wake IslandWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe 

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Chapter 6
Non-Infectious Risks During Travel

• Jet Lag
• Motion Sickness
• Sunburn
• Temperature Extremes
• Altitude Illness
• Swimming and Recreational Water Safety
• Scuba Diving
• Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins
• Natural Disasters and Environmental Hazards
• Injuries
• Animal-Associated Hazards
• Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism

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Chapter 7
Conveyance and Transportation Issues

• Air Travel, including Disinsection
• Cruise Ship Travel
• Death Overseas
• Animal Importation and Reentry

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Chapter 8
International Travel with Infants and Young Children

• Traveling Safely with Infants and Children
• Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children
• Breastfeeding and Travel
• International Adoptions

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Chapter 9
Advising Travelers with Specific Needs

• The Immunocompromised Traveler
• Planning for a Healthy Pregnancy and Traveling While Pregnant
• Travelers with Disabilities
• VFRs: Recent Immigrants Returning 'Home' to Visit Friends and Relatives
• Humanitarian Aid Workers

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List of Tables

List of Maps