|  |  | Find current information for your travel planning needs with these resources from the CDC Travelers' Health website, including destinations, recommended vaccinations, preventive measures to take to protect your health, notices about changes in vaccine requirements, drug availability notices, disease outbreak and emerging infection information. | | |
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Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule The schedule provides an up-to-date tool for family physicians, gynecologists, internists, and other health-care providers to assess the vaccine needs of patients during office visits and to administer the appropriate vaccines. more |
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Risks from Food and Drink Extensive, scientific information on proper treatment, purification, and handling of food and water. more |
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Advice for Travelers: Precautions for Travel to Countries Reporting H5N1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A(H5N1), also known as H5N1, in humans and animals. more |
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Health Information for International Travel 2003-2004—the "Yellow Book" The Yellow Book is published every two years by CDC as a reference for those who advise international travelers of health risks. more |
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Protection against Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Although vaccines or chemoprophylactic drugs are available against important vector-borne diseases such as yellow fever and malaria, travelers still should be advised to use repellents and other general protective measures against biting arthropods. more |
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Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children Each traveler needs to be fully up to date with routine childhood vaccinations because diseases covered by these vaccines that are now rare or nonexistent in the United States are still common in other areas of the world. more |
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