TRAVEL HEALTH WEBSITES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
www.cdc.gov/travel

U.S. State Department travel advisories
www.travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html

International Society of Travel Medicine
www.istm.org

Shoreland's Travel Health
www.tripprep.com
IMMUNIZATIONS OF WORLDWIDE IMPORTANCE
Tetanus/diphtheria: Recommended every 5 to 10 years, regardless of destination.

Poliomyelitis: Recommended booster for travel to developing countries.

Influenza: Recommended annually for travelers who are at high risk. 

Measles: Recommended for all travelers born after 1956 who have not had measles or those who have not had a booster since 1980.

Pneumococcal pneumonia:Recommended for all those at high risk for severe disease related to Steptococcus pneumoniae.
IMMUNIZATIONS OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE
Hepatitis A: Recommended for all travelers to developing countries.

Hepatitis B: Recommended for health care workers in areas of high prevalence of this illness.  Also recommended for all long-term travelers and those relocating to areas of high prevalence.

Yellow fever: Required and recommended for travelers to endemic areas.

Typhoid: Recommended for travelers to developing countries where there is prolonged travel off the usual tourist routes or where there is anticipated exposure to impure water and unhygienic food.

Meningococcal meningitis: Recommended for travelers visiting areas recognized as having seasonal outbreaks or epidemic meningococcal disease.  May be required in certain circumstances. 

                                 --Source: Emory TravelWell clinic--
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