Health Information for International Travel (1994)DIANE Publishing, 1995 - 188 pages Designed for health departments, physicians, travel agencies, international airlines, & shipping companies, this resource is must reading as well for anyone planning to travel abroad. Comprehensive current information on vaccination, prophylaxis, & foreign countries' entry requirements; geographical distribution of potential health hazards; & how to avoid health problems while visiting foreign countries. Tables, maps, & a glossary of terms. |
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... cause a traveler to be revaccinated , quarantined , or denied entry . PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE The International Certificate of Vaccination must be signed by a licensed physician or by a person designated by the ...
... cause a traveler to be revaccinated , quarantined , or denied entry . PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE The International Certificate of Vaccination must be signed by a licensed physician or by a person designated by the ...
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... cause such diseases . Consequently , the added protection of booster or additional doses of certain vaccines and other prophylaxis is recommended for these persons . More detailed comments can be found under " Specific Recommendations ...
... cause such diseases . Consequently , the added protection of booster or additional doses of certain vaccines and other prophylaxis is recommended for these persons . More detailed comments can be found under " Specific Recommendations ...
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... caused by the human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) . The incubation period for AIDS is very long and variable , ranging from a few months to many years . Some individuals infected with HIV have remained asymptomatic for more than a ...
... caused by the human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) . The incubation period for AIDS is very long and variable , ranging from a few months to many years . Some individuals infected with HIV have remained asymptomatic for more than a ...
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... cause allergic reactions in some recipients . These reac- tions can be local or systemic , and can include mild to severe anaphylaxis or anaphy- lactic - like responses . The vaccine components responsible can include : ( 1 ) vaccine ...
... cause allergic reactions in some recipients . These reac- tions can be local or systemic , and can include mild to severe anaphylaxis or anaphy- lactic - like responses . The vaccine components responsible can include : ( 1 ) vaccine ...
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... cause harm . OPV can be administered to pregnant women who are at substantial risk of imminent exposure to natural infection . Although OPV is preferred , IPV may be considered if full immunization can be completed before the ...
... cause harm . OPV can be administered to pregnant women who are at substantial risk of imminent exposure to natural infection . Although OPV is preferred , IPV may be considered if full immunization can be completed before the ...
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administered areas of risk biweekly Summary Blue Sheet cated in notes CDC recommends yellow certificate is required Chloroquine cholera contraindications COUNTRY Information dengue diarrhea diphtheria disease dose Doxycycline drug DTaP endemic endemic zones Health Information II>1 yr immune globulin individual countries infants INFECTED AREAS Information for International Information on Malaria International Travel Islands Malaria Prophylaxis Malaria Prophylaxis Vaccination MALARIA RISK measles mefloquine MMWR months of age mumps vaccine neomycin notes carefully notes for individual occur persons pertussis Poliomyelitis precautions pregnancy Primaquine primary series Proguanil Prophylaxis Vaccination Required rabies Read all notes recommends yellow fever regimen for travelers Republic REQUIRED AND INFORMATION required of travelers RISK AND PROPHYLAXIS risk See Codes risk within country rubella rural areas schistosomiasis Summary of Health tetanus travelers arriving travelers to areas typhoid Vaccination certificate vaccination for travelers vaccinations are required visceral leishmaniasis Yellow Fever yellow fever vaccine
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Page 7 - Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo...
Page 124 - OPV is recommended (See CONTRAINDICATIONS and ADVERSE REACTIONS ) ADVERSE REACTIONS: Paralytic disease following the ingestion of live poliovirus vaccines has been, on rare occasion, reported in individuals receiving the vaccine (see, for example. CONTRAINDICATIONS), and in persons who were in close contact...
Page 145 - Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Cote d'lvoire Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome...
Page 126 - HDCV experience an immune complex-like reaction characterized by urticaria, pruritis, and malaise. Once initiated, rabies postexposure prophylaxis should not be interrupted or discontinued because of local or mild systemic reactions to rabies vaccine. Pregnancy Pregnancy is not a contraindication to postexposure prophylaxis. Age In infants and children, the dose of HDCV or RVA for preexposure or postexposure prophylaxis is the same as that recommended for adults. The dose of RIG for postexposure...
Page 148 - Other hazards may occur from spiny sea urchins and coelenterates (coral and jellyfish) and snakes. Animal rabies, particularly in the mongoose, is reported from several islands. Tropical South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) covers the narrow coastal strip on the Pacific Ocean, the high Andean range with numerous peaks 5000-7000 m high, and the tropical rain forests of the Amazon basin, bordered to the north and south by...
Page 110 - Fansimef*^ should not be confused with mefloquine, and it is not recommended for prophylaxis of malaria because of the severe adverse reactions associated with prophylactic use of Fansidar®. Alternatives to Mefloquine Persons who travel to areas where drug-resistant P. falciparum is endemic and for whom mefloquine is not recommended may elect to use an alternative regimen, as follows...
Page 116 - Such persons should be vaccinated in the usual manner. There is no evidence to indicate that persons with allergies to chickens or feathers are at increased risk of reaction to the vaccine. Since...
Page 148 - America (Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St.
Page 119 - However, because of a theoretical risk to the developing fetus, mumps vaccine should not be given to pregnant women, and vaccinated women should not become pregnant within 3 months of vaccination. Febrile Illness Although vaccination of persons with serious illnesses should be postponed until recovery, minor illnesses such as upper respiratory infections with or without low grade fever do not preclude vaccination. Allergies Live mumps vaccine is produced in chick-embryo cell culture. Persons with...
Page 106 - Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Public Health Service or the US Department of Health and Human Services.