Typhoid Vaccination Update February 2018
TYPHOID Typhoid is most commonly spread through ingestion of food and drink that has been contaminated with faeces or urine from a human case or carrier. Travellers to all destinations should be advised to practice [...]
DoE, World Challenge and other organised school/college trips 2018
Many schools and colleges are organising adventure holidays in many parts of the world this year. Trips are well organised by schools or colleges directly or by professional organisations/companies. Travel healthcare for both teachers [...]
Yellow Fever Brazil São Paulo state and other regions
The entire state of São Paulo, Brazil should also be considered at risk for yellow fever transmission in addition to existing areas. The outbreak of yellow fever (YF) that occurred in 21 Brazilian states between [...]
Flu coverage ‘red’ on the flusurvey map. Update 11/1/18.
Latest news The UK is bracing itself for one of the worst flu outbreaks since the swine flu pandemic in 2008-9. The NHS is preparing itself for a bad flu season, but there are already [...]
Peak flu season – death reported in Ireland, are your teams protected?
January, February and March can be the peak period for seasonal flu in the UK. On 4/1/18 the levels of flu remain low, but the maps on the ‘flu survey’ are turning red, meaning [...]
Hand washing to prevent infections at home or whilst travelling.
How to prevent colds and seasonal flu at home or common infections whilst travelling. A new Royal Pharmaceutical Society survey shows that 84% of British adults don’t wash their hands for long enough to [...]





