Educating the public about the need for sunscreens
Professor Jayne Lawrence of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society gave an insightful presentation to Travel Medicine Professionals recently. Here are just a few of her insights. You will need more information and advice to help [...]
Measles in Australia suspected origination from Bali
Measles is a highly infectious viral illness that can be very unpleasant and sometimes lead to serious complications. It's now uncommon in the UK because of the effectiveness of vaccination. Mar 2017 On the 19 [...]
Zika and the United States of America – Texas
On 24 February 2017 the Hidalgo County Health Department reported a Zika case from the City of McAllen. No travel history outside Hidalgo County has been established and further investigation is ongoing. The last [...]
Yellow Fever in Brazil (update) 9/3/17
The WHO updated yellow fever vaccination recommendations for Brazil on 6 March 2017 in relation to an ongoing outbreak of the disease in Brazil. Yellow Fever virus transmission continues to expand into areas in [...]
Yellow Fever Certificate, World Health Organisation (WHO) 2017 recomendation
The new 2017 yellow fever certificate requirements and recommendations listed in the World Health Organization publication, International Travel and Health have recently been published. Yellow fever vaccination is carried out for two different purposes: To [...]
Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Brazil
On the 25 January 2017 a government report from the Brazilian Ministry of Health advised that so far in 2017 a total of 485 suspected cases of Yellow Fever (YF) have been reported, of which [...]