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the updates from June to November 2003 |
November 2003 |
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The most significant changes of 3.6 version are listed below:
NEW IN THE PROGRAM
Link to tropimed online
New Icon Web to connect Tropimed online.
Link to online user support
Menu bar - Help: option to display the online user support page of Tropimed
in case of any difficultie or question.
Country pages - Malaria table
Malaria medication recommendations: links to an information page for
each recommended chemoprophylaxis drug.
PDF Documents
Translation in Arabic and Turkish of the information page 'Pilgrimage
to Saudi Arabia: Medical information' accessible from this page in
pdf format (Hypertext links).
NEW DATA
New Documents
A large number of new documents about different subjects has
been added.
The documents indicated by [Handout] contain information for the travelers.
They are accessible in the chapters corresponding to their subjects as
well as in the "Recommendations" chapter, section "Handouts".
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 Diseases |
- SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) [Handout]
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 Recommendations |
'Malaria' Section
- Malaria chemoprophylaxis - Quantity of pills needed for the trip
(also accessible in the 'Destinations' Chapter, Malaria section, for
the countries for which Malaria chemoprophylaxis is recommended)
- Rapid tests for self-diagnosis of malaria
'Vaccinations' Section
- Travel-Related Vaccinations for Children - Age Limits
(also accessible in the 'Traveler-related risks' Chapter, see 'Children')
- Vaccinations - contraindications
- Vaccinations - efficacy
- Vaccinations - indications and people at risk
- WHO International Health Regulations
'Prevention' Section
- Accident prevention [Handout]
- Rehydration in cases of diarrhea and/or vomiting [Handout]
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'Traveler-related risks' (also accessible in 'Recommendations'
Chapter, in 'Other' Section) |
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- G6PD deficiency: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
(also accessible in 'Diseases' Chapter)
- Muslim Pilgrims: Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia: Medical information
[Handout]
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'Environmental risks' Chapter (also
accessible in 'Recommendations' Chapter, in 'Other' Section)
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- Air travel: Air travel - contraindications [Handout]
- Safety: Safety and Travel - addresses and websites [Handout]
- Sun and Heat-related risks:
- Photosensitivity
- Sun and ultraviolet (UV rays) - risks
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| UPDATES AND
REVISIONS OF DATA |
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Destinations |
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Country page - Malaria section
- Plasmodium species present in malaria-infected countries
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| DOCUMENTS /RECOMMENDATIONS |
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Diseases |
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- Malaria [Handout]
- Endemic areas maps update for several diseases, see 'Maps' Chapter
below
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Traveler-related risks (also accessible in 'Recommendations'
Chapter, in 'Other' Section)
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- Cardiovascular Diseases: Cardiovascular diseases and traveling
[Handout]
- Children: Child Adoption - Vaccination and Recommendations [Handout]
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Environmental risks (also accessible in 'Recommendations'
Chapter, in 'Other' Section)
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- Scuba Diving: now 2 documents:
- Recommendations for divers (Scuba Diving) 1/2 - general remarks
- Recommendations for divers (Scuba Diving) 2/2 - diving accidents
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Maps
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'Other Diseases...' Section
- World - Dengue Fever Endemic Areas, World distribution 2002 (CDC
2003-2004, adapted)
- World - Hepatits A Endemic Areas, World distribution 2002 (WHO)
- World - Hepatits B Endemic Areas, World distribution 2002 (CDC
2003-2004)
- World - Tick-Borne Encephalitis and RSSE Endemic Areas, World
distribution 2002
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Next CD-ROM in Mai 2004
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