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| TRAVEL REPORT- VACCINATION PLAN |
After having chosen the travel itinerary the next step "Vaccines - Prophylaxis" displays now, below the preparation table, all the vaccination comments regarding all selected countries of the itinerary. This comments may in some cases be important for selecting certain vaccinations (e.g. transmission months of Japanese encephalitis, polio booster recommended or not, etc.). It is not longer necessary to display the country information page to check the vaccination comments. If malaria chemoprophylaxis is selected, the endemic areas have to be verified in the country info pages of the itinierary (pull-down list at the top right page) to find out if malaria prophylaxis is indicated.
In addition, a new link at this same step displays the document "Vaccinations - travel-related indications and people at risk" (popup window) for complementary information, in particular for the vaccinations recommended "if at risk".
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Maps |
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- Argentina: yellow fever risk areas*
- Brazil: yellow fever risk areas*
* according to the online updates of the CDC Yellow Book 2008
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UPDATES AND REVISIONS |
COUNTRY INFORMATION
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'Destinations' Chapter - Country page |
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Immunizations |
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- Cholera: update of risk and vaccination recommendation by country, according to the map from the WHO, ITH 2008
- Poliomyelitis: Booster recommendations by country, according to the CDC (CDC news May 13, 2008)
- Rabies: update of vaccination recommendation by country, according to the CDC destination pages (see news released on September 17, 2008)
- Tickborne encephalitis: update of risk areas and vaccination recommendation by country
- Yellow Fever: update of requirements and recommendations, according to the online updates of the CDC Yellow Book 2008
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Malaria |
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- Bahamas: Malaria recommendation update, according to the CDC Outbreak Notice form April 17, 2008
): reinstatement of chloroquine prophylaxis for Great Exuma Island
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ADDITIONAL RISKS |
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- Chikungunya: update of risk and comment by country
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DOCUMENTS / RECOMMANDATIONS
Numerous documents have been revised and references added. The date of the revision is indicated at the top of the documents, e.g.:
Vaccination information
- Vaccination against Poliomyelitis
- Vaccine Information Resources
Disease descriptions
Malaria information
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Malaria |
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- Bahamas - Malaria Endemic Areas: risk area on Great Exuma Island
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Other Diseases |
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- Chikungunya: update of affected areas and countries with presence of Chikungunya virus
- Cholera Endemic Areas - World: update of risk areas, according to the WHO, ITH 2008
- Hepatitis C Endemic Areas - World: infection prevalence update, according to the map from the WHO, ITH 2008
- Poliomyelitis: distribution of polio cases, according to the CDC, Global Status of Polio, July 18, 2008
- Tickborne Encephalitis Endemic Areas - Germany: update of risk areas
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