International travel and health : situation as on 1 January 2009
Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009.
Description:
“More than 900 million international journeys were undertaken in 2008. This amount of global travel exposes many people to changes in altitude, humidity, disease agents and temperature’all of which can lead to ill-health. Many health risks can be minimized by precautions taken before, during and after travel. This book explains how travelers can stay healthy, and provides WHO guidance on vaccinations, malaria chemoprophylaxis and treatment, protection against insects and other disease vectors, and safety in different environmental settings. This book covers all the main health risks to travelers, both during their journey and at the destinations. It describes the relevant infectious diseases, including causative agents, modes of transmission, clinical features, geographical distribution and prophylactic and preventive measures. New and revised contents in this edition include: * a new chapter on psychological health * a country list with updated malaria and yellow fever information * a revised section on rabies * more precise and updated maps This book is designed for medical and public health professionals who advise travellers, but it is also a standard reference for travel agents, airlines, shipping companies and travellers themselves.”
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2010 Edition:
In other languages:
French
Voyages internationaux et santé : situation au 1er janvier 2010
Spanish
Viajes internacionales y salud (situación a 1 de enero de 2009)
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Other WHO publications related to the theme:
The impact of HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay and residence : personal narratives, (2009)
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/unaids/2009/9789291737956_eng.pdf
Mapping of restrictions on the entry, stay and residence of people living with HIV, (2009)
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/unaids/2009/9789291737949_eng.pdf
Tuberculosis and air travel : guidelines for prevention and control, (2008)
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241547505_eng.pdf
WHO Research Into Global Hazards of Travel (WRIGHT) Project : final report of phase I, (2007)
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2007/9789241595537_eng.pdf
International Health Regulations (2005)
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241580410_eng.pdf
Population mobility and AIDS, (2001)
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2001/a74447.pdf
Environmental sanitation in European tourist areas : report on a WHO meeting, Montpellier, 25-29 September 1978, (1978)
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/euro/r&s/EURO_R&S_18.pdf
Articles:
Travel Medicine
The Lancet Serie, Published April 19, 2003
