CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Editor in Chief: Gary W. Brunette

Practical, easy-to-access information for international travelers and the health professionals who care for them
The most up-to-date advice regarding pretravel vaccinations and preventative care and destination-specific health guidelines
Sections on special populations such as members of the military, their spouses, and families; travelers to mass gatherings; and humanitarian workers and missionaries
Advice for travelers with specific health needs such as pregnant women and travelers with chronic illnesses
Color illustrations and photographs enrich and simplify subject matter and aid navigability

New to this Edition:

Fully revised recommendations for specific destinations in international travel, plus general travel tips
All-new design for improved readability and search
The latest information about new emerging infectious disease threats such as Zika, Ebola, and sacrocytosis
Updated, destination-specific yellow fever and malaria maps
New and updated travel information for Cuba and Myanmar (Burma)

CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Editor in Chief: Gary W. Brunette

Description

THE ESSENTIAL WORK IN TRAVEL MEDICINE — NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR 2018

As unprecedented numbers of travelers cross international borders each day, the need for up-to-date, practical information about the health challenges posed by travel has never been greater. For both international travelers and the health professionals who care for them, the CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel is the definitive guide to staying safe and healthy anywhere in the world.

The fully revised and updated 2018 edition codifies the U.S. government's most current health guidelines and information for international travelers, including pretravel vaccine recommendations, destination-specific health advice, and easy-to-reference maps, tables, and charts. The 2018 Yellow Book also addresses the needs of specific types of travelers, with dedicated sections on:

· Precautions for pregnant travelers, immunocompromised travelers, and travelers with disabilities
· Special considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugees
· Practical tips for last-minute or resource-limited travelers
· Advice for air crews, humanitarian workers, missionaries, and others who provide care and support overseas

Authored by a team of the world's most esteemed travel medicine experts, the Yellow Book is an essential resource for travelers — and the clinicians overseeing their care — at home and abroad.

CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Editor in Chief: Gary W. Brunette

List of Boxes, Figures, Maps, and Tables, by Topic
List of Maps
Editorial Staff
CDC Contributors
External Contributors
Acknowledgments
In Memoriam: Dedication to Alan J. Magill
Preface
1. Introduction
Introduction to Travel Health & the Yellow Book
Planning for Healthy Travel: CDC Travelers' Health Website and Mobile Applications
Travel Epidemiology
Perspectives: The Role of the Traveler in Translocation of Disease
Perspectives: Why Guidelines Differ
Air Travel Trends
2. The Pre-Travel Consultation
The Pre-travel Consultation
Perspectives: Travelers' Perception of Risk
Perspectives: Prioritizing Care for the Resource-Limited Traveler
Perspectives: The Need for a Cost Analysis of to Justify the Travel MedicineConsult
General Recommendations for Vaccination & Immunoprophylaxis
Interactions among Travel Vaccines & Drugs
Perspectives: Fear of Vaccines
Self-Treatable Conditions
Travelers' Diarrhea
Perspectives: Antibiotics in Travelers' Diarrhea — Balancing the Risks & Benefits
For the Record: A History of the Definition & Management of Travelers' Diarrhea
Altitude Illness
For the Record: A History of the Definition & Management of Altitude Illness
Jet Lag
Motion Sickness
Respiratory Infections
Counseling & Advice for Travelers
Food & Water Precautions
Perspectives: Prevention of Travelers' Diarrhea-It's Not Only WHAT You Eat & Drink
Water Disinfection for Travelers
Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins
Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, & Other Arthropods
Sun Exposure
Problems with Heat & Cold
Injury Prevention
Safety & Security
Animal-Associated Hazards
Natural Disasters
Environmental Hazards
Scuba Diving
Medical Tourism
Discussing Complementary and/or Alternative Integrative Health Approaches with Travelers
Deep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary Embolism
Mental Health
Travel Health Kits
Perspectives: Pharmaceutical Quality & Counterfeit Falsified Drugs
Obtaining Health Care Abroad for the Ill Traveler
Travel Insurance, Travel Health Insurance, & Medical Evacuation Insurance
3. Infectious Diseases Related to Travel
Amebiasis
Angiostrongyliasis, Neurologic
Anthrax
B virus
Bartonella Infections
Brucellosis
Campylobacteriosis
Chikungunya
Cholera
Coccidioidomycosis
Cryptosporidiosis
Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Cyclosporiasis
Cysticercosis
Dengue
Diphtheria
Ebola Virus Disease and Marburg Virus Disease
Echinococcosis
Escherichia coli, Diarrheagenic
Fascioliasis
Filariasis, Lymphatic
Giardiasis
Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease
Helicobacter pylori
Helminths, Soil-Transmitted
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis E
Histoplasmosis
HIV Infection
Influenza
Japanese Encephalitis
Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease & Pontiac Fever)
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Leptospirosis
Lyme Disease
Malaria
For the Record: A History of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis
Measles (Rubeola)
Melioidosis
Meningococcal Disease
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Mumps
Norovirus
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
Pertussis
Pinworm (Enterobiasis, Oxyuriasis, Threadworm)
Plague (Bubonic, Pneumonic, Septicemic)
Pneumococcal Disease
Poliomyelitis
For the Record: A History of Polio Eradication Efforts
Q Fever
Rabies
Perspectives: Intradermal Rabies Preexposure Immunization
Rickettsial (Spotted & Typhus Fevers) & Related Infections, including Anaplasmosis & Ehrlichiosis
Rubella
Salmonellosis (Nontyphoidal)
Sarcocystosis
Scabies
Schistosomiasis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Perspectives: Sex & Tourism
Shigellosis
Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections
Strongyloidiasis
Taeniasis
Tetanus
Tickborne Encephalitis
Toxoplasmosis
Trypanosomiasis, African (Sleeping Sickness)
Trypanosomiasis, American (Chagas Disease)
Tuberculosis
Perspectives: Tuberculin Skin Testing of Travelers
Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever
Varicella (Chickenpox)
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Yellow Fever
For the Record: A History of Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements
Yersiniosis
Zika Virus
Yellow Fever & Malaria Information, by Country
4. Select Destinations
Rationale for Select Destinations
Africa & The Middle East
East Africa: Safaris
Saudi Arabia: Hajj/Umrah Pilgrimage
South Africa
Tanzania: Kilimanjaro
The Americas & The Caribbean
Brazil
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Mexico
Peru: Cusco-, Machu Picchu, and Other Regions
Asia
Burma (Myanmar)
Cambodia
China
India
Nepal
Thailand
Vietnam
The Middle East & North Africa
Egypt & Nile River Cruises
Saudi Arabia: Hajj Pilgrimage
5. Post-Travel Evaluation
General Approach to the Returned Traveler
Fever in Returned Travelers
Persistent Travelers' Diarrhea
Skin & Soft Tissue Infections in Returned Travelers
Screening Asymptomatic Returned Travelers
6. Conveyance & Transportation Issues
Air Travel
Cruise Ship Travel
Perspectives: What to Expect when Traveling during an International Outbreak
Death during Travel
Taking Animals & Animal Products across International Borders
7. International Travel with Infants & Children
Traveling Safely with Infants & Children
Vaccine Recommendations for Infants & Children
Travel & Breastfeeding
International Adoption
8. Advising Travelers with Specific Needs
Immunocompromised Travelers
Travelers with Chronic Illnesses
Pregnant Travelers
Travelers with Disabilities
Immigrants Returning Home to Visit Friends & Relatives (VFRs)
Health Care Workers
Advice for Air Crews
Humanitarian Aid Workers
Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates
Perspectives: Malaria in Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates
Last-Minute Travelers
Special Considerations for US Military Deployments
Study Abroad & Other International Student Travel
Travel to Mass Gatherings
Newly Arrived Immigrants & Refugees
Wilderness and Expedition Medicine
Work-Related Travel
Immunocompromised Travelers
Appendices
Appendix A: Promoting Quality in the Practice of Travel Medicine
Appendix B: Travel Vaccine Summary Table
Appendix C: Migrant Health Resources
Index
Photo credits

CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Editor in Chief: Gary W. Brunette

Author Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Editor in Chief: Gary W. Brunette, Chief, Travelers' Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

About the Editor-in-Chief

Gary W. Brunette, MD, MS, is Chief of the Travelers' Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Contributors:

Editor in Chief
Gary W. Brunette, MD, MS

Chief Medical Editor
Phyllis E. Kozarsky, MD

Medical Editors
Clive M. Brown, MBBS, DTM&H
Nicole J. Cohen, MD, MS
Douglas H. Esposito, MD, MPH
Mark D. Gershman, MD
Alan J. Magill, MD
Stephen M. Ostroff, MD
Edward T. Ryan, MD
David R. Shlim, MD
Richard W. Steketee, MD, MPH
Michelle Weinberg, MD, MPH
Mary Elizabeth Wilson, MD

Managing Editor
Megan Crawley O'Sullivan, MPH

Technical Editor
Ronnie Henry

CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Editor in Chief: Gary W. Brunette

Reviews and Awards

"[The CDC Yellow BooK 2018] is a truly excellent and comprehensive resource" - Andrew Berrington, Journal of Hospital Infection

CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Editor in Chief: Gary W. Brunette

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