CDC Health Information for International Travel 2014: The Yellow Book

by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Overview

Health risks are real and ever-changing, especially while traveling abroad. To stay abreast of the most up-to-date health recommendations, experienced travelers and health care professionals have always relied on CDC's user-friendly Health Information for International Travel (commonly known as the The Yellow Book) as their one indispensable guide. Updated biennially by a team of almost two hundred experts-including both CDC staff and travel medicine experts--this book is the only publication that contains all of the official government recommendations for international travel. Clearly written and featuring full-color illustrations, the book provides easy-to-read disease risk maps, information on where to find health care during travel, advice for those traveling with infants and children, a comprehensive catalog of diseases, and detailed country-specific health warnings. For example, the section on the Caribbean lays out the recommended immunizations and examines specific health risks for travelers to the region, ranging from malaria to dengue, yellow fever, and traveler's diarrhea. But the book goes beyond the risk of disease to discuss dangers such as violent crime-fortunately, not a great danger to tourists in the area-and also to remind travelers that the single greatest cause of injury death among visitors are traffic accidents. The section on the Caribbean also notes hurricane season and outlines the risks involved in snorkeling, diving, and other water activities common to the area. Every facet of the previous edition has been revisited and revised where necessary, including country-by-country immunization suggestions and new drug information. For the primary care clinician, the specialized travel medicine clinician, or the avid or first-time international traveler, this book is an indispensable safety net, providing readers with everything they need to know to prevent or to seek treatment for illness abroad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199989942
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/22/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	640
File size:	26 MB
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About the Author

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta. Gary W. Brunette, MD, MS, is Chief of the Travelers' Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1-Introduction Introduction to Travel Health and the Yellow Book Planning for Healthy Travel: Responsibilities and Resources Travel Epidemiology Travel Medicine Data Collection: GeoSentinel and TravEpiNet Perspectives: The Role of the Traveler in Translocation of Disease Perspectives: Why Guidelines Differ Chapter 2-The Pre-Travel Consultation The Pre-Travel Consultation Perspectives: Risks Travelers Face Perspectives: Prioritizing for the Resource-Limited Traveler General Recommendations for Vaccination and Immunoprophylaxis Drug-Vaccine and Drug-Drug Interactions Perspectives: Fear of Vaccines Self-Treatable Conditions Self-Treatable Conditions Travelers' Diarrhea History of the Definition and Management of Travelers' Diarrhea Altitude Illness History of Recognition and Management of Altitude Illness Jet Lag Motion Sickness Respiratory Infections Occupational Exposure to HIV Counseling and Advice for Travelers Food and Water Precautions Perspectives: Prevention of Travelers' Diarrhea-It's Not Only WHAT You Eat and Drink Water Disinfection for Travelers Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Other Insects and Arthropods Sunburn Problems with Heat and Cold Injuries and Safety Perspectives: Terrorism Animal-Associated Hazards Natural Disasters and Environmental Hazards Scuba Diving Medical Tourism Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Mental Health and Travel Travel Health Kits Perspectives: Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeit Drugs Obtaining Health Care Abroad for the Ill Traveler Travel Health Insurance and Evacuation Insurance Chapter 3-Infectious Diseases Related to Travel Amebiasis Angiostrongyliasis (Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection, Neurologic Angiostrongyliasis) Anthrax Bartonella-Associated Infections Brucellosis Campylobacter Enteritis Chikungunya Cholera Coccidioidomycosis Cryptosporidiosis Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cyclosporiasis Cysticercosis Dengue Fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Diphtheria Echinococcosis Escherichia coli Fascioliasis Filariasis, Lymphatic Giardiasis Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Helicobacter pylori Helminths, Intestinal Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis E Histoplasmosis HIV and AIDS Human Papillomavirus Influenza (Seasonal, Zoonotic, and Pandemic) Japanese Encephalitis Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever) Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Visceral Leptospirosis Lyme Disease Malaria History of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Measles (Rubeola) Melioidosis Meningococcal Disease Mumps Norovirus Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) Pertussis Pinworm (Enterobiasis, Oxyuriasis, Threadworm) Plague (Bubonic, Pneumonic, Septicemic) Pneumococcal Disease (Streptococcus pneumoniae) Poliomyelitis Q Fever Rabies Perspectives: Intradermal Rabies Vaccine Rickettsial (Spotted and Typhus Fevers) and Related Infections (Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis) Rubella Salmonella (Nontyphoidal) Scabies (Sarcoptic Itch, Sarcoptic Acariasis) Schistosomiasis Sexually Transmitted Diseases Perspectives: Sex Tourism Shigellosis Smallpox and Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections Strongyloidiasis Taeniasis Tetanus Tickborne Encephalitis Toxoplasmosis Trypanosomiasis, African (Human African Trypanosomiasis, African Sleeping Sickness) Trypanosomiasis, American (Chagas Disease) Tuberculosis Perspectives: Tuberculin Skin Testing of Travelers Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever Varicella (Chickenpox) Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Yellow Fever History of Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements Yersiniosis Travel Vaccines and Malaria Information, by Country Chapter 4-Select Destinations Rationale for Select Destinations Africa East Africa: Safaris Tanzania: Kilimanjaro South Africa Americas Argentina/Brazil: Iguassu Falls The Caribbean Guatemala and Belize Mexico Peru: Cuzco-Machu Picchu Asia Cambodia: Angkor Wat China India Nepal Thailand Vietnam Middle East and North Africa Saudi Arabia: Hajj Pilgrimage Egypt and Nile River Cruises Chapter 5-Post-Travel Evaluation General Approach to the Returned Traveler Fever in Returned Travelers Persistent Travelers' Diarrhea Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Returned Travelers Asymptomatic Post-Travel Screening Chapter 6-Conveyance and Transportation Issues Air Travel Cruise Ship Travel Perspectives: What to Expect when Traveling during an International Outbreak Death during Travel Taking Animals and Animal Products across International Borders Chapter 7-International Travel with Infants and Children Traveling Safely with Infants and Children Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children Travel and Breastfeeding International Adoption Chapter 8-Advising Travelers with Specific Needs Immunocompromised Travelers Travelers with Chronic Illnesses Pregnant Travelers Travelers with Disabilities Immigrants Returning Home To Visit Friends and Relatives (VFRs) Advice for Air Crews Humanitarian Aid Workers Long-Term Travelers and Expatriates Perspectives: Long-term Travel and Malaria Prophylaxis Last-Minute Travelers Special Considerations for US Military Deployments Study Abroad Travel to Mass Gatherings Chapter 9-Health Considerations for Newly Arrived Immigrants and Refugees Introduction Before Arrival in the United States: Panel Physicians and the Overseas Medical Examination Arrival in the United States: Process, Health Status, and Screening of Refugees and Immigrants Migrant Health Resources Appendices Appendix A: Promoting Quality in the Practice of Travel Medicine Appendix B: Essential Electronic Resources for the Travel Medicine Practitioner Appendix C: Travel Vaccine Summary Table Appendix D: The HealthMap System

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Carlos E Figueroa Castro, MD (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Description: This is an update of a concise and targeted guide for practitioners of travel medicine. The previous edition was published in 2011.
Purpose: The main purpose of the book (and its online version) is to communicate health matters related to international travel to travelers and clinicians, with an emphasis on prevention of illness and injury. As long as there is international travel, this book and others on travel medicine will be welcome. The book more than meets the objectives, but it is more oriented to healthcare providers than travelers.
Audience: International travelers and clinicians are the target audiences. However, though astute travelers will find the book to be a source of great information, it is tailored for use by clinicians during a travel medicine encounter or for quick reference. The authors, who include international contributors, are highly regarded authorities in travel medicine.
Features: The book starts with conditions that travelers commonly encounter, like traveler's diarrhea and jet lag, before presenting a "bug parade" of infectious agents travelers may come across. The next sections include discussions on post-travel evaluation and special conditions like travel during pregnancy. In keeping with the book's tradition, it includes the perennial list of recommendations for yellow fever vaccination and malaria prophylaxis by country. This edition makes liberal use of color and the maps have been revamped and are very clear and useful. A new section called "For the Record" provides historical perspective for some conditions that travel medicine clinicians often see in their patients.
Assessment: Travel medicine practitioners in the U.S. are expected to have this book on their bookshelf (or have it bookmarked in their Internet browser if using the online version). As with previous editions, the book is conceived as a guide, not as a comprehensive textbook of travel medicine. With the emergence of new infections and travel regulations, this is an invaluable rapid reference for busy clinicians.

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"a beloved travel must-have for the intrepid wanderer" —Publishers Weekly

"Travel medicine practitioners in the U.S. are expected to have this book on their bookshelf (or have it bookmarked in their Internet browser if using the online version). As with previous editions, the book is conceived as a guide, not as a comprehensive textbook of travel medicine. With the emergence of new infections and travel regulations, this is an invaluable rapid reference for busy clinicians.... 5 Stars!" DOODY'S

"There's a wealth of travel medical textbooks with overlapping content, but it's good to have one with the authority in the back when we give our recommendations. The Yellow Book from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one such. [...] The Yellow Book is recommended for anyone involved in travel medicine and vaccination." — G Hasle, The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association

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