title: [Vaccinations for travel--1991 status].
abstract: The increasing number of persons travelling to tropical and subtropical countries brings about a higher risk of infection with tropical diseases and of importation into non endemic areas. The following article deals with compulsory and recommended immunizations against tetanus, poliomyelitis, typhoid fever, hepatitis A, yellow fever, cholera, epidemic meningitis, hepatitis B, rabies and tuberculosis. Special problems such as vaccination schedules and vaccination in children are also discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Spezifische Prophylaxe und Tropenmedizin, Universität Wien.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ambrosch
mesh_terms: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D012307:Risk Factors; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000639:trends*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines
vernacular_title: Reiseimpfungen--Stand 1991.