title: Travel vaccines: a guide to appropriate use.
abstract: As greater numbers of people travel to exotic locations, vaccine technology is becoming increasingly important. Deciding on appropriate immunisation can be complex: it involves assessment of the traveller's risk, an awareness of the potential diseases at a particular destination and knowledge of the vaccines available. This article focuses on nine diseases that can be prevented through vaccination: hepatitis A; typhoid; yellow fever; hepatitis B; tick-borne encephalitis; rabies; meningococcal meningitis; Japanese encephalitis; and cholera. In each case the indications for immunisation are discussed as well as any contraindications and adverse reactions to the vaccines.
authors.affiliation: Mid Sussex Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hainsworth
mesh_terms: D002771:Cholera / Q000517:prevention & control; D003906:Developing Countries; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000517:prevention & control; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000517:prevention & control; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000517:prevention & control; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control; D014195:Travel; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000517:prevention & control; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000592:standards*; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines