title: Vaccines for travel and international adoption.
abstract: Vaccines have been one of the most important health advances of the 20th century. As more children emigrate from and travel to underdeveloped countries where they can be exposed to unusual endemic pathogens beyond their previous immunologic experience, it is critical to protect them against these potentially life-threatening infections.
authors: Pediatric Infectious Diseases and International Adoption Program, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA.
authors: Paul J
authors: PJ
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014195:Travel; D014611:Vaccination; D014612:Vaccines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines