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UK sites
- Fit for
Travel
- Provides travel health information for people travelling abroad from the
UK. Compiled and updated by a team of experts from the Travel Medicine Division at the
Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health.
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- Medical Advisory Service
for Travellers Abroad (MASTA)
- Maintained by the Medical Advisory Services for Travellers Abroad
(MASTA). For… "Anyone who is interested in travel health issues. Immunisation
details, antimalaria, Holiday injections, Health risks abroad.
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- Liverpool
School of Tropical medicine
- Details of their travel health advice line which provides up to date
advice about vaccinations, malaria and other relevant topics for any destination.
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- Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice
- Advice for British citizens travelling abroad. Avoiding trouble,
especially threats to personal safety from political unrest, lawlessness, violence,
natural disasters, epidemics anti-British demonstrations and aircraft safety.
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- Health
Code for Travellers to Africa
- Lots of information for the traveller to Africa. From the African Medical and Research Foundation.
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- Travel
Health Information
- Comprehensive health information for the traveller from the BBC.
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- Travel Health
UK
- Practical advice and reviewed links to web pages and resources on travel
health and medicine. Recommended for those travelling abroad for business and pleasure.
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- Doctor Back
Home
- Offers you the ability (for a fee) to contact a British doctor for health
advice on any issue wherever you are in the world, whenever you need it. Also has useful
general advice on health issues when travelling abroad.
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- UK sources of Books
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- Travellers'
Health. How to Stay Healthy Abroad
- By Richard Dawood (editor). Contains information on virtually
every health problem from snakebites to the dangers of a bad trip, a book for everyone
planning to travel off the beaten track in tropical parts of the world.
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- Travellers'
Good Health Guide (the)
- By Ted Lankester. For anyone planning a long trip overseas. Topics
covered include immunisations, malaria precautions and what you need to take with you, as
well as essential guidelines on food, water and other threats to health.
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- Understanding
Travel and Holiday Health
- One of a series of books in the 'Family Doctor Series' written by doctors
for Family Doctor Publications and endorsed by the British Medical Association.
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- Healthy
Travel - Africa
- One of a series of books from 'Lonely Planet'. Packed with answers to all
the common health questions travellers ask. The book focuses on travelling in Africa so
there is a specific and invaluable section with listings of medical facilities in every
African country.
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- Healthy
Travel - Asia and India
- One of a series of books from 'Lonely Planet'. Packed with answers to all
the common health questions travellers ask. The book focuses on travelling in Aisia and
India. Includes a comprehensive first aid section, clear advice on treating common travel
illness, safety tips for outdoor action, including diving and high-altitude trekking and
tailored advice for travellers of all ages and needs.
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- Healthy
Travel - Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
- One of a series of books from 'Lonely Planet'. Packed with answers to all
the common health questions travellers ask. The book focuses on travelling in Australia,
New Zealand & the Pacific.
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- Healthy
Travel - Central & South America
- One of a series of books from 'Lonely Planet'. Packed with answers to all
the common health questions travellers ask. The book focuses on travelling in Central
& South America.
Top
Non-UK sites giving travel health
advice
- International Travel and Health
- Travel Health Advice from the World Health Organization.
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- CDC Travel
Information
- US site from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA.
Everything you need to know about travel health.
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- Travel
Health Online
- US site. Comprehensive guide to health and safety in more than 220
countries, including immunization recommendations, malaria prevention, warnings about
crime, altitude illness, yellow fever and facts about dozens of travel-related ailments
and concerns.
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