Travel medicine web-sites

Authoritative travel medicine recommendations
WHO On-line International Travel and Health (The Green Book) http://www.who.int/ith/
US CDC Traveler’s Health Home http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm
US CDC Online Health Information for International Travel (The Yellow Book) http://www.cdc.gov/travel/yb/index.htm
US CDC Malaria page (Information on all aspects of malaria) http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/
Health Canada Travel Medicine Program Information for Professionals http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/prof_e.html
National Travel Health Network and Centre (United Kingdom) http://www.nathnac.org
Travel warnings and consular information
US Department of State: Travel Warnings and Consular Information http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html
US Department of State: Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/tips/health/health_1185.html
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Country Advice http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagenamepOpenMarket/
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Canada Consular Affairs Bureau http://www.voyage.gc.ca/consular_home-en.asp
Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Travel Advice by Country http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/
Vaccine resources
US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Vaccine-specific guidelines http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ACIP/
US Vaccine Information Statements for Patients http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/default.htm
Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (The CDC Pink Book) http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pink/
Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/index.htm
Mulitsource destination-specific database programs (for health care providers)
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Exodus http://www.exodus.ie
Global Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Network (GIDEON) http://www.gideononline.com
SOS Travelcare http://www.internationalsos.com/online/
Travax and Travax Encompass (United States) http://www.shoreland.com
Travax (Health Protection Scotland, unrelated to US site) http://www.travax.scot.nhs.uk
TropiMed http://www.tropimed.com/ANG/home.htm
Mulitsource destination-specific database programs (for travelers)
Shoreland’s Travel Health On-Line (derived from US Travax) http://www.tripprep.com
Fit for Travel (derived from the Health Protection Scotland Travax) http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk
Fit for Travel from the University of Munich (unrelated to Scottish site) http://www.fit-for-travel.de/en/default.asp
The TravelDoctor TMVC Australia Trip Planner http://www.traveldoctor.com.au/
International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT): Global Physician’s Directory and Malaria and Immunization Guides
http://www.iamat.org
International SOS Online Country Guides
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http://www.intsos.com
Travel Medicine http://www.travmed.com/
Emerging diseases and outbreaks
ProMED-mail: The ISID Program for Monitoring Emerging Infectious Diseases http://www.promedmail.org
WHO Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR) Homepage http://www.who.int/csr/en/
WHO Disease Outbreak News http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/
Surveillance and epidemiological reports
Weekly Epidemiological Record (WHO) http://www.who.int/wer/en/
EuroSurveillance (European information on communicable disease
surveillance and control)
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (US CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
Canada Communicable Disease Report http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/index.html
WHO Global Health Atlas http://globalatlas.who.int/
Geosentinel (the global surveillance network of the ISTM and CDC)
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http://www.istm.org/geosentinel/main.html
TropNet Europ (European Network on Imported Infectious Diseases Surveillance)
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http://www.tropnet.net
General travel medicine advice for travelers
Health Canada Travel Medicine Program Information for Travelers http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/pub_e.html
Training in travel medicine
HealthTraining.org Database of Training Opportunities http://www.healthtraining.org
TropEd Europ List of Accredited Programs http://www.troped.org/
TrainingFinder Public Health Foundation; Database of postgraduate training
opportunities in international health
http://www.trainingfinder.org/
International Society of Travel Medicine Certification Process (follow links under
“Travel Medicine Education”)
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Certification Process http://www.astmh.org/certification/index.cfm
Health Protection Scotland: Multidisciplinary Courses in Travel Medicine http://www.travelcourses.scieh.scot.nhs.uk/diploma.asp
Professional societies
International Society of Travel Medicine http://www.istm.org
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene http://www.astmh.org
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene http://www.rstmh.org
Wildnerness Medical Society http://www.wms.org
Divers Alert Network http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine http://www.acoem.org/
American Association of Occupation Health Nurses http://www.aaohn.org/
Vendors of travel health products
Chinook Medical http://www.chinookmed.com
Travel Medicine http://www.travmed.com
Magellan’s http://www.magellans.com
Medical Advisory Services for Travellers Abroad: United Kingdom (MASTA UK ) http://www.masta.org/travel-shop.aspx?page_idp2#
Listserv Discussion Groups
TravelMed (discussion group of the ISTM; follow links to “TravelMed listserv”)
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TropMed (discussion group of the ASTMH)
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http://www.astmh.org/clinicians/acctmth.cfm