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Latest News and Updates from the TRAVAX Team

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West Nile Fever in Europe

01 August 2016

The 2016 transmission season of West Nile fever (WNV) has started in Europe. As of the 28 July 2016, ...

Zika Advice for Travellers - Revised Risk Categories

29 July 2016

(There is a more current update postedhere) In May 2015, Brazil announced an outbreak of the mosquito-borne ...

World Hepatitis Day 2016

28 July 2016

The 28th July 2016 is World Hepatitis Day. It is estimated that globally, 400 million people live with ...

TRAVAX Maintenance

18 July 2016

Some essential maintenance to TRAVAX is being carried on Tuesday 19 July 2016, between 5 and 7 pm. During ...

Health Regulations for Hajj 2016 (1437H) in Saudi Arabia

11 July 2016

The health regulations and recommendations for travellers to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage in 2016, ...

Yellow Fever Certificates Valid for Life

11 July 2016

As of today, 11 July 2016, the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) for yellow ...

Update on Supply of BCG Vaccine in UK

28 June 2016

Supplies of UK licensed BCG vaccine from Statens Serum Institute (SSI) continue to be delayed due to ...

Issue with Manufacturing of GSK Hepatitis B Vaccine

17 June 2016

Due to issues in the manufacturing of the Hepatitis B antigen, GSK has placed a temporary hold on the ...

Zika Advice for Travellers (Update)

13 June 2016

(There is a more current update posted here) In May 2015, Brazil announced an outbreak of the mosquito-borne ...

Updated Yellow Fever Certificate and Vaccination Recommendations WHO 2016

01 June 2016

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently released the updated recommendations for yellow fever ...

Changes to the Cambodia, China and Vietnam Malaria Maps

18 May 2016

The malaria advice for Cambodia, China and Vietnam has recently been updated. These countries were considered ...

Rio 2016 Olympics/Paralympics Games Brazil

17 May 2016

The 2016 Olympics and Paralympics are scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5 – ...

Travel Medicine Essentials Course - 1 June 2016

03 May 2016

Register now for the Travel Medicine Essentials Course on 1 June 2016 at QEII Centre, London. These ...

World Malaria Day - 25 April 2016

25 April 2016

Globally around 3.2 billion people – nearly half of the world’s population – are at risk of malaria. ...

Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018

19 April 2016

The World Health Organisation's (WHO) Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013–2018, is the ...

TRAVAX Risk Assessment Page Updated

14 April 2016

Health Protection Scotland has reviewed and revised the Risk Assessment page on TRAVAX.Carrying out a ...

TRAVAX and fitfortravel Pages Updated

04 April 2016

We have recently reviewed TRAVAX tick-borne encephalitis recommendations based on most recent CDC, WHO ...

Statement on the 9th Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on Ebola in West Africa

01 April 2016

On 29 March 2016, the 9th meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under ...

Yellow Fever in Angola

23 March 2016

The major outbreak of yellow fever in Angola is continuing. Since the first cases were reported in December ...

TRAVAX and fitfortravel Diabetes Pages Updated

14 March 2016

Health Protection Scotland has reviewed and completely revised the Diabetes and Diabetes Monitoring pages ...