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Updated Yellow Fever Certificate Requirements for South Africa

03 February 2015

Further to our recent news item regarding the changes to South Africa’s yellow fever (YF) vaccination ...

SCOTTISH Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre Annual Vaccine Utilisation Returns for 2014

15 January 2015

Health Protection Scotland (HPS) would like to request that all Scottish designated Yellow Fever Vaccination ...

2015 marks the 30th Anniversary of TRAVAX

09 January 2015

Welcome to 2015 – The TRAVAX Anniversary Year! This year marks the 30th anniversary of TRAVAX which ...

Update on Interruptions to Supply of Typhoid, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis A/Typhoid Vaccines

08 January 2015

Latest update following ongoing reports of interruptions to the supply of Typhoid, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis ...

Important Message for the Christmas and New Year Period 2014/15

12 December 2014

We would like to inform all TRAVAX® users that the telephone support line, (normally available Monday ...

Chikungunya Virus Infection in Returning UK Travellers

04 December 2014

On 28 November 2014, Public Health England reported that 197 cases of chikungunya virus infection have ...

Chloroquine Syrup (Nivaquine) Discontinued

26 November 2014

Health Protection Scotland (HPS) has been made aware that some travellers are having difficulty in sourcing ...

International Measures to Stop Spread of Wild Poliovirus (Update 1)

20 November 2014

The third meeting of the Emergency Committee under the IHR (2005) regarding the international spread ...

Revised Malaria Advice and Map for Indonesia

05 November 2014

Following a review of current evidence and available literature, the malaria advice and malaria map for ...

World Health Organisation 19th Global Report on Tuberculosis

24 October 2014

The World Health Organisation has just published the 19th Global Report on Tuberculosis (TB). The report ...

WHO Declares Senegal and Nigeria Free of Ebola Virus Transmission

20 October 2014

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Senegal officially free of Ebola virus disease transmission ...

Management of the Febrile Traveller Webinar

16 October 2014

On 7 October 2014, NHS Education for Scotland hosted a webinar (web-based seminar) on Management of the ...

Interruption to Supply of Havrix Monodose and Havrix Junior Monodose

13 October 2014

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has advised of an interruption to the supply of Havrix Monodose® and Havrix Junior ...

Updated Health Protection Scotland Briefing Report on Ebola

10 October 2014

Health Protection Scotland has issued an updated briefing report on the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak ...

Yellow Fever Vaccine (Stamaril) Availability (Update)

25 September 2014

Sanofi Pasteur MSD Ltd has confirmed that Stamaril® yellow fever vaccine in single dose units is now ...

Revised Entry and Exit Rules for South Africa Postponed

18 September 2014

South Africa has revised the entry and exit rules for those travelling with children. The South African ...

World Rabies Day 2014

16 September 2014

This year World Rabies Day will take place on 28 September 2014. World Rabies Day was createdby the ...

Ongoing Interruptions to the Supply of Typhoid and Hepatitis A/Typhoid Vaccines

04 September 2014

Latest update followingongoing reports of interruptions to the supply of Typhoid and Hepatitis A/Typhoid ...

Updated Resource: Vaccination of Individuals with Uncertain or Incomplete Immunisation Status

01 September 2014

On 26 August 2014, Public Health England updated the document Vaccination of individuals with uncertain ...

Foreign & Commonwealth Office travel advice update for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone