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MERS-CoV Infection in the Arabian Peninsula (Update)

14 May 2014

The sharp rise in the number of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases first reported ...

Immunisation Against Infectious Disease (Green Book) Updated Chapters

01 May 2014

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has published two updated chapters of Immunisation ...

Marked Increase in MERS-CoV Cases in April 2014

30 April 2014

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has highlighted the marked and sudden increase ...

Skin Cancer on the Rise

29 April 2014

Cancer Research UK reported that since the mid-1970s in United Kingdom, the incidence of malignant melanoma ...

Yellow Fever Vaccine (Stamaril) Availability

24 April 2014

Sanofi Pasteur MSD has reported a delay with the next delivery of Stamaril® yellow fever vaccine. This ...

World Malaria Day 2014

23 April 2014

World Malaria Day takes place on 25th April 2014. The theme for 2014 and 2015 is 'Invest in the future. ...

YouTube Video Added to TRAVAX

11 April 2014

In collaboration with travelhealth specialistnurse Jane Chiodini,we have added a YouTube video to the ...

2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

13 March 2014

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June - 13 July; beginning in Sao ...

Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Wound Infections in Medical Tourists

11 March 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that, as of 21st February 2014, a ...

Yellow Fever Vaccine (Stamaril) Availability (Update)

06 March 2014

Sanofi Pasteur MSD has announced that Stamaril® yellow fever vaccine is now available in single dose ...

GlaxoSmithKline Polysaccharide Meningococcal Vaccine (ACWY Vax) Notice

13 February 2014

Health Protection Scotland has been informed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) that the company has taken the ...

Requirements of Polio Vaccination and Travellers to India

05 February 2014

As previously reported on TRAVAX, India announced on 13 January 2014, that it had been three years since ...

Awareness Update on Avian Influenza (H7N9) in China

31 January 2014

There has been a sharp rise in the number of human infections with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in China. ...

Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

30 January 2014

The Sochi 2014, Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are scheduled to take place between 7-23 February ...

New Look for fitfortravel

28 January 2014

fitfortravel, the travel health website produced by HPS and written specifically for the travelling public, ...

Awareness Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1)

13 January 2014

On 8 January 2014, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported a confirmed fatal case of avian influenza ...

SCOTTISH Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre Annual Vaccine Utilisation Returns for 2013

09 January 2014

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

New RCN Publication

20 December 2013

The RCN has released a new publication titled: Supporting the delivery of immunisation education. Contained ...

Green Book Update - Chapter 20: Japanese Encephalitis