J Korean Med Assoc.  2005 Aug;48(8):777-783. 10.5124/jkma.2005.48.8.777.

Infectious Disease Prevention for Travelers

• Choi YH

• KMID: 2064943
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2005.48.8.777

Abstract

Vaccination against yellow fever is recommended for travelers to areas where yellow fever has been reported, and they should be vaccinated 10 days before the travel at an approved center for the vaccination. When traveling to areas where chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum has not been reported, once-a-week use of chloroquine alone is recommended, but when traveling to areas where chloroquineresistant P. falciparum has been reported, other agents such as mefloquine, doxycycline, atovaquone/proguanil and primaquine should be chosen. Other recommended immunizations are typhoid vaccine and hepatitis A/B vaccine. Traveler's diarrhea is one of the major health problems in terms of frequency, but antimicrobial prophylaxis is not routinely recommended.

Keyword

Imported disease; Travel medicine; Yellow fever; Malaria; Immunization

MeSH Terms

Chloroquine
Communicable Diseases*
Diarrhea
Doxycycline
Hepatitis
Immunization
Malaria
Mefloquine
Primaquine
Travel Medicine
Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines
Vaccination
Yellow Fever
Chloroquine
Doxycycline
Mefloquine
Primaquine
Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines

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