Travel Health
Use this guide to find information resources about travel health including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
13/06/2024
COVID-19
RCN: COVID-19 (coronovirus)
Fitfortravel: Covid-19: health considerations for travel.
Travel Health Pro: Covid-19: resources.
Key Resources
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Chiodini J H, Taylor F, Geary K, Lang S, Moore J, Ross D A, Evans D P, Britton A, Coley D, Anderson J, Rossanese A, Allen S P (2020) Good practice guidance for providing a travel health service. Glasgow: Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Chiodini PL, Patel D, Goodyer L and Ranson H (2021) Guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the United Kingdom, 2021. London: Public Health England.
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel advice
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A-Z by country or territory.
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Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (2013) Travel and mental health guidance. Updated 2020. London: FCDO.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel aware - staying safe and healthy abroad
National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)
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Service commissioned by Public Health England providing travel health information, an advice line and news updates for health professionals.
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Fitfortravel
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Free up to date health information for the UK public on avoiding illness and staying healthy when travelling abroad. Maintained by the Travel and International Health Team of Public Health Scotland.
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Public Health England: Immunisation
TravelHealthPro factsheets
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Travel health resources from NaTHNaC.
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Books
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) CDC Yellow Book 2024: health information for international travel. New York: Oxford University Press.
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McIntosh I (2013) Travel and health: management and care of the older traveller. Harefield: IMCI Publications and Research.
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Torresi J, McGuinness S, Leder K and others (2019) Manual of travel medicine. 4th edn. Singapore: Springer.
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Book subject searches
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Journals
Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.
Journals
Journals of interest for travel health. Use these links to see details of availability.
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Open access journal:
International Journal of Travel Medicine - Journal of Travel Medicine
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
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Open access journal:
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
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