Communicable Diseases and Travel Health

Communicable Diseases/
Travel Health Sites
Travel Health Portal Sites Country Health/Medical
Profile Information
Communicable Diseases Outbreaks
and Prevention
Infectious Diseases/Toropical
Medicine and Travel Health
Links
Local Time Around
the World
Escherichia coli /
O157 Infections
CJD Information Sources BSE Information Sources
New Influenza A(H5N1)/
Avian Influenza
Anthrax & Its Infection/
Prevention
VRS/VRE/MRSA
West Nile Fever/Virus SARS : Urgent info.! XDR-TB

Local Time Around the World



Tokyo/Japan Travel & Living Guide

/Portal Sites,Transportation,Maps,Restaurants,Foods,Supermarkets,Daily Life Tips,
Learning Japanese Lauguage, Manners & Etiquette, Medical Services, Emergency,
Public Services, Discount Shops, Telephone Services, Hotels & Inns, Travel, Banks,
Festivals, Japanese Customs, Shopping, Real Estate, Park



Communicable Diseases/Travel Health Sites



World Health Organization
Diseases Outbreak News, WHO
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record
Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network(GOARN)
Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Response(CSR), WHO
Diseases Covered by CSR
Ebola and other haemorragic fever outbreak, Outbreak News Index,WHO
International Travel and Health , WHO
Malaria Database, WHO
Influenza Surveillance, WHO
Global Atlas of Infectious Diseases/WHO
UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for
R/T for Tropical Diseases

CDC and US Agencies
Centers for Disease Control,USA
Pasteur Institute,France
CDC Travelers' Health Page,USA
(Diseases Outbreaks,Geographic Health Recommendations)
CDC: Guidelines and Recommendations for Immunizations
U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular
Information Sheets
CDC: Health Topics A to Z/Information by diseases and health topics

Center for Infections/Health ProtectionAgency, UK

Travel Medicine Program/Health Canada

Emory University,Division of Infectious Diseases
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Harvard School of Public Health
MedWeB Plus: Diseases and Conditions
Tulane University, department of Tropical Medicine
Travelers Medical & Immunization Service
Alameda Travel Vaccination Center
Staying Health in Asia, Africa and Latin America
AMDA Tropical Medicine Database

Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa

NATURE: Weekly Journal of Science

CDC: Health Information for Travelers to Southeast Asia
South-East Asia Information
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
South-East Asia Information

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center
(National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Health Links-University of Washington(Outbreak Information,etc.)
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
FluNet(Influenza Information Network)

TOP






Travel Health Portal Sites



Travel Health Online
CDC:Travel Health Page
International Society of Travel Medicine
Travel Health Online
MD travel health.com
fit for travel/NHS UK
Travel Doctor Site/UK
NetDoctor/UK




WWW Sites on National Health/Medical Profile Information
and Communicable Diseases Outbreakes and Their Medical
/Preventive Information




Country Health/Medical Profile Information




The World Factbook 2007/CIA, USA
U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular
Information Sheets(Country profile)
LANIC/USAID Data Base for Latin American Countries
LANIC/Data Base for Latin America by Country & Subject
CDC: Health Information for Travelers to Southeast Asia
CONSULAR AFFAIRS/COUNTRIES AtoZ/Dept. of F.A Canada


.

Communicable Diseases Outbreaks and Prevention Information



Outbreaks Information
Diseases Outbreak News, WHO
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record
Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Response(CSR), WHO
Ebola and other haemorragic fever outbreak, Outbreak News Index,WHO

Medical/Preventive Information on Communicable Diseases
AMDA Tropical Diseases Database
CDC Home Travel Information Page,USA
access to the CDC Prevention Guidelines
access to the VACCINATION CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
International Travelers Clinic/Travel Health Info.
CDC: Guidelines and Recommendations for Immunizations

Malaria Database(WHO-TDR)




Infectious Diseases/Toropical Medicine and Travel Health Links




Infectious Diseases Links(National Center for Infectious Diseases)

Tropical medicine and Infectious Diseases/Hawaii Medical Library(Associations,
Directories, Diseases Specific Resources, US Govt. Sources, International
Sources, Journals)

Links to Key Clinical Medicine Sites(WHO, USA Resources, Official Surveillance
Bulletins, Unofficial Surveillance Bulletins, Diseases Information Pages,
Funding Agencies, Clinical Tropical Medicine Training, Professional Societies,
Travel Clinic Directories)

Resources for Travel medicine (Travel Medicine recommendations,
Travel Warning Information, Background Information)




Local Time Around the World

World Time Server
World Clock
Time Ticker



WWW Information Source on Escherichia coli Infections



Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention Home Page
1. The CDC Prevention Guidelines Database: Select by
topic: Escherichia coli Infections
2.MMWR:Index-Search with Keword" O157:H7"

O157 in the USA/American Society of Internal Medicine

E.coli:O157 Infection/Medical School, Osaka University
E.coli:O157 Related Links/Medical School,Osaka University

The E. Coli Index


TOP




CJD Information Sources



CJD: The UK Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) /UK NHS Direct
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/Etiology,Prevention,Transmission
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease/Wikipedia
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) /neurology channel

Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome/WHO

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation Inc.



BSE Information Sources



British Sites

BSE-Dept. for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Institute for Animal Health
Institute of Food Science and Technology

Other Related Sites

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies(TSE)/WHO
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)/WHO

US Department of Agriculture/BSE Page/ FSIS
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)/FDA
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)/US APHIS
NINDS Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Information Page
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE)/State of New Jersey,USA

Canadian Food Inspection Aagency
BSE Information at the University of Illinois
Information Concerning BSE for the Scientific World
The Official Mad Cow Diseases Home Page




Avian Influenza (H5N1)/Bird Flu.



WHO Information on Avian Flu.:
Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)/Avian influenza
Disease Outbreak News/Out break info. on Avian Flu.
WHO Influenza Info. :Avian Influenza(H5N1)FactSheet
WHO WPRO Avian Influenza Situation Updates/WPRO
WHO guidance on public health measures in countries
experiencing their first outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza

CDC Information on Flu: Avian Flu.
Avian Influenza
CDC:Influenza

World Organization for Animal Health
AVIAN INFLUENZA IN ANIMALS (TYPE H5)

FAO
ANIMAL HEALTH/AVIAN INFLUENZA

EU Information
Avian Influenza : Facts and figures/EU

Thailand
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Control/Dept. of Disease Control,
Thailand

Hongkong
Influenza Surveillance by Hong Kong Department of Health
(Updated information on the flu, serology test reports,
preventive measures, assessment of the flu cases,etc.)

CDC's information releases on Influenza A(H5N1)
Information statement on the flu in Hong Kong,
Q & A on the flu in Hongkong)
Isolation of Avian Influenza A(H5N1)Virus from Humans
Q & A : Influenza A (H5N1) in Hong Kong

Influenza A (H5N1)/Updated Information, Information from Media,
Information on Virology



Anthrax & Its Infection/Prevention



General Information on Anthrax
World Anthrax Data Site/WHO Collaborating Center

US Government Sites

Anthrax: US Food & Drug Administration

US Dept. of Health & Human Services
Biological Incidents: Preparedness and Response
Q&A abou Anthrax


CDC(US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention)
Anthrax Information
Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
FAQ'S about Anthrax

WHO's Site
Anthrax: WHO Guideline, WHO Fact Sheet, World Anthrax Data Site

Other Govenment Sites
UK Public Health Laboratory Service: Anthrax /with Anthrax pictures

Bacteriology on Anthrax
Bacteriology Lecture on Anthrax

Epidemiology on Anthrax
World Anthrax Data Site

Media & News on Anthrax
CNN/HEALTH
ABC News/HEALTH
The Washington Post/HEALTH
USA Today
BBC News/HEALTH



VRS/MRSA

VRS CDC/MMWR REPORT/ JULY5,2002htm
VRE CDC/Fact Sheet
VRE General Info, Guidelines
CDC/MRSA

Infection Control in Healthcare Settings/CDC
Infection Control Guideline
Infection Control Manual:MRSA/Yale-New HavenHospital
Guidelines for Control of MRSA

Guideline for Control of MRSA in Long Tern Care Facilities




West Nile Fever/Virus

CDC/West Nile Virus
USGS/West Nile Virus
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, N.Y.City/West Nile Virus




Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

WHO
WHO Outbreak Report
WHO SARS
WHO/FAQ on SARS

CDC/USA
CDC: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)/FAQ,Clinical
Guidelines & recommendations/News Updates

NIH/USA
NIIH/Medlineplus/Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/
Latest news, Pictures & Diagrams, Prevention & Screening, Specific
Conditions/Aspects

Dept. of Health, Hongkong/Atypical Pneumonia/FAQ, Recent Updates,
Health Advice

Health Canada/ Information on SARS

Protecting the Polulation from Infection,UK/Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS) /Information for Healthcare Professionals


Hospital Infection Control Guidance/Guideline for SARS

Hospital Infection Control Guidance for SARS/WHO

Hospital Infection Control Guidance for SARS/WHO

WHO/WPRO:SARS/Updated info and guidelines, tools

PHLS/Guidance for hositals on the prevension of spread of SARS/UK

Updated Interim Infection Control Guidance in Hospital and
 Community@Settings for Patients with Suspected SARS/ CDC Site,USA

Updated Interim Infection Control Guidance in Hospital and
 Community@Settings for Patients with Suspected SARS/ AMA Site,USA

Safety and Health Topics/Health Care Facilities:SARS/
US Dept of Labor

SARS Online Information Center/ Dept of Health, Taiwan







XDR-TB

WHO/TB
Emergence of XDR-TB/WHO
Frequently asked questions - XDR-TB/WHO

Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) ? Update/CDC

Emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Extensive Resistance
to Second-Line Drugs --- Worldwide, 2000--2004/MMWR/CDC

U.S. Tuberculosis cases at an all-time low in 2005, but drug resistance
increasing/FACT SHEET/CDC

Treatment for tuberculosis

XDR TB is Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis/About



TOP




Return to the Home