CDC Health Information for International Travel 2016

For both international travelers and the health professionals who care for them, CDC Health Information for International Travel (more commonly known as The Yellow Book) is the definitive resource for preventing illness and injury in a globalized world. This 2016 edition offers the US government's most current health recommendations for travelers to international destinations, including disease risk maps, country-specific guidelines, and vaccine requirements and recommendations. The book also offers updated guidance for specific types of travel and travelers, New and expanded features for the 2016 edition include: · Select destination advice for popular or unique travel locations · Country-level yellow fever vaccine recommendation maps resource-limited traveler · Health considerations for specific types of travelers such as pregnant, immunocompromised, or resource-limited travelers · Advice for air crews, humanitarian aid workers, and health care workers traveling to provide care overseas Written by a team of experts on the forefront of travel medicine, The Yellow Book provides a user-friendly, vital resource for those in the business of keeping travelers healthy abroad.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Gary W. Brunette, MD, MS, is Chief of the Travelers' Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Editor in Chief Gary W. Brunette, MD, MS Chief Medical Editor Phyllis E. Kozarsky, MD Medical Editors Nicole J. Cohen, MD, MS Mark D. Gershman, MD Alan J. Magill, MD Stephen M. Ostroff, MD Edward T. Ryan, MD David R. Shlim, MD Michelle Weinberg, MD, MPH Mary Elizabeth Wilson, MD Managing Editor Megan Crawley O'Sullivan, MPH Technical Editor Ronnie Henry