Around the World: International Travel Health Map
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Parents PACKMore than 900 million international trips are taken each year. To inform travelers of disease risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an International Travel Health Map.
The interactive, color-coded map displays areas at risk for diseases such as hepatitis A and B, meningococcus, yellow fever, rabies, polio and Japanese encephalitis virus. Users can read about vaccine requirements and recommendations by clicking on the country or area they plan to visit.
Contributed by: Charlotte A. Moser, MS
Categories: Parents PACK May 2014, Around the World
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