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Latest News and Updates from the TRAVAX Team

Updated Malaria Advice for Travellers to India

03 December 2012

Changes to the malaria advice and malaria map for India are published on TRAVAX and fitfortravel today. ...

Interruption to Supply of Typhoid and Hepatitis A/Typhoid Vaccines (Update)

20 November 2012

In January 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced an interruption to the supply of Typherix® (Vi polysaccharide ...

Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate Requirements in Australia

16 November 2012

The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has amended the yellow fever vaccination certificate ...

Dengue Fever in Madeira (Portugal) (Update)

07 November 2012

New cases of dengue fever continue to be reported from the island of Madeira since the outbreak was first ...

Recommendations for the Practice of Travel Medicine

07 November 2012

Travel Medicine has emerged as a distinct entity over the last two decades in response to a very substantial ...

Updated Advice on Pertussis Vaccination for Grandparents

05 November 2012

In light of ongoing pertussis outbreaks in several countries around the world and the introduction of ...

Changes to Kenya and Ethiopia Malaria Maps

30 October 2012

We have recently updated the malaria maps for both Kenya and Ethiopia to expand the area where chemoprophylaxis ...

Rabies Vaccine Shortage (Update)

29 October 2012

In response to the ongoing shortage of rabies vaccines in the UK, the Medicines and Healthcare products ...

Rabies Vaccine Shortage (Update)

12 October 2012

This is an update to the ongoing shortage of rabies vaccine in the UK. Rabies Vaccine BP® (Sanofi Pasteur ...

Typhim Vi® (Vi polysaccharide typhoid vaccine) Vaccine Recall (Update)

11 October 2012

This News Item updates and clarifies the TRAVAX news item on 10 October 2012. The advice from the MHRA ...

Typhoid risk assessment

10 October 2012

With respect to travellers who have been previouslyvaccinated with one of the potentiallysub-optimal ...

Typhim Vi® (Vi polysaccharide typhoid vaccine) Vaccine Recall

08 October 2012

Sanofi Pasteur MSD is recalling the 16 batches of Typhim Vi® (Vi polysaccharide typhoid vaccine) listed ...

Travel Advice for Hajj Pilgrims (Update)

03 October 2012

A press release has been issued today by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). The head of HPA's World ...

Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Associated with a Novel Coronavirus (Update)

02 October 2012

Health Protection Scotland (HPS) have produced Infection Prevention and Control Precautions and Case ...

Interruption to Supply of Typhoid and Hepatitis A/Typhoid Vaccines (Update)

02 October 2012

In January 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced an interruption to the supply of Typherix® (Vi polysaccharide ...

Protection Against Pertussis for Newborn Babies

28 September 2012

Following the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommendations, a temporary vaccination ...

Interruption to Supply of Typhoid and Hepatitis A/Typhoid Vaccines (Update)

27 September 2012

Typhim Vi® (Vi polysaccharide typhoid vaccine) - Sanofi Pasteur MSD is experiencing a supply problem ...

Acute Respiratory Illness Associated with Novel Coronavirus 2012

26 September 2012

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has confirmed the diagnosis of one laboratory confirmed case of severe ...

Rabies Vaccine Shortage (Update)

25 September 2012

This is an update to the ongoing shortage of rabies vaccine in the UK.Rabies Vaccine BP® (Sanofi Pasteur ...

World Rabies Day 2012

24 September 2012

This year World Rabies Day will take place on 28 September 2012. World Rabies Day was createdby the ...