Bitten or scratched by a dog, cat or monkey is a common problem seen in our travel clinic. Most important concern in this scenario is a rabies risk. Since it is a serious and untreatable disease. Once someone develop symptoms of rabies, it will always fatal. So we have to do everything we can to…
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Our Latest Research: “Risk of Potentially Rabid Animal Exposure among Foreign Travelers in SE Asia”Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2012 We are pleased to announce that our rabies study has just been published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease Journal. It is the largest study ever done to determine the risk of…
Many foreign visitors often wonder why cost of vaccine in Thailand is much lower than in their home countries. Such as rabies vaccine may cost up to US$200 per shot in the US, but in our clinic it is just US$11 per shot. What makes this big difference? Is it really the same vaccine? from…
Elective/Research Volunteer: Each year we receive many requests from medical students/doctors/residents and research volunteer from all around the world for the opportunity to join us. Although we try to accommodate you all, we have some limitations. Only a limited number of requests will be successful. Here are our guidelines. 1. We…
Research Activities Although Travel Medicine is a relatively new field of medicine, it is becoming increasingly more important especially in the era of globalization. More than 1000 million people travel internationally each year. Many travel medicine-related activities such as travel clinics, researches and educations are well established in the western world. But in Thailand,…
GEOSENTINEL and Thai Travel Clinic A Global Watch for the Spread of Infectious Diseases Since 2006, Thai Travel Clinic of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases has been an active participant in a growing elite network of health care providers chosen to monitor the global spread of infectious diseases. The recognition that…
