Generally, in our travel clinic, when we give some advices about malaria; we will try to add something about dengue also. Since, in fact, the risk for travelers to get dengue while traveling in Southeast Asia is far greater than malaria. However, not surprisingly, dengue infection is less known to travelers when compared to malaria.…
In our travel clinic, we receive many questions about JE vaccine. Since in western country, this vaccine is very expensive, so many travelers would like to get JE vaccine in our clinic. Here are some common questions about JE vaccine in our clinic. For those who have not read this article, “Should I get JE vaccine…
Safety of new live attenuated SA14-14-2 JE vaccine Below is the article from World Health Organization regarding the safety of the new live attenuated JE vaccine. You could also read them on WHO official website via this link: http://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/topics/japanese_encephalitis/live_attenuated/en/index.html Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety The SA 14-14-2…
Availability of Malarone Malarone is registered in Thailand and is now available in our hospital under the name “Malanil”. It is an antimalarial medication which contain two active ingredients (Atovaquone + Proquinil) in one tablet. It can be used for treatment and for prevention of malaria. World Health Organization and the US CDC list malarone as one…
[:en]Let’s go back to the question. Is it necessary to get rabies vaccine before travel in Southeast Asia? As in any vaccine; we have to consider the risk of getting the diseases and the cost/side-effect of vaccine. Benefit of vaccines should clearly outweight the cost and side-effect of vaccine. In that case we’ll recommend the…
Well, it depends…..before we will answer the above question. Let’s begin with some practical knowledge of rabies: 1. Rabies is a zoonotic disease (animal borne); you may get rabies when you are bitten/licked by infected animals. 2. It is a fatal disease with no effective treatment available. Once a patient develops symptoms; he/she will eventually die. So it is an…
“I would like to travel here for ….. wks, which vaccine will you recommend?” This is a very common question in our travel clinic. Unfortunately, to answer this basic question is not as easy as it seems. Practically, we could not answer this question at once; we have to ask many questions back to obtain…
Standby Emergency Treatment of Malaria (SBET) Standby emergency treatment of malaria is another strategy to help the travelers safe from malaria. It is not the medication for prevention of malaria. That means there is no need to take the medication before or during trip in order to prevent malaria. In fact, it is a medication…
The Responsible Traveler Seven Tips for Responsible Travel (from the International Society of Travel Medicine www.istm.org) Be informed. Travel allows us to discover natural beauties, historical sites and above all the diversity of other societies and people. Be an informed traveler before leaving home and discover what the people you’ll meet at your…
Links: Faculty of Tropical MedicineMahidol University World Health Organization (WHO) Thai Soceity of Travel Medicine International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) GeoSentinel Network Tourism Authority of Thailand
