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U.S. Shortage of Yellow Fever Vaccine
April 27, 2017
U.S. Shortage of Yellow Fever Vaccine | Source: www.cdc.gov/yellowfever

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that Sanofi Pasteur’s yellow fever vaccine (YF-Vax®) will be unavailable from mid-2017 to mid-2019 (latest estimate as of Oct,... Read More

World Malaria Day 2017
April 27, 2017
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | National Institutes of Health

As part of World Immunization Week, we're taking the time to recognize World Malaria Day, which highlights a global effort to prevent and eradicate malaria.  Malaria is a serious and often life-threatening disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. Malaria affects millions of people across the... Read More

Local Zika Transmission now in both Texas and Florida
November 29, 2016
Zika virus infection remains a threat to pregnant woman traveling to endemic areas

TravelBug breaks down the Zika pandemic as it continues to spread:

In the Continental U.S.

This week The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced the state’s first locally acquired case of a person... Read More

5 Things to know about the Flu vaccine this season
November 12, 2016

 

It’s that time of the year again! The license plates are changing color in Arizona and ‘tis the season to get your flu shot.  Peak influenza activity is usually from December to March and in Arizona, usually peaks in January and February.  Every year the flu season is a... Read More

10 Health Benefits of Mountain Biking
June 1, 2016
Mountain biking has significant health benefits. Read more from travel clinic Travelbug Health.

Over the last few decades, mountain biking has remained a popular outdoor recreational activity. According to the Outdoor Industry Foundation, nearly 40 million people mountain bike every year in the U.S.

As public health concerns including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes are on the... Read More

Health Tips for Rio 2016
May 6, 2016
The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

What to know before traveling to the Summer Olympics

In August, the world will gather to witness the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The International Olympic Committee predicts a half a million tourists will visit Brazil for the Olympic Games; a first for the... Read More

WHO Declares Zika Emergency - More Countries Involved
February 2, 2016
Countries with cases of Zika virus in the Americas - from the WHO

Zika virus is rapidly spreading throughout the Americas, and yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The WHO alert places Zika in the same category of concern as Ebola.  Margaret Chan, the Director General of the WHO,... Read More

Updated CDC Travel Advisory for Zika Endemic Countries
January 25, 2016
Countries and territories with active Zika virus transmission (from the CDC)

On January 15, 2016 the CDC issued a travel advisory cautioning woman who are pregnant (or planning to become pregnant) to avoid travel to 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean currently experiencing an outbreak of Zika virus. The threat of Zika is... Read More