July 28, 2014

Nigeria Ebola Death Raises Fears Disease Can Spread by Air Travel
http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/07/nigeria_ebola_death_raises_fears_disease_can_spread_by_air_travel.html
Concern about the spread of the disease via air travel was raised Tuesday after Patrick Sawyer, a consultant for the Liberian Ministry of Finance, was quarantined by health authorities in Nigeria, who suspected that he might be infected, the AP writes.


International Travel Increases Risk Of Disease
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/25970685/international-travel-increases-risk-of-disease
Amarillo, TX - Infectious diseases can be spread throughout the world with the constant flow of people going to and from countries. With the summer months upon us, travel opportunities are increasing for many, and with that comes a higher risk of ...


Diseases Travelers Can Catch in Popular Destinations
http://petergreenberg.com/2014/07/22/diseases-travelers-can-catch-popular-destinations/
vaccine When you're traveling, it's important to stay healthy. Sometimes it's as simple as watching out for heat-related illnesses or getting the right vaccinations. Since summer is the biggest travel season, the New York Travel Clinic has outlined ...


CDC issues updated polio travel advisories, new vaccine requirements
http://www.examiner.com/article/cdc-issues-update-polio-travel-advisories-new-vaccine-requirements
Many experts believed polio was on the verge of eradication, particularly after India, the most polio-endemic country in the world just a few short years ago, eliminated the crippling viral disease with it's last case being reported on January 13, 2011 ...


Ebola has spread by air travel
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140727/world/ebola-has-spread-by-air-travel.529327
Screening people as they enter the country may help slow the spread of the disease, but it is no guarantee Ebola will not travel by aeroplane, according to Dr Lance Plyler, who heads Ebola medical efforts in Liberia for aid organisation Samaritan's Purse.


Physician: Disease in Immigrant Children Not a Concern in Emsworth
http://wesa.fm/post/physician-disease-immigrant-children-not-concern-emsworth
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think it's a misapplication of the focus to think about these children as posing an undue burden of infectious diseases when the fact is people are traveling all over the world and bringing viruses back all the time,? Adalja said. ?And that's the ...


For Viruses, Air Travel Ushers in a Golden Age
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2014/07/05/Air-Travel-Viruses/
Chikungunya won't be the last world-travelling virus. So many new diseases are appearing that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes a monthly journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Every year or two, the vast poultry populations ...


Travel Smart: Get Vaccinated
http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7856:travel-smart-get-vaccinated&catid=117:travel&Itemid=300
Immunization is one of the best ways to protect travelers from vaccine-preventable diseases. Before traveling overseas this summer, ensure that you are up to date on all your routine vaccines, as well as travel vaccines. More and more Americans are ...