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Immunizations - travel vaccinations - Management
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  • Scenario: Cholera: covers advice for people travelling to areas endemic with cholera.
  • Scenario: Hepatitis A: covers advice for people travelling to areas endemic with hepatitis A.
  • Scenario: Hepatitis B: covers advice for people travelling to areas endemic with hepatitis B.
  • Scenario: Japanese encephalitis: covers advice for people travelling to areas endemic with Japanese encephalitis.
  • Scenario: Meningococcal meningitis: covers advice for people travelling to areas endemic with meningococcal group A strain, as well as Muslims undergoing the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca).
  • Scenario: Poliomyelitis: covers advice for people who are not immunized against poliomyelitis and are travelling to endemic areas.
  • Scenario: Rabies: covers advice for people whose travel puts them at risk of exposure to rabies.
  • Scenario: Tetanus: covers advice for people travelling to areas with poor healthcare provision where post-exposure treatment might be unavailable or difficult to obtain.
  • Scenario: Tick-borne encephalitis: covers advice for people travelling to areas endemic with tick-borne encephalitis.
  • Scenario: Typhoid fever: covers advice for people travelling to areas endemic with typhoid fever.
  • Scenario: Yellow fever: covers advice for people travelling to areas endemic with yellow fever (Africa and South America), and details of where to find yellow fever vaccination centres.
  • Scenario: Vaccination at short notice: coves advice for people who require vaccinations and are travelling at short notice.

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