Fact about Dengue vaccine hai Travel Clinic is a special clinic of Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol university, Thailand. We provide comprehensive medical care for both Thai and Foreign travelers. Our services include: pre and post travel counseling, recommendation of travel vaccines, malaria protection and prophylaxis as well as diagnosis and treatment of tropical…
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Schedule and duration of protection in Travel Vaccine Here is the summarized table of the schedule of travel vaccines. Vaccine No. of shot Schedule Duration of protection Lived JE vaccine single shot N/A 1-2 years Influenza vaccine single shot N/A 1 year Meningococcal vaccine single shot N/A 3-5 years Typhoid vaccine single shot…
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…
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…
FAQ about cost of vaccine in Thailand 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…
WHO International certificate of vaccination If you plan to visit to yellow fever risk area i.e. in Africa and Latin America, you’re required to get the Yellow Fever vaccine. It is the only mandatory vaccine required by World Health Organization’s International Health Regulation (WHO-IHR 2005). And according to the IHR, passenger need to carry…
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…
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…
