South America — Vax Before Travel

South America

State Dept Travel Advisory - Level 4

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 16

4 min read

68% of Central America’s Measles Cases Related to Venezuela

Venezuelan immigrants bringing measles and diphtheria to the Americas

People marching in protest of the Venezuelan government

Category:

Childhood Diseases

State Dept Travel Advisory - Level 4

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 10

3 min read

US State Department Issues 12 ‘Do Not Travel’ Advisories

Level 4 Travel Advisories issued for Afganistan, Central African Republic, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Mali, Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, and Venezuela

sihouette of plane landing

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Mar 28

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Severe Malaria Treatment Changed in the USA

IV Artesunate will become the first line treatment for severe malaria in the USA in April 2019

map of continents

Category:

Tropical Diseases

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Mar 28

3 min read

Dengue Virus Hot-Spots Are Getting Hotter

Takeda dengue vaccine TAK-003 reported efficacious results from phase 3 study

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Category:

Tropical Diseases

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Mar 21

4 min read

Know Your Zika Risks Before You Go

New CDC website displays Zika risk by country

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Category:

Guillain-Barré Syndrome