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Press Release
| June 26, 2003 |
Contact: CDC Media Relations
404-639-3286 |
CDC Releases New Edition of Yellow Book;
Gold Standard for International Travel Health Information
A revised travel health resource will better assist travelers in planning
safer trips abroad. The new edition of the Yellow Book, a health
information tool for international travel published by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and considered by many to be the gold
standard on travel information, has been expanded to offer new information
on scuba diving safety, high altitude travel, travelers with special needs,
and traveling with children.
The Yellow Book also offers vaccination and medication information
for disease risks by destination as well as helpful health hints for cruise
ship travel, international adoptions, motion sickness and much more.
Additional new health topics in the book include:
- New recommendations for preventing malaria;
- Changes in vaccine recommendations for travelers;
- Changes in recommendations for insect repellent use;
- Expanded text motion sickness and travel-related injury, and;
- Improved maps and expanded indexing;
A companion web site
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/yb/index.htm is also available. Travelers can
look up specific information by travel destination and view or print custom
reports based on individual travel plans. In fall 2003, a CD-Rom will be
released with more information on travel destinations.
Travelers Health (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/)
is one of CDCs most-visited web sites and is updated as new information
becomes available.
The book is updated every two years. To order the Yellow Book,
contact the Public Health Foundation at 1-877-252-1200 or visit
http://bookstore.phf.org/prod159.htm.
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CDC protects people's health and safety by preventing and
controlling diseases and injuries; enhances health decisions by providing
credible information on critical health issues; and promotes healthy living
through strong partnerships with local, national, and international
organizations.
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