Travel Vaccinations Blog

Travel vaccination news and advice blog. Keep up to date with the latest vaccinations and immunisations before you travel. Receive professional advice by our qualified clinicians on what travel vaccinations you will need for your trip. We can advise, recommend and administer a wide range of vaccinations, kept in stock.

Vaccine against shingles now available in the UK

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Shingles vaccine now available for people aged 50 years and over. Between a quarter & a third of adults will develop shingles [...]

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Rabies in Bolivia

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Authorities in Santa Cruz department of Central Bolivia have reported a sharp increase in the numbers of dogs and cats carrying rabies. [...]

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Sleeping sickness in African wildlife parks

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Source: USA Centres for Disease Control & Prevention African sleeping sickness (Trypanosomiasis) has been diagnosed recently in European travellers who visited game [...]

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Whooping cough (pertussis) in Australia

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Australia has experienced an increase in cases of pertussis, and state authorities in Western Australia are warning that they may soon be [...]

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Measles in Ukraine

Monday, March 19th, 2012

There has been a significant rise in the number of cases of measles in the Ukraine. Britain and mainland Europe has seen [...]

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Swine Flu in Mexico

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Mexico has experienced a large outbreak of swine flu this season. Source: ProMED Travellers to Mexico may wish to consider being vaccinated [...]

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Polio update

Monday, February 27th, 2012

There have been new cases of poliomyelitis reported in Pakistan, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Afghanistan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [...]

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Dengue fever in tourist areas – update

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

There has been a marked increase in cases of dengue fever in many areas popular with tourists. These include the Yucatan peninsula [...]

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Measles outbreak in Auckland

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Travellers going to Auckland should be aware that there is a continuing outbreak of measles, and may wish to ensure they are [...]

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Dengue fever update

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Dengue fever cases are increasing rapidly in central and South America. The Amazon region of Bolivia has been particularly affected, along with [...]

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