CDC Yellow Book 2024: Health Information for International Travel (CDC Health Information for International Travel) (PDF)

What is the CDC Yellow Book?

For more than 50 years now, the CDC Yellow Book has been the go-to resource for clinicians and international travelers alike. This comprehensive text provides expert guidance, disease-specific prevention and treatment recommendations, and background information for understanding and addressing health concerns associated with international travel.

What’s new in this edition?

The latest edition of the Yellow Book features a range of updates and improvements, including:

• Guidance for international travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with links to additional resources from the CDC and US government websites
• New vaccine tables for bacterial and viral diseases
• Advice for safe international travel with pets and service animals
• Guidance on healthcare abroad, including information on travel insurance
• Guidelines for self-treating travel illnesses like altitude sickness, motion sickness, and travelers’ diarrhea
• Maps showing the distribution of travel-related infections and diseases
• Country-specific recommendations for mosquito avoidance, yellow fever vaccine, and malaria prevention
• Expanded advice for specific groups, including LGBTQ+ travelers, those with allergies, substance use issues, and more
• Specialized recommendations for non-leisure travelers, study abroad, work-related travel, and travel to mass gatherings
• Health insights for 14 popular destinations and itineraries across Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and the Caribbean, and Asia
• Considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugees

Product Details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press (April 4, 2023)
• Language: English
• Format: Ebook (912 pages)
• ISBN-10: 0197570941
• ISBN-13: 978-0197570944