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…
Selected Publications and Presentations Publications in International peer-reviewed journal 2014-2015 1) Choovichian V, Chatapat L, Piyaphanee W. A Bubble Turtle: Bullous Contact Dermatitis After a Black Henna Tattoo in a Backpacker in Thailand. J Travel Med 2015; 22(4): 287-8. 2) Kittitrakul C, Lawpoolsri S, Kusolsuk T, Olanwichitwong J, Tangkanakul W, Piyaphanee W.…
WHO International Certificate of Vaccination and Prophylaxis (ICVP) 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…
“What is the chance to get dengue infection while traveling in Southeast Asia?” is a very good question. But it is difficult to answer. Since at least we have to know two numbers; the first one is the total number of travelers in Southeast Asia and secondly we have to know how many of them…
Generally, in our travel clinic, when we give some advices about malaria; we will try to add something about dengue also. Since, in fact, the risk for travelers to get dengue while traveling in Southeast Asia is far greater than malaria. However, not surprisingly, dengue infection is less known to travelers when compared to malaria.…
In our travel clinic, we receive many questions about JE vaccine. Since in western country, this vaccine is very expensive, so many travelers would like to get JE vaccine in our clinic. Here are some common questions about JE vaccine in our clinic. For those who have not read this article, “Should I get JE vaccine…
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…
Availability of Malarone Malarone is registered in Thailand and is now available in our hospital under the name “Malanil”. It is an antimalarial medication which contain two active ingredients (Atovaquone + Proquinil) in one tablet. It can be used for treatment and for prevention of malaria. World Health Organization and the US CDC list malarone as one…
[:en]Let’s go back to the question. Is it necessary to get rabies vaccine before travel in Southeast Asia? As in any vaccine; we have to consider the risk of getting the diseases and the cost/side-effect of vaccine. Benefit of vaccines should clearly outweight the cost and side-effect of vaccine. In that case we’ll recommend the…
Well, it depends…..before we will answer the above question. Let’s begin with some practical knowledge of rabies: 1. Rabies is a zoonotic disease (animal borne); you may get rabies when you are bitten/licked by infected animals. 2. It is a fatal disease with no effective treatment available. Once a patient develops symptoms; he/she will eventually die. So it is an…
