What You Need to Know About Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Africa
When people think about traveling to Africa, the first thing that comes to mind is not usually mosquito-borne diseases. But the fact is...
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Away Clinic
- Jan 26
- 1 min
Check out our new destination vaccine guides
The CDC's website can be difficult to sort through. The WHO's website can be worse. We wanted to create some simple guides that travelers...
Away Clinic
- Jan 24
- 2 min
On the potential for cross-protection of Zika and Dengue from the Japanese encephalitis vaccine
Currently there is no vaccine for Zika or Dengue Fever that is available in the U.S. This is unfortunate because Zika and Dengue are both...
Away Clinic
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Vaccine maker, Valneva, has a chikungunya vaccine in advanced stages of testing & approval
About VLA1553 – Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine candidate According to Valneva, manufacturer of Ixiaro Japanese encephalitis vaccine,...
Away Clinic
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Ixiaro is the only vaccine approved in the U.S. for Japanese encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis What is IXIARO®? IXIARO® is a vaccine used for prevention of Japanese encephalitis for people 2 months of age and...
Away Clinic
- Jan 24
- 2 min
What vaccines do I need for my trip?
Travel vaccines are essential for international travel to many locations outside of the United States. Some countries even require...
Away Clinic
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Why you should get your travel vaccines 6 to 8 weeks before you travel if possible
While many travelers come in at the last minute to get their travel vaccines, we recommend trying to get them 6 to 8 weeks out if...
Away Clinic
- Jan 23
- 2 min
How is typhoid treated?
Typhoid is a scourge of developing countries, and during the industrial revolution in the 1800s and early 1900s it wreaked havoc in the...
Away Clinic
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Can typhoid be filtered out of drinking water?
The short answer is "yes!" Be sure to get the typhoid vaccine before traveling to a developing country, but yes, typhoid and other...
Away Clinic
- Jan 23
- 2 min
How to avoid typhoid and related illnesses
Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhi. Typhoid is spread through contaminated food or water and can cause...
Away Clinic
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Infrastructure is the solution to reducing the occurrence of typhoid fever
Although typhoid was a huge problem during the early stages of the industrialization and urbanization of the United States, the problem...
Away Clinic
- Jan 19
- 3 min
The Comprehensive Guide to the Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
Traveling to Southeast Asia? With beautiful country and culture to experience, there are some diseases that you do not want to...
Away Clinic
- Jan 19
- 1 min
Why is Japanese encephalitis limited to Asia and Oceania?
Consider the current transmission areas of the mosquito below from Valneva, the only seller of Japanese encephalitis vaccine in the U.S....
Away Clinic
- Jan 19
- 3 min
A look at how the Japanese encephalitis virus is spread
The Japanese encephalitis mosquito Japanese encephalitis is primarily spread by the Culex mosquito genus, specifically Culex...
Away Clinic
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Evaluating the safety of Japanese encephalitis vaccines
A recent scientific study evaluated the safety of Japanese encephalitis vaccines.[1] In the U.S. only the Valneva Ixiaro vaccine is used...
Away Clinic
- Jan 18
- 4 min
Ten facts about Japanese encephalitis
1. There is no treatment for Japanese encephalitis There is no specific treatment for Japanese encephalitis. Treatment is mainly...
Away Clinic
- Jan 18
- 3 min
The yellow fever vaccine is a live, attenuated vaccine. What does that mean?
The yellow fever vaccine that has been in use for more than 80 years is a live, attenuated vaccine is a type of vaccine that uses a live,...
Away Clinic
- Jan 18
- 3 min
The role of animals in the spread of yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis
Yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis are both mosquito-borne diseases, which means they are transmitted to humans by mosquitoes who...
Away Clinic
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Evaluating the effectiveness of the typhoid vaccine
The effectiveness of the typhoid vaccine can vary depending on the type of vaccine and the individual. The typhoid shot. The inactivated...
Away Clinic
- Jan 17
- 2 min
A commonly used typhoid test can be very misleading
Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. The infection is spread through contaminated food and...
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