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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...

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Jan 24, 20232 min read


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...

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Jan 23, 20232 min read


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...

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Jan 23, 20232 min read


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...

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Jan 23, 20232 min read


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...

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Jan 23, 20234 min read


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...

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Jan 19, 20233 min read


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....

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Jan 19, 20231 min read


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...

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Jan 19, 20233 min read


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...

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Jan 18, 20231 min read


Ten facts about Japanese encephalitis
1. There is no treatment for Japanese encephalitis There is no specific treatment for Japanese encephalitis. Treatment is mainly...

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Jan 18, 20234 min read


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,...

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Jan 18, 20233 min read


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...

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Jan 18, 20233 min read


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...

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Jan 17, 20233 min read


Is the Widal Test Reliable for Typhoid Fever Diagnosis?
Typhoid fever is a serious bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhi, typically spread through contaminated food and water. Symptoms...

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Jan 17, 20234 min read


Dealing with drug resistant typhoid in Pakistan
Although there are multiple effective typhoid vaccines available thoughout the world, drug-resistant typhoid fever is a growing concern...

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Jan 17, 20232 min read


Everything you need to know about typhoid fever for international travel
Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. This bacterial disease is...

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Jan 16, 20233 min read


Smallpox is still the only disease completely eradicated by vaccination efforts
The smallpox vaccine recently came back into public focus when it was revealed that it was effective at controlling monkey pox, a disease...

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Jan 16, 20233 min read


Cholera is surging worldwide but the vaccine is not widely available
Cholera is a bacterial disease that is spread mainly through water contamination. The bacteria is shed in the feces of infected...

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Jan 16, 20232 min read


The story of how a lucky mutation led to the development of the yellow fever vaccine we use today
The seemingly unstoppable plague of yellow fever Before development of an effective yellow fever vaccine, yellow fever terrorized...

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Jan 16, 20234 min read


Evaluating the potential for spread of Japanese encephalitis vaccine in Australia in 2023
In a still-active travel advisory that was put out by the CDC on 14 December 2022, the CDC discusses the Japanese encephalitis outbreak...

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Jan 11, 20231 min read
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