Infectious diseases
Rabies
Rabies occurs in warm-blooded mammals and is transmitted to humans, most often by a bite or scratch from an infected animal, usually a dog
Updated: 25 March 2019
Chikungunya
This viral infection occurs in some tropical and subtropical regions of the world, predominantly transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito
Updated: 02 February 2018
Cholera
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease usually associated with poverty, poor sanitation and inadequate access to clean drinking water
Updated: 26 March 2024Preparing for healthy travel
- Diseases spread by insects and ticks in Europe
- Diseases spread by insects and ticks in the American continent (the Americas)
- First aid kits
- Food and water hygiene
- General advice for travellers
- Insect and tick bite avoidance
- Medicines and travel
- Personal safety
- Snake bites and avoidance
- Summer travel: advice for students and young holidaymakers
- Sun protection
- Travel Insurance
- Travelling for Carnival
- Venous thromboembolism
- Zika virus: Evaluating the risk to individual travellers
Summer travel: advice for students and young holidaymakers
Off on a summer break? See our guide to staying safe and healthy abroad
Updated: 03 June 2024
Insect and tick bite avoidance
Protection from insect and tick bites is essential to help prevent vector-borne diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and Zika
Updated: 21 March 2024
Travel Insurance
Travellers must declare medical conditions when taking out travel insurance to ensure they are suitably covered
Updated: 26 September 2019Special risk travel/traveller
Mass gatherings
Travel advice for anyone planning to attend a mass gatherings event
Updated: 17 May 2024
Hajj and Umrah
The Ministry of Health of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issue their requirements and recommendations for Hajj and Umrah annually
Updated: 15 May 2024
Extreme heat
Advice when travelling to areas with extreme heat
Updated: 14 May 2024Clinic resources
Educational events
A list of courses, conferences and study days of relevance to UK health professionals working, or wishing to work, in the field of travel medicine
Updated: 14 March 2017
Vaccines and medicines: availability, supply, shortages and use of unlicensed medicines
Information for health professionals on availability of vaccines and use of unlicensed products
Updated: 17 October 2022
Travel health infographics
Topical infographics offering essential travel health tips and advice for safe and enjoyable trips
Updated: 07 June 2024
