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Common Vaccine-Preventable Travel-Related Diseases

Practical Information: What the Traveller Wants to Know and Now!

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Many travellers are not properly immunised before travel. Often this is because they do not understand the significance of the diseases that they may encounter.

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  1. School Public Health, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia

    Marc Shaw DrPH, FRNZCGP

  2. Worldwise Travellers Health Centres, Auckland, New Zealand

    Marc Shaw DrPH, FRNZCGP

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    Claire Wong

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Shaw, M. (2015). Common Vaccine-Preventable Travel-Related Diseases. In: Shaw, M., Wong, C. (eds) The Practical Compendium of Immunisations for International Travel. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15922-5_3

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