Travelers' vaccines / [edited by] Elaine C. Jong, Jane N. Zuckerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jong, Elaine C.

Contributor:

Zuckerman, Jane N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vaccination.

Travel--Health aspects.

Travel.

Physical Description:

vii, 440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Hamilton, Ont. ; Lewiston, N.Y. : BC Decker, 2004.

Summary:

Travelers setting out from urban centers in temperate zones to more rural and tropical areas increasingly need to be informed about the vaccines they need to provide protection against infectious diseases. The answers are provided here in Travelers' Vaccines, the new state-of-the-art source book that covers currently available and future vaccines that can contribute to the health of international travelers.

Contents:

Section I Vaccine Immunology

Chapter 1 Immunologic Principles of Vaccination (Theory) / Bambos M. Charalambous, Timothy D. McHugh 1

Chapter 2 Measurements and Tests for Immunity (Applied) / Bambos M. Charalambous, Indran Balakrishnan 20

Section II Immunization Practices

Chapter 3 Travel Vaccine Requirements and Recommendations / Stephen Toovey 32

Chapter 4 Vaccine Administration: Technical Aspects / Gail Rosselot, Lynne Bunnell 48

Section III Travelers' Vaccines: State-of-the-art

Chapter 5 Yellow Fever Vaccine / Thomas P. Monath 100

Chapter 6 Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccines / Jane N. Zuckerman 150

Chapter 7 Typhoid and Cholera Vaccines / James D. Campbell, Myron M. Levine 162

Chapter 8 Meningococcal Vaccine / Elaine C. Jong 185

Chapter 9 Rabies Vaccine / Henry Wilde 200

Chapter 10 Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine / Tom Solomon 219

Chapter 11 BCG Vaccine and Tuberculosis Vaccines / Clydette Powell 257

Chapter 12 ETEC and Enteric Vaccines / David R. Tribble, Thomas Larry Hale, David N. Taylor 275

Chapter 13 Dengue Fever Vaccine / Scott B. Halstead, David W. Vaughn 298

Chapter 14 Malaria Vaccine / Thomas L. Richie, Stephen L. Hoffman 311

Section IV Immunizations for Targeted Populations

Chapter 15 Routine Immunizations for Pediatric Travelers: Travel Consideration / Karl Neumann, Sheila M. Mackell 332

Chapter 16 American College Health Perspective: Routine and Travel Immunizations in College-Aged and Older Adults / Betty Anne Johnson 353

Chapter 17 Travel Immunizations for Special Risk Groups: Pregnant and Immune Compromised / Tanya Schreibman, Frank J. Bia 387

Chapter 18 Vaccine Safety: Surveillance of Adverse Reactions, Public Policy, Risk Management / Elizabeth D. Barnett 409

Chapter 19 Vaccine Health Economics: Approach to Cost-Benefit Analysis / Jennifer A. Roberts, Punam Mangtani 418.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1550092251

OCLC:

56527175