Dengue Fever: There is no vaccine to prevent it, travelers need to prevent mosquito bites using a repellent with DEET, light-colored loose-fitting clothing and when indoors, screen windows, use air conditioning and insecticides. Mosquitoes infected with the dengue virus are hard to avoid, they live in...
Brazil: Mumps - More than 630 cases have been reported it is recommended to all travelers to contact their travel health care provider to insure immunization for MMR are UpToDate. Cote ‘Ivoire: Dengue - According to WHO, more than 400 suspected cases per month are being...
Insects transmit many diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile. Mosquitoes are common carriers, but diseases can be passed through various flies, and ticks. Preventative medication or vaccine is available for yellow fever, Japanese Encephalitis and malaria, but should be used in combination...
A traveller from Canada visiting another country may end up getting injured or having some other kind of medical emergency while there and be forced to access the local health care system. However, nowadays some travellers are choosing their destination specifically to get some kind...
The Zika virus has been heavily featured in the news recently which means that our clients have a lot of questions about what it is and how they can prepare for travel to countries that have confirmed cases of the virus. We will go over...
tlas Immunization Services would like to advise all travellers of the following advisory issued by the government. Please consider this information if you are preparing to travel to the area affected. If you have any questions about this advisory please contact Atlas Immunization Services and...
Atlas Immunization Services would like to advise all travellers of the following advisory issued by the government. Please consider this information if you are preparing to travel to the area affected. If you have any questions about this advisory please contact Atlas Immunization Services and...
Many Canadians travel each year back to their home country to visit friends and relatives. Travellers who return to a lower-income country, than Canada, have specific higher travel risks than tourists to those countries. After living in Canada for a while and possible even having...
Travelling to other countries is an experience of a life time, no books, no stories, or articles can give you the sense of adventure that actually taking a plane, a train or a boat to areas that are in other parts of the world, areas...
With all the concerns that you may have, whether or not you are travelling, Atlas Immunization Services would like to make things easier for you. This is why we have made information for claiming your vaccination reimbursements as convenient as possible. We have information on the...