Health Recommendations for Travelers, 2020 (For Healthcare Professionals) - Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2020, Special Issue

These recommendations were developed by the Committee on Travel-Related and Imported Diseases and adopted by the High Council for Public Health. They apply to all travelers, regardless of their destination or travel conditions.Since COVID-19 emerged after the High Council for Public Health drafted these recommendations, you will not find a section on the pandemic. The HCSP regularly issues advisories regarding risks, prevention, and the management of care for people with COVID-19... These advisories are available online at https://www.hcsp.fr/Explore.cgi/PointSur?clef=2Plusieurs. The following updates to the 2019 travel recommendations are worth noting: incorporation of the HAS’s recommendations on vaccinations, a reminder regarding the conditions for using chloroquine, dangers associated with Artemisia-based preparations, and risks related to ticks and animals other than arthropods...).Three points deserve your particular attention:• In accordance with WHO recommendations, for certain countries where Plasmodium vivax is widespread, it may be justified—in situations of high exposure and when chloroquine is not used—to prescribe other antimalarial drugs;• An epidemiological map of rabies has been added to inform the recommendation for preventive vaccination in “high-risk” countries;• a sidebar summarizing recommendations for pregnant or breastfeeding women (who are traveling), in order to address the significantly increasing demand from this population.

Author(s): Collectif, Haut Conseil de la Santé Publique

Publishing year: 2020

Pages: 1-91

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