Search Databases for Travel Topics...

Use the databases below to search for articles on Travel topics such as acute diarrhea, altitude/mountain sickness, bird flu, Japanese Encephalitis, jet lag, malaria prevention, motion sickness, otitis externa, middle ear pain/trauma in air travel, rabies, travel vaccinations, traveler's diarrhea and West Nile Virus.

• CDC Wonder
  CDC WONDER provides a single point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data." The CDC concerns itself primarily with reporting U.S. data on morbidity and mortality from communicable diseases. Data may be searche
• Cochrane Library
  The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews bring you the combined results of the world's best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care. To view information on other products in the Cochrane Library, visit Description of Cochrane Resources.
• eMedicine's Wilderness and Travel Medicine (free version from Internet)
  See other mongraphs covering 65 professional specialties and three consumer areas, complete with full streaming video, audio, and color images suitable for clinical and teaching purposes. eMedicine also contains a section of Tools, such as Case of the Week.
• GIDEON-Global Infectious Disease Database
  This is an evidence-based online product that can aid clinicians in diagnosing patients with an infectious disease. GIDEON also offers detailed world-wide epidemiology profiles of infectious diseases, bioterrorism information on those illnesses, appropriate drug therapy, and a Microbiology module to assist in identifying causative agents such as bacteria, mycobacteria, or yeasts. UMDNJ Libraries does not subscribe to this database at this time, but you may choose to visit the GIDEON site for a free 15 day-trial.
• International Pharmaceutical Abstracts [access ends 05-30-08]
  Includes articles on drugs outside of U.S.
• Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
  This has monographs of both U. S. and Canadian drugs.
• Popline
  This is a database of mainly reproductive health literature. However their are links to information on malaria, AIDS/HIV, and sexually transmitted
• PubMed

Electronic Books & Travel Medicine

• AccessMedicine
  This includes books on various travel topics such as altitude sickness, motion sickness, traveler's diarrhea. A good strategy is to use the accessmedicine search box and type in a travel topic of choice to see which accessmedicine e-books may cover the topic. For instance, Harrison's Online has a section on air travel and altitude sickness. Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine and Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment both include chapters on traveler's diarrhea.
• Books@OVID
  Use the main search page to find textbook chapters on Travel Medicine. There are no specific textbooks subscribed to by UMDNJ in this collection dedicated specifically to travel medicine.

Select e-Journals on International Health/Travel Medicine

• BioMed Central's (BMC's) Infectious Diseases
• British Medical Journal's Select Travel Medicine Articles
• Clinical Infectious Diseases
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Journal of Travel Medicine
  Access select articles from the Travel Medicine journal via Medscape. Register for free access to the Medscape site--part of the larger Medscape network brought to you by WebMD.
• Postgraduate Medicine International Travel Article
  Though article from 1999, it may still be worth reviewing and the links on travel medicine resources at the end of the article are still relevant.
• The Lancet Infectious Diseases
• TB and Outbreaks Weekly*
  A free sample PDF version of the publication is available online. Click on the blue link for the journal name to access the free issue.)
• Transplant Infectious Disease
• Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases*
  Visit the publisher's site for Travel Medicine for complimentary or sample issues.

The preceding is a sample of highly cited journals in travel medicine. To see more UMDNJ Libraries journal holdings visit our Online Catalog for journals in print and the link below for online journals.

Information for the Patient

• HealthyNJ
• MedlinePlus
• NOAH-New York Online Access to Health

University Resources

• Bioterrorism Webliography
• NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness
• NJ Medical School National Tuberculosis Center

Travel Internet Resources

Select Highlighted Travel Topics and Corresponding Web Sites

Avian Flu • West Nile Virus

Avian Flu

Bird Flu Lecture

West Nile Virus

Cornell's West Nile Virus Summary

West Nile Virus Information Page

"What is West Nile Encephalitis"

Calculators, Conversion Systems, Electricity, Time and Translations

Altavista's Babel Fish

Dictionary of Units and Measures

Johnnyjet.com

Martindale's The Reference Desk

Maps and Places

Freetrip.com

Maps On Us

Mapquest

More Travel Websites

American Red Cross

APHIS Travel Web from the United States Department of Agriculture

CIA World Factbook

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Traveler's Health Page
Also click on the link Yellow Book; Health Information for International Travel 2005-2006, intended for health professionals who advise international travelers.

CDC Travelers Immunization Information
There is a link to check out Diseases by Destination." Links to other travel medicine sites such as U.S. Customs Travel Information, Pan American Health Organization, and the International Society of Travel Medicine. There is also a link to U.S. health departments by state.

CDC Vessel Sanitation Program

Doctor's Guide Travel Search Results

eMedicine's Wilderness and Travel Medcine

Emporiatrics: An Introduction to Travel Medicine
This is book is also freely available online at FreeBooks4Doctors.com .

Ethnomed

Food and Drug Administration's Counterterrorism site

Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide
Create an account for free to sign into this site. Search by diagnosis: "Travel/Tropical" to get information such as treatment and recommended web sites for travel-related conditions like malaria and African Sleeping Sickness.

International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers

The International Travel Medicine Clinic

Martindale's The "Virtual" Public Health Center

MdTravelhealth.com

Medical Advisory Service for Travelers Abroad

Medical College of Wisconsin Travel Medicine HealthLinks

Netdoctor.co.uk Travel Medicine Page

Open Directory Project Travel Page

Pan American Health Organization
There is a "Health Data" tab, but also worth a look are sections describing the health status and health services in a specific country or area. Simply click on the desired travel country to see this. Please note the last update date usually at the top of the country profile summary.

Travel Clinics by State

Travel and Pregnancy or Breastfeeding

Traveler's Diarrhea
This article is from American Family Physician. Also see the piece on International Travel Tips from the same group.

Travel Health Information Network

Travel Medicine

Travel Medicine Clinical Services from University of Alabama at Birmingham

Travel Medicine Program from Canada's Public Health Agency

Travel Medicine Resources On The Internet

Travel Tips for the Headache Sufferer from the National Headache Foundation

Tropical Medicine Links
Site also offers a link to Travel Medicine sites.

Tufts University's Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases

UC Davis's International Health Pages

University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library's Travel Medicine Guide

U. S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs
The site includes Includes links to U. S. Embassies, travel warnings, passport and visa services.

U. S. Department of State Background Notes
This site has a link to "Travel/Business Information." Be sure to visit the "Travel and Living Abroad" link on this site where you can locate such basic information as currency conversion, U. S. Customs and tips regarding traveling with plants and pets. There are also links regarding aviation safety and emergency services for U. S. citizens in case of crisis.

Virtual Naval Hospital's Travel Medicine/Tropical Medicine and Travel Guides.

World Health Organization-International Travel and Health