Travel websites, especially those that offer 'last minute' deals, should inform people about the risks of malaria and the need to take preventative medication before travelling, say experts in infectious diseases today.Their warning, in a letter to this week's BMJ, follows three recent cases of malaria in UK citizens returning from 'winter sun' holidays to the Gambia, where malaria is highly endemic.
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Travel websites should inform people about malaria
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New research on inbound and outbound UK medical tourism raises questions.
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Should mobile phones carry a health warning?
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Guidance on the health visiting career published
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Doctors urge patients:
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P. vivax parasites can cause malignant malaria:
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Online travel bookings shift overseas
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Swine flu vaccines to be tested before being given to patients
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Holidaymakers 'should check car insurance deals'
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Seasonal flu may have peaked
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25 cases of possible swine flu reported in UK
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Travel advisory reflects ``facts on ground'':
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Potentially dangerous travel conditions developing
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Outbreak in Europe blamed on 'super-toxic' strain
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Warm weather may increase risk of migraines
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Researchers target possible new weapon in fight against malaria
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Asthma is 'a factor in paediatric care against H1N1'