WEBSITES

US Department of Health and Human Services travel health and disease control department, listing precautions, diseases and preventive measures by region, as well as a summary of cruise ship sanitation levels.

UK NHS website carrying information about travel-related diseases and how to avoid them.

The website of the International Society for Travel Medicine, with a full list of clinics specializing in international travel health.

Comprehensive website for Medical Advisory service for travellers abroad.

Contains a list of all Travellers Medical and Vaccination Centres throughout Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, plus general information on travel health.

Website detailing everything you could ever want to know about diseases and travel vaccines.

Travel Health Online provides an online comprehensive database of necessary vaccinations for most countries, as well as destination and medical service provider information.

IN THE US AND CANADA

Canadian Society for International Health 1 Nicholas St, Suite 1105, Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 tel 613/241-5785, . Distributes a free pamphlet, "Health Information for Canadian Travellers", containing an extensive list of travel health centres in Canada.

Centers for Disease Control 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333 tel 404/639-3534 or 1-800/311-3435, fax 1-888/232-3299, . Publishes outbreak warnings, suggested inoculations, precautions and other background information for travellers. Useful website plus International Travelers Hotline on 1-877/FYI-TRIP.

International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) 417 Center St, Lewiston, NY 14092 tel 716/754-4883, , and 40 Regal Rd, Guelph, ON N1K 1B5 tel 519/836-0102. A non-profit organization supported by donations, it can provide a list of English-speaking doctors in the Caribbean, climate charts and leaflets on various diseases and inoculations.

International SOS Assistance Eight Neshaminy Interplex Suite 207, Trevose, PA 19053-6956 tel 1-800/523-8930, . Members receive pre-trip medical referral info, as well as overseas emergency services designed to complement travel insurance coverage.

Travel Medicine tel 1-800/872-8633, fax 1-413/584-6656, . Sells first-aid kits, mosquito netting, water filters, reference books and other health-related travel products.

IN THE UK AND IRELAND

British Airways Travel Clinics Twenty-eight regional clinics (call 01276/685 040 for the nearest, or consult ), with several in London (Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.15pm, Sat 10am-4pm), including 156 Regent St, London W1 tel 020/7439 9584, no appointment necessary. There are appointment-only branches at 101 Cheapside, London EC2 tel 020/7606 2977; and at the BA terminal in London's Victoria Station tel 020/7233 6661. All clinics offer vaccinations, tailored advice from an online database and a complete range of travel healthcare products.

Communicable Diseases Unit Brownlee Centre, Glasgow G12 0YN tel 0141/211 1074. Travel vaccinations including yellow fever.

Dun Laoghaire Medical Centre 5 Northumberland Ave, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin tel 01/280 4996, fax 280 5603. Advice on medical matters abroad.

Hospital for Tropical Diseases Travel Clinic 2nd Floor, Mortimer Market Centre, off Capper St, London WC1E 6AU (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm by appointment only; tel 020/7388 9600; a consultation costs £15 which is waived if you have your injections here). A recorded Health Line (tel 0906/133 7733; 50p per min) gives tips on hygiene and illness prevention as well as listing appropriate immunizations.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA tel 0151/708 9393. Walk-in clinic Mon-Fri 1-4pm; appointment required for yellow fever, but not for other jabs.

MASTA (Medical Advisory Service for Travellers Abroad) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Operates a recorded 24-hour Travellers' Health Line (UK tel 0906/822 4100, 60p per min; Republic of Ireland tel 01560/147 000, 75p per min), giving written information tailored to your journey by return of post.

Trailfinders Immunization clinics (no appointments necessary) at 194 Kensington High St, London (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm except Thurs to 6pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm; tel 020/7938 3999).

Travel Health Centre Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Mercers Medical Centre, Stephen's St Lower, Dublin tel 01/402 2337. Expert pre-trip advice and inoculations.

Travel Medicine Services PO Box 254, 16 College St, Belfast 1 tel 028/9031 5220. Offers medical advice before a trip and help afterwards in the event of a tropical disease.

IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Travellers' Medical and Vaccination Centres ; 27-29 Gilbert Place, Adelaide tel 08/8212 7522; 1/170 Queen St, Auckland tel 09/373 3531; 5/247 Adelaide St, Brisbane tel 07/3221 9066; 5/8-10 Hobart Place, Canberra tel 02/6257 7156; 147 Armagh St, Christchurch tel 03/379 4000; 5 Westralia St, Darwin tel 08/8981 2907; 270 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay, Hobart tel 03/6223 7577; 2/393 Little Bourke St, Melbourne tel 03/9602 5788; 5 Mill St, Perth tel 08/9321 1977, plus branch in Fremantle; 7/428 George St, Sydney tel 02/9221 7133, plus branches in Chatswood and Parramatta; Shop 15, Grand Arcade, 14-16 Willis St, Wellington tel 04/473 0991.