The completely revised 2010 edition of Health Information for Overseas Travel, also known as the UK ‘Yellow Book’, contains comprehensive information and advice for travel health professionals with sections on:

 

• risk assessment and risk management in the pre-travel consultation                     
• guidance on travellers with special health needs or who are undertaking challenging itineraries
• algorithms for medically managing returned travellers
• an extensive disease guide
• a wide listing of resources

This publication is designed to complement the dynamic information found on the NaTHNaC website.

Yellow Book launch

NaTHNaC celebrated the launch of the Yellow Book on 23 June 2010. Read about the evening and view photos here.

Download sample chapters

These sample chapters are abridged PDF versions and are examples of the content of the book.

• Preface to the 2010 edition (73KB PDF)
• The Pre-Travel Consultation (816KB PDF)
• Special Risks - Traveller: Cardiovascular Disease (109KB PDF)
• Special Risks - Traveller: Diabetes (69KB PDF)
• Special Risks - Travel: Altitude (106KB PDF)
• Ill Returned Traveller: Diarrhoeal illness algorithm (43KB PDF)
• Disease Guide: Amoebiasis (38KB PDF)
• Disease Guide: Cholera (50KB PDF)
• Disease Guide: Malaria (154KB PDF)

Ordering information

Find out how to obtain a copy of the Yellow Book here

Changes to the 2010 edition

The 2010 edition was current at the time of printing. Changes made since its publication can be found here.