For malaria, there are now several drugs approved here, the prescription of which is individually adapted to the needs of the traveler: e.g. Resochin®, Paludrin®, Lariam®, Malarone®, Riamet® and, in exceptional cases, the antibiotic doxycycline *. Depending on the incidence of malaria in the destination country, the length of stay, the individual's health status [...]

Every year towards the end of the peak travel season in late summer and autumn, an accumulation of hepatitis A diseases occurs in Germany. Only a vaccination can protect against hepatitis A. The RKI (Robert Koch Institute) reported a total of 929 cases in 2009 (2008: 1073). In about half of the cases, the [...]

Yellow fever is an extremely dangerous viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. This means that 100% protection is not possible for the traveler. Yellow fever vaccination should be considered when traveling to southern countries. We will be happy to advise you on yellow fever vaccination in our practice in Munich. The yellow fever virus belongs [...]

Disease patternTyphoid abdominalis can occur worldwide. In Germany, this disease has been greatly reduced by epidemic hygiene measures, but here, too, flare-ups of disease must always be expected. The main source of this danger is the introduction of typhoid fever by travelers.EpidemiologyThe causative agent of abdominal typhus occurs worldwide. More than 43 million cases are [...]

First, some things worth knowing about hepatitis B Approximately 350 million people worldwide suffer from chronic hepatitis B infection, 75% of them in the Asia-Pacific region. Unlike hepatitis A, hepatitis B can become chronic and lead to severe liver damage, including cirrhosis with liver failure. 0.5 - 1 million people worldwide die each year [...]

Rabies vaccination is becoming increasingly accepted by travelers and represents a not inconsiderable expense in travel medicine counseling. Here, the traveler's fears of the frequency of the disease are in the foreground. High-quality medical advice, especially in this sensitive area, should of course, like all our medical activities, be based on factual arguments and [...]

The travel vaccination against Japanese encephalitis, i.e. Japanese meningitis, is becoming more and more important, especially for professionally induced trips to Southeast Asia. Almost the entire area is a potential infection area, even though with a varying frequency at different seasons. As within all our medical activities a high-quality medical consultation, especially in this sensitive [...]