Itinerary

• Modes of transport

• Activities (planned and potential)

• Accommodation type

• Length of travel

• Countries and regions to be visited

  • Urban or rural areas

  • Elevation

• Purpose of visit

  • Visiting friends and relatives

  • Work

  • Leisure

• Age

• Medical history

• Traveller’s perception of risk

  • Past travel experiences

  • Attitudes and fears

For all travellers, assess the need to advise on the following:

• Boosters or catch up doses of recommended vaccines (e.g. tetanus, measles, influenza)

• Travel related vaccines (e.g. typhoid, hepatitis A, meningococcal)

• Rabies prevention and pre or post exposure prophylaxis

• Prevention of insect borne diseases, such as dengue, malaria, zika and chikungunya (e.g. antimalarial usage, preventing insect bites)

• Prevention of tick borne diseases (e.g. Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis)

• Measures to prevent, manage and treat food and water borne illness

• Altitude sickness

• Exposure to heat/cold/sun

• Deep vein thrombosis prevention

• Jet lag management advice

• Prevention of sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses

• Prevention of infection with parasites (e.g. schistosomiasis, hookworm)

• Relevant outbreaks in travel destinations

• Personal and traffic safety

• Safety and good hygiene around animals

• Travel insurance

• First aid kit and emergency medication for common travel-related illnesses.