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Box 33.1

Advice on Management of Infectious Diseases Acquired Abroad

Imported Fever Service: 24-h advice on clinical management, diagnostic tests and public health aspects of imported infection. Call the service on 0844 778 8990 after first obtaining advice from local infection specialists (infectious diseases or microbiology). Provides all VHF screening for England and Wales

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/imported-fever-service-ifs

National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC): detailed pre-travel advice and frequent intelligence reports on outbreaks overseas that may be imported to the UK

http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/

Malaria Guidelines: UK Government website providing access to current UK standards of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of malaria

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/malaria-guidance-data-and-analysis

British Infection Association: publishes numerous guidelines on infection, including imported diseases, with free access to these from

http://www.britishinfection.org/guidelines-resources/