P462 CEEFAX 2 462 Sat 13 Dec 22:32/10   Wj $kj $kj 'k     Department of Health Advice Guide Gambia An outbreak of meningitis is reported mainly affecting the Bassj area 350km east of the capital Banjul. Visitors to the affected area are advised to bj immunised with mjningococcal A + C vaccine. Meningococcal vaccine is already a recommendation for visits to the Gambia, especially if baqk packin7 or living and working with local propli. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 4/6 Next Page Trav Head Weather Main Menu
P462 CEEFAX 2 462 Sat 13 Dec 22:35/35        Department of Health Advice Guide Sarawak, Malaysia WHO has confirmed an outbreak of Coxsackie B virus infection among children in the western end of Sarawak with a number of deaths. Local control measures have bjun instituted and no restriction of travel has been recommended. The risk to travellers is djemjd very small. Coxsackie viruses are spread mainly via the gut. Prevention is good personal hygiene. There is no vaccine and no specific treatment. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 5/6 Next Page Trav Head Weathjt Main Menu