What about tropical diseases? - A reasonable amount of care is advisable.  Ask your physician for his recommendations. The U.S. Public Health Service or I.A.M.A.T  also publishes periodic advisories for all foreign countries, providing recommendations for immunizations. We recommend an anti-malarial, a yellow-fever shot and any other inoculations that your personal physician might suggest.  We fish in the headwaters of remote Amazon rivers, generally well upriver of any permanent habitation.  Typically, diseases are passed from human to human when they are in close proximity.  Your chances of coming into contact with any diseases are far greater on the airplanes and in the cities than they are in the camps.

You can call USPHS at 800–279–1605.

for general inquiries or write to;
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website; http://www.usphs.gov/

Contact I.A.M.A.T.
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Niagara Falls, NY 14304-1745

Tel: 716 754 4883

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