Travel Health topics
- Air travel, DVT and jet lag
- Bites and stings
- Dehydration and heat
- Gastroenteritis, tummy bugs and food safety
- Hepatitis A, B and C
Gastroenteritis, tummy bugs and food safety
Find out more about food poisoning and other infections that can cause stomach upsets, both at home and when travelling overseas.
Cholera
Cholera is a diarrhoeal illness caused by infection of the bowel with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Many people have only mild symptoms. A vaccine is available.
Eating out safely
The Food Safety Information Council has stressed the importance of education on food handling and safety procedures.
Food poisoning
Food poisoning: causes, symptoms and tips on how to prevent it.
Food poisoning from eggs increasing
Salmonella poisoning from eggs is increasing in Australia, experts say, after analysing almost a decade of data on foodborne disease.
Food poisoning: eggs cause one in 5 outbreaks
Eggs appear to be responsible for nearly one in 5 outbreaks of food-borne illness in Australia.
Food tips for travellers
Here are some tips for eating and drinking safely while you travel.
Gastroenteritis in children
Find out about gastroenteritis in kids - symptoms, treatment and prevention, and how to prevent and treat dehydration due to gastro.
Healthy holiday eating: quick tips
Here are some tips to help you stay healthy and avoid illnesses carried in food and water when you are travelling.
Listeria risk in pregnancy
Listeria bacteria can cause serious problems during pregnancy, but there are steps you can take to avoid infection.
Listeria-infected rockmelons spark warning
US listeria outbreak linked to rockmelons prompts WHO to warn that food-borne disease outbreaks are growing global threat.
Travellers' diarrhoea
Contaminated food and drink are the major sources of stomach or intestinal illness while travelling.
Travellers' diarrhoea prevented by cows milk extract
Bovine colostrum tablets (Travelan) protect against certain bacteria that can cause traveller's diarrhoea, a study shows.
Travellers' diarrhoea prevention
Travellers` diarrhoea is a common problem. Find out rules to follow for food and drink and what to do if you get an attack of diarrhoea while on an overseas trip.
Typhoid
Typhoid fever is an infection caused by Salmonella typhi. Most cases in Australia occur in travellers returning from developing countries.
Vitamin A poisoning from eating fish livers
Eating the liver of carnivorous fish may lead to food poisoning caused by toxic levels of vitamin A, doctors warn.
Cholera is a diarrhoeal illness caused by infection of the bowel with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Many people have only mild symptoms. A vaccine is available.
Eating out safely
The Food Safety Information Council has stressed the importance of education on food handling and safety procedures.
Food poisoning
Food poisoning: causes, symptoms and tips on how to prevent it.
Food poisoning from eggs increasing
Salmonella poisoning from eggs is increasing in Australia, experts say, after analysing almost a decade of data on foodborne disease.
Food poisoning: eggs cause one in 5 outbreaks
Eggs appear to be responsible for nearly one in 5 outbreaks of food-borne illness in Australia.
Food tips for travellers
Here are some tips for eating and drinking safely while you travel.
Gastroenteritis in children
Find out about gastroenteritis in kids - symptoms, treatment and prevention, and how to prevent and treat dehydration due to gastro.
Healthy holiday eating: quick tips
Here are some tips to help you stay healthy and avoid illnesses carried in food and water when you are travelling.
Listeria risk in pregnancy
Listeria bacteria can cause serious problems during pregnancy, but there are steps you can take to avoid infection.
Listeria-infected rockmelons spark warning
US listeria outbreak linked to rockmelons prompts WHO to warn that food-borne disease outbreaks are growing global threat.
Travellers' diarrhoea
Contaminated food and drink are the major sources of stomach or intestinal illness while travelling.
Travellers' diarrhoea prevented by cows milk extract
Bovine colostrum tablets (Travelan) protect against certain bacteria that can cause traveller's diarrhoea, a study shows.
Travellers' diarrhoea prevention
Travellers` diarrhoea is a common problem. Find out rules to follow for food and drink and what to do if you get an attack of diarrhoea while on an overseas trip.
Typhoid
Typhoid fever is an infection caused by Salmonella typhi. Most cases in Australia occur in travellers returning from developing countries.
Vitamin A poisoning from eating fish livers
Eating the liver of carnivorous fish may lead to food poisoning caused by toxic levels of vitamin A, doctors warn.
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