M.S. Shook Student Health Service

Providing Appalachian State University Students with appropriate travel information as well as personalized vaccination and medication recommendations (including costs) in preparation for international travel.

Travel Health Information

Students will need to enroll in Travel Health 101 (link below) if they are traveling to any of the following countries:

* If your destination country is not listed, please click on the 'Other Travel' link instead.

Travel Resources

General Information

Guidance for Travel advice is provided by Travax® which is our primary resource based on WHO (World Health Organization), CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention), and US State Department guidance as well as the Australia and Canadian equivalents. Travax® is a detailed educational and regularly updated resource to provide travelers with the latest recommendations regarding possible exposure to illnesses. General traveler’s information will be provided as well for enhanced personal well-being and safety.

Ideally, an appointment should be made a minimum of six weeks prior to your trip for maximum health protection regarding the necessary vaccines and medication.  The Travel Nurses can still provide guidance even for last minute travel.

How Travel Services Appointments Work

1)  Call 828-262-6318 to book a travel consultation appointment.
2)  Complete the Travel Consultation Questionnaire which will become available in MedPortal when the appointment is booked.
3)  Complete the Travel Health 101 module in ASULearn.
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4)  Bring questions and concerns to the 1:1 appointment.

Any vaccinations and medications are recommendations, subject to individual choice, and can be completed fully, partially, or not at all at the initial travel appointment or in a later appointment(s).

Vaccinations and Medications

The following vaccinations and medications are offered at Student Health Services.  If there are recommendations not available at Student Health Services, we will explain options for locating them.

Vaccinations - by individualized recommendation.  

Hepatitis A (Havrix): 2 shot series
Hepatitis B (Engerix B): 3 shot series OR (Heplisav): 2 shot series
Varivax (Chickenpox): 2 shot series
Typhoid Injectable (Typhoid Vi)
Typhoid Oral (Vivotif)
Meningococcal Vaccine (Menactra)
MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella)
Tetanus Diphtheria (Td)
Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap)
TB Skin Test (TST)
HPV (Gardasil): 3 shot series
Japanese Encephalitis: 2 shot series -must be pre-ordered and prepaid
Yellow Fever: must be pre-ordered

Medications - prescription by individualized recommendation

Altitude Sickness Medication

• Diamox (Acetazolamide)

Anti-Malarial - by prescription

• Aralen (Chloroquine)
• Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine)
• Malarone (Atovaquone / Proguanil)
• Vibramycin (Doxycycline)

Antifungal - by prescription

• Diflucan (fluconazole)

Traveler's Diarrhea - OTC and by prescription

• Pepto-Bismol (Bismuth) - OTC - preventative
• Imodium (Lomotil) - OTC
• Cipro (Ciprofloxacin)
• Zithromax (Azithromycin)
• Oral Rehydration Solution packets

For more information, call M.S. Shook Student Health Services Travel Office at (828) 262-6318 OR send a secure message to RN Travel Clinic.

Helpful Links for Travelers

• Immunization information
• STEP program
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