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 intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Dehydration and hot weather
Dehydration is the loss of water and salts from the body. You are at particular risk of dehydration during hot weather.
Eating out safely
The Food Safety Information Council has stressed the importance of education on food handling and safety procedures.
Food poisoning
Food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated with harmful amounts of bacteria.
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
Gastroenteritis is an infection of the bowel that causes diarrhoea and sometimes vomiting. Find out more about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of gastroenteritis.
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.
Listeriosis: eating safely in pregnancy
Pregnant women should know about listeriosis, an infection caused by a bacterium on the surface of raw, unwashed vegetables and some processed foods.
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 that is caused by a bacterium called 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 intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Dehydration and hot weather
Dehydration is the loss of water and salts from the body. You are at particular risk of dehydration during hot weather.
Eating out safely
The Food Safety Information Council has stressed the importance of education on food handling and safety procedures.
Food poisoning
Food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated with harmful amounts of bacteria.
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
Gastroenteritis is an infection of the bowel that causes diarrhoea and sometimes vomiting. Find out more about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of gastroenteritis.
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.
Listeriosis: eating safely in pregnancy
Pregnant women should know about listeriosis, an infection caused by a bacterium on the surface of raw, unwashed vegetables and some processed foods.
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 that is caused by a bacterium called 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.
