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| People holidaying in exotic places without being vaccinated is causing a rise in dangerous diseases like typhoid, warn doctors. | People holidaying in exotic places without being vaccinated is causing a rise in dangerous diseases like typhoid, warn doctors. |
| And low air fares could be fuelling the problem, they claim. | And low air fares could be fuelling the problem, they claim. |
| Figures from the Health Protection Agency show there has been a 69% increase in typhoid cases in recent years, with most acquired abroad. | Figures from the Health Protection Agency show there has been a 69% increase in typhoid cases in recent years, with most acquired abroad. |
| Health experts are launching a campaign Valuing Vaccines to spread the message about the importance of immunisation. | Health experts are launching a campaign Valuing Vaccines to spread the message about the importance of immunisation. |
| We have seen vaccine-preventable diseases like typhoid on the increase because people travel abroad to endemic areas without being vaccinated Travel health expert Dr Jane Zuckerman | We have seen vaccine-preventable diseases like typhoid on the increase because people travel abroad to endemic areas without being vaccinated Travel health expert Dr Jane Zuckerman |
| Dr Jane Zuckerman, director of the Centre for Travel Medicine at the Royal Free Hospital in north London, who is backing the campaign, said: "The level of public ignorance exposed by these results is extremely worrying. | Dr Jane Zuckerman, director of the Centre for Travel Medicine at the Royal Free Hospital in north London, who is backing the campaign, said: "The level of public ignorance exposed by these results is extremely worrying. |
| "We have seen vaccine-preventable diseases like typhoid on the increase because people travel abroad to endemic areas without being vaccinated and return sick to the UK." | "We have seen vaccine-preventable diseases like typhoid on the increase because people travel abroad to endemic areas without being vaccinated and return sick to the UK." |
| Typhoid kills 600,000 people worldwide each year. | Typhoid kills 600,000 people worldwide each year. |
| In 2002, 147 typhoid cases were reported in England and Wales, with 101 of those acquired abroad. | In 2002, 147 typhoid cases were reported in England and Wales, with 101 of those acquired abroad. |
| In 2006, this had leapt to 248 cases, of which 122 were acquired abroad. | In 2006, this had leapt to 248 cases, of which 122 were acquired abroad. |
| A milder strain of the disease, called paratyphoid and which cannot be vaccinated against, increased by 78% over the last five years. | |
| TYPHOID Typhoid is caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi and is picked up through contaminated food or waterTyphoid fever can be life-threatening unless treated promptly with antibioticsThe disease lasts several weeks and it takes people a long time to recover | TYPHOID Typhoid is caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi and is picked up through contaminated food or waterTyphoid fever can be life-threatening unless treated promptly with antibioticsThe disease lasts several weeks and it takes people a long time to recover |
| A survey of more than 1,000 reveals more than 1 in 3 people in the UK are not aware of the diseases which can be prevented by vaccination. | A survey of more than 1,000 reveals more than 1 in 3 people in the UK are not aware of the diseases which can be prevented by vaccination. |
| Nearly two-thirds did not know that typhoid could be prevented by vaccination, while two out of five incorrectly believed there was a vaccine for malaria. | Nearly two-thirds did not know that typhoid could be prevented by vaccination, while two out of five incorrectly believed there was a vaccine for malaria. |
| The Health Protection Agency said it was strongly in favour of the uptake of all recommended vaccines. | |
| A spokeswoman added: "Although typhoid has increased the figures are still quite low and tend to show some yearly fluctuation." | |
| TV personality, Tony Robinson, whose aunt died of the vaccine-preventable disease diphtheria, is fronting the Valuing Vaccines campaign. | TV personality, Tony Robinson, whose aunt died of the vaccine-preventable disease diphtheria, is fronting the Valuing Vaccines campaign. |
| Free booklets are being made available in GP surgeries, schools and online at www.uvig.org. | Free booklets are being made available in GP surgeries, schools and online at www.uvig.org. |
| Globally, 2 million deaths per year are prevented by vaccination and the World Health Organisation estimates that this figure could reach 4 to 5 million annually by 2015. | Globally, 2 million deaths per year are prevented by vaccination and the World Health Organisation estimates that this figure could reach 4 to 5 million annually by 2015. |