Preamble
The Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT)
provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing
and timely medical, scientific, and public health advice relating to tropical
infectious disease and health risks associated with international
travel. PHAC acknowledges that the advice and recommendations set
out in this statement are based upon the best current available scientific
knowledge and medical practices, and is disseminating this document
for information purposes to both travellers and the medical community
caring for travellers.
