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Foreign Entry Requirements (Regularly Updated)
Includes HIV/AIDS stipulations.
From U.S. Department of State
HIV Advocates Protest HIV Travel Proposal (January 4, 2008)
600 groups and individuals respond to the feds' call for comments on policy barring people with HIV from U.S.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Denying Entry, Stay and Residence Due to HIV Status (2008)
Ten things you need to know.
From International AIDS Society
On the Road With HIV: A Guide for Positive Travelers (Summer 2007)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Preventing Infections During Travel (June 21, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advising Travelers With Specific Needs (June 18, 2007)
In Traveler's Health: Yellow Book, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Handling Food Safely on the Road (May 8, 2007)
From U.S. Department of Agriculture
HIV Testing Requirements for Entry Into Foreign Countries (March 2006)
From U.S. Department of State
UNAIDS, International Organization for Migration Call for End to Restrictions on Travel for HIV-Positive People (June 15, 2004)
There is "no public health justification" for the mandatory HIV testing policies required for travel to the United States, Russia and many Arab countries, the groups say.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
General Information Regarding HIV and Travel (2003/2004)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infection and Travel in Patients With HIV Disease (January 2004)
From a comprehensive, on-line textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
From HIV InSite
California: Officials Warn Travelers of Hepatitis (July 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vaccine Recommendations for Travelers With Altered Immunocompetence, Including HIV (May 22, 2001)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad (2001)
From U.S. Department of State
On the Road With HIV ... or, How to Have a Healthy, Fun Vacation! (June 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Travel Tips for People With HIV (December 1998)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles

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