Endemic Diseases
General:
- Infectious Diseases and Travelers’ Health - Search by Destination (Centers for Disease Control)
- University Health Services Travel Clinic (provides immunizations and guidance for specific destinations; appointments must be scheduled 6-8 weeks prior to travel)
- Travel Advisories by Location (US Department of State)
- Safety Guidelines for Field Researchers (EH&S Publication)
- Zoonoses and Travel (USGS)
Specific risks:
- Preventing Valley Fever (California Department Public Health)
- West Nile Virus Fact Sheet (EH&S Publication)
- Hantavirus (Centers for Disease Control)
- Lyme Disease (California Department Public Health)
- Other Vector-borne Diseases (California Department Public Health)
- Poisonous Plants (NIOSH)
Wildlife Research and Zoonotic Risks
- Field Manual of Wildlife Disease — General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds (USGS)
- Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research (Ornithological Council, 2010)
- Trapping Techniques - Guidelines for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research (Society of Mammologists, 2011)
- Guidelines for Handling Animal Reservoirs of Hantaviruses (EH&S Publication)
- Working with Marine Mammals and Your Health (UC Davis Vet Medicine)
- Disease Precautions for Hunters (AVMA)
Extreme Conditions and Weather
- Weather Forecasts (NOAA)
- Heat Illness Prevention (EH&S Publication)
- Protecting Yourself in the Sun (OSHA)
- Cold Stress – Preventing Hypothermia and Frostbite (NIOSH)
- Extreme Cold Weather Clothing (US Antarctic Program)
- Lightning Safety (eLCOSH)
- Winter Storm and Other Emergency Preparedness (American Red Cross)