There were also numbers for the International Society of Travel Medicine, and a link to its Web site, www.istm.org.

Studies reported by the Journal of Travel Medicine have found the patches to be as effective as antihistamine pills.

The fledgling International Society of Travel Medicine will soon have a list.

Seven or eight years ago there were no more than two dozen United States clinics in the International Society of Travel Medicine.

The current Chair of the Faculty of Travel Medicine is Dr. Matthew Klein.

This year, the conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine had a major new malaria drug to discuss, Malarone.

The International Society of Travel Medicine now maintains its list, sorted by country and by state within the United States, on the Web only, at www.istm.org.

Also on the association site are articles from the Journal of Travel Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication.

That year Dr. Shlim also reported on the new disease at the first meeting of the International Society of Travel Medicine in Atlanta.

Dr. Aldis was writing to members of the International Society of Travel Medicine on their E-mail forum.