Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine

In our travel medicine consultations, we discuss the most important health precautions for your trip – from mosquito protection and malaria prophylaxis to the recommended and required vaccinations. Our advice is based on current international guidelines and country-specific recommendations, considering your specific destination, your health, and the nature of your journey. All vaccinations can be administered at our centre.

We advise on and administer all vaccinations included in the Swiss Vaccination Schedule, such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), influenza and herpes zoster. As part of a vaccination review, we assess your vaccination history against current recommendations from the Federal Office of Public Health and the Federal Commission for Vaccination, and provide a clear overview of any vaccinations that are due, overdue or already covered.

If you return from a trip with symptoms of illness, we are here to help – whether it’s to investigate fever, persistent diarrhoea, skin problems or a suspected tropical infection, such as malaria or dengue. Through our reference laboratory for human parasitic diseases, we can diagnose even very rare conditions quickly and reliably, so that effective treatment can be started without delay.

We offer advisory services to medical professionals on matters such as the investigation and treatment of tropical and parasitic diseases, specialist travel medicine queries and the ordering of antiparasitic drugs. Together with the Diagnostic Centre of Swiss TPH, we operate as the National Reference Centre for Malaria and are a well-established destination for tropical medicine consultation in Switzerland.

The Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine is located in the 'Turmhaus' building at Aeschenplatz 2, in the centre of Basel. It is just a few minutes’ walk from the SBB train station. Aeschenplatz is easily reached by tram or bus. There are parking spaces available in the nearby public car parks. Bicycle stands are located next to the building.

Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine
Aeschenplatz 2
4052 Basel

Dengue fever is spreading rapidly, including in Switzerland. Cases have already been reported in Ticino, Basel and Geneva. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes, primarily the tiger mosquito. What can you do to protect yourself, and what should you do if you contract dengue fever? The Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine in Basel provides information on «GESUNDHEITHEUTE».

For their programme diagnose: sommerspezial, Telebasel visited the Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine and spoke to co-head Dr Esther Künzli about what travellers should be aware of, what should be in a first-aid kit and what to do if symptoms occur on return.