DYNAMO
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS
All
travelers should visit either their personal physician or a travel health clinic 4-8 weeks before departure.
AUSTRALIA
In
general, no special immunizations or medications are necessary for travel to
Australia. However, insect repellents and other measures
to prevent mosquito bites are strongly advised for many areas, especially the
Northern Territory and Western Australia, because of the risk of Murray Valley
encephalitis, Ross River virus infections, and other mosquito-borne illnesses
Vaccinations:
|
Influenza |
Recommended for all travelers from May through October |
|
Yellow fever |
Required for travelers entering Australia within 6 days of
having been in or passed through a yellow-fever-infected area in Africa or
the Americas. Not recommended or required otherwise. |
|
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) |
Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not
previously given |
|
Tetanus-diphtheria |
Revaccination recommended every 10 years |
MALDIVES
Vaccinations:
|
Hepatitis A |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Typhoid |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Yellow fever |
Required for all travelers arriving from a yellow-fever-infected
area in Africa or the Americas. Not recommended otherwise. |
|
Hepatitis B |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Rabies |
For travelers spending a lot of time outdoors, or at high risk
for animal bites, or involved in any activities that might bring them into
direct contact with bats |
|
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) |
Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not
previously given |
|
Tetanus-diphtheria |
Revaccination recommended every 10 years |
SINGAPORE
|
Hepatitis A |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Yellow fever |
Required for all travelers greater than one year of age arriving
from or transiting through a yellow-fever-infected area in Africa or the
Americas. Not recommended otherwise. |
|
Japanese encephalitis |
For travelers who may spend a month or more in rural areas and
for short-term travelers who may spend substantial time outdoors in rural
areas, especially after dusk |
|
Hepatitis B |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) |
Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not
previously given |
|
Tetanus-diphtheria |
Revaccination recommended every 10 years |
|
|
|
THAILAND
Malaria:Â Prophylaxis with Malarone
(atovaquone/proguanil) or doxycycline is recommended fo local cases have been
reported from Phang Nga and Phuket; insect protection measures but not malaria
pills are not recommended for these two areas.
Vaccinations:
|
Hepatitis A |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Typhoid |
For travelers who may eat or drink outside major restaurants and
hotels |
|
Yellow fever |
Required for all travelers greater than one year of age arriving
from a yellow-fever-infected area in Africa or the Americas. Not recommended
otherwise. |
|
Japanese encephalitis |
For travelers who may spend a month or more in rural areas and
for short-term travelers who may spend substantial time outdoors in rural
areas, especially after dusk |
|
Hepatitis B |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Rabies |
For travelers spending a lot of time outdoors, or at high risk
for animal bites, or involved in any activities that might bring them into
direct contact with bats |
|
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) |
Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not
previously given |
|
Tetanus-diphtheria |
Revaccination recommended every 10 years |
AUSTRALIA
In
general, no special immunizations or medications are necessary for travel to
Australia. However, insect repellents and other measures
to prevent mosquito bites are strongly advised for many areas, especially the
Northern Territory and Western Australia, because of the risk of Murray Valley
encephalitis, Ross River virus infections, and other mosquito-borne illnesses
Vaccinations:
|
Influenza |
Recommended for all travelers from May through October |
|
Yellow fever |
Required for travelers entering Australia within 6 days of
having been in or passed through a yellow-fever-infected area in Africa or
the Americas. Not recommended or required otherwise. |
|
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) |
Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not
previously given |
|
Tetanus-diphtheria |
Revaccination recommended every 10 years |
SOUTH
AFRICA
Malaria:Â Prophylaxis with Lariam
(mefloquine), Malarone (atovaquone/proguanil), or doxycycline is recommended
for travel to low-altitude areas of the Mpumalanga Province (including Kruger
Natonal Park), Limpopo Province, Northern Province, and northeastern KwaZulu-Natal
as far south as the Tugela River.
Vaccinations:
|
Hepatitis A |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Typhoid |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Yellow fever |
Required for travelers arriving from a yellow-fever-infected
area in Africa or the Americas |
|
Hepatitis B |
Recommended for all travelers |
|
Rabies |
For travelers spending a lot of time outdoors, or at high risk
for animal bites, or involved in any activities that might bring them into
direct contact with bats |
|
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) |
Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not previously given |
|
Tetanus-diphtheria |
Revaccination recommended every 10 years |