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* Cholera
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* Hepatitis A and/or E
* [[Hepatitis A]] and/or [[Hepatitis E|E]]


* Japanese encephalitis
* [[Japanese encephalitis]]


* Meningococcal
* [[Meningococcal]]


* Polio (adult booster dose)
* [[Polio]] (adult booster dose)


* Typhoid fever
* [[Typhoid fever]]


* Yellow fever
* [[Yellow fever]]


* Rabies
* [[Rabies]]


* Tick-borne encephalitis
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* Polio vaccine (OPV or IPV)
* Polio vaccine (OPV or IPV)
* Yellow fever vaccine for travellers going  to and coming from countries or areas  at risk of yellow fever
* Yellow fever vaccine for travellers going  to and coming from countries or areas  at risk of yellow fever
* Meningococcal vaccine (required by  Saudi Arabia for pilgrims
* Meningococcal vaccine (required by  Saudi Arabia for pilgrims)
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* Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
* Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
* Hepatitis B
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* Haemophilus influenzae type b
* [[Haemophilus influenzae type b]]
* Human papillomavirus
* [[Human papillomavirus]]
* Influenza (seasonal)
* [[Influenza|Influenza (seasonal)]]
* Measles, mumps and rubella
* [[MMR|Measles, mumps and rubella]]
* Pneumococcal
* [[Pneumococcal]]
* Polio
* [[Polio]]
* Rotavirus
* [[Rotavirus]]
* Tuberculosis
* [[Tuberculosis]]
* Varicella
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Revision as of 13:31, 21 April 2017

Vaccination Main Page

Traveler Vaccination

Home Page

Overview

Cholera

Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis

Haemophilus influenzae type b

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis E

Human papillomavirus

Influenza

Japanese encephalitis

Measles

Meningococcal Disease

Mumps

Pneumococcal disease

Poliomyelitis

Rabies

Rotavirus

Rubella

Tick-borne encephalitis

Tuberculosis

Typhoid fever

Varicella

Yellow fever

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Vaccination is a highly effective method of preventing certain infectious diseases. Vaccines are generally very safe and serious adverse reactions are uncommon. For travellers, vaccination offers the possibility of avoiding some infectious diseases that may be encountered abroad. However, satisfactory vaccines have not yet been developed against several of the most life-threatening conditions, including tuberculosis, malaria and HIV infection.

Planning before travel

Before departure, travellers should be advised about the risk of disease in the country or countries they plan to visit and the steps to be taken to prevent illness. There is no single vaccination schedule that fits all travellers. Each schedule must be individualized according to the traveller’s previous immunizations, health status and risk factors, the countries to be visited, the type and duration of travel, and the amount of time available before departure.

Travel-related vaccination

Category Rationale for vaccination Vaccine
Travel-related

vaccines

These vaccines are recommended to provide protection

against diseases endemic to the country of origin or of destination.

They are intended to protect travellers and to prevent disease spread

within and between countries.

  • Polio (adult booster dose)
Required

vaccines

Some countries require proof of vaccination for travellers to

enter the country.

  • Polio vaccine (OPV or IPV)
  • Yellow fever vaccine for travellers going to and coming from countries or areas at risk of yellow fever
  • Meningococcal vaccine (required by Saudi Arabia for pilgrims)
Routine

vaccines

These vaccines are not specific to travellers, but the pre-travel

consultation is a good opportunity for health care providers to review the

immunization status of infants, children, adolescents and adults.