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The 1st Contact Travel Clinic can assist you with the following recommended vaccinations. Click on the disease name for more information.
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| Vaccination Type |
| Vaccines not normally required. |
Other vaccine preventable risks
The following vaccinations may be considered depending on your itinerary and planned activities. These can be discussed in more detail with one of our travel health consultants.
Hepatitis B
Tick borne encephalitis
Rabies
Malaria risk
No risk of Malaria . Tablets not required.
Non-vaccine preventable risks
- Contact with water contaminated by the faeces of infected rodents can result in Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Symptoms include sudden onset of fever, lower back pain, confusion, clotting disorders and renal failure.
- HIV infection is spread through sexual intercourse or infected blood or blood products (eg. through blood transfusions or the use of contaminated instruments such as intravenous needles).
- Leishmaniasis is spread through the bite of an infected sand fly. It can cause a slowly growing skin lump or ulcer and sometimes a serious life-threatening fever with anaemia and weight loss. Infected dogs are carriers of the infection. Sand fly bites should be avoided whenever possible.
- West Nile Fever is contracted through mosquito bites. It has become more widely recognised in recent years. Symptoms include fever, sensitivity to light, conjunctivitis, swelling of the lymph glands and rash. Especially during summer months, travellers should take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.