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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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| 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
Rabies
Tick Borne Encephalitis
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).
- Lyme disease is transmitted to humans from infected ticks, with animals such as rodents, dogs, deers and birds being responisble for spreading the tick over wide areas. Symptoms after being bitten can include a rash, body aches and more rarely neurological ailments such as facial palsy and meningitis. The risk to travellers is highest in the temperate areas in North America including the east coastal states, Europe and Scandanavia. Avoidance of tick bites where possible is recommended.