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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
Typhoid
Tick borne encephalitis
Tuberculosis
Yellow Fever *
* The Yellow Fever vaccination may be required for travel to this country. Please click on the disease name above for more information.
Malaria risk
No risk of Malaria . Tablets not required.
Non-vaccine preventable risks
- Travellers' Diarrhoea is usually caused by eating contaminated food or drinking unsafe water. Symptoms may be severe with frequent watery stools, thirst, dry mouth and tongue, headache and weakness. Water should always be treated when there is doubt about its cleanliness. Food that may be contaminated must be thoroughly cooked and hands washed prior to eating.
- HIV infection is spread through sexual intercourse or infected blood or blood products (e.g. through blood transfusions or the use of blood 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.
- Leptospirosis is spread through the faeces of infected rodents especially rats. It is unusual for travellers to be affected unless living in poor sanitary conditions.
- Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever is spread by infected ticks usually found in animals such as cattle, sheep and goats. It cause a fever, muscle aches and pains, weakness, sensitivity to light, irritability and a rash. It is more common during the summer months and among those working in the livestock industry eg farmers, agricultural workers, slaughterhouse workers and veterinarians. Risk is reduced by using insect repellents on the skin and clothing and covering the skin, ie long sleeves and long trousers with the bottoms tucked in boots.
- Korean Haemorrhagic Fever and Hantaan Fevers are viral illnesses associated with kidney failure and lung disease. They are spread to humans via the saliva, urine and faeces of infected rodents. It is unusual for travellers to be afected unless living in poor sanitary conditions.