Travel Clinic

Tourism is the fastest growing industry worldwide. With globalization and a faster and cheaper transport network, more travellers are exposed to the risk of unusual diseases for which they may have little immunity and may not be readily diagnosed in their home count

Travel Vaccine Guidelines

1. REQUIRED‚ official / mandatory for certain countries.

a) Yellow Fever

Is officially required on entering certain countries or when coming from an infected area viz. South American and central African countries. Immunity lasts for 10 years.

It must be taken at least 10 days before departure.

b) Cholera

No longer recommended unless for special circumstances.

c) Meningitis

Required for Middle Eastern countries (HAJ), Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of SE Asia.

  1. RECOMMENDED for specific countries and healthy travel.

a) Hepatitis A

If visiting a developing country or if a frequent traveller.
Water or food borne disease. Booster dose after one year for 10 year immunity.

b) Hepatitis B

For all health workers going to live in a developing country for 3 months or more. Normal dose: 3 injections (0, 1, 6 months ).

Rapid schedule if there are time constraints: ( 0, 7, 21 days.)

c) Twinrix

Combined hepatitis A and B‚ 3 doses (0, 1, 6 months)

d) Typhoid

For developing countries. Single dose lasts 3 years.

e) Influenza

For high risk travelers eg. elderly, chronic illness. ROUTINE childhood immunizations that require boosters

f) Tetanus:

Course of 3 at childhood. Booster dose every 10 years.

g) Adacil Quadro

Tetanus / whooping cough / diphtheria / polio. Booster every 10 years

h) Rubella

For females 18‚ 35 years.

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