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| | Special Precautions | Certificate Required | | Yellow Fever | No | 1 | | Cholera | No | No | | Typhoid and Polio | 2 | N/A | | Malaria | No | N/A |
1: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over one year of age arriving from, or within six days of transitting, infected areas.
2: Immunisation against typhoid is generally advised.
Food & drink: Mains water is normally chlorinated, and whilst relatively safe, may cause mild abdominal upsets. Bottled water is available and is advised for the first few weeks of the stay. Drinking water outside main cities and towns may be contaminated and sterilisation is advisable. Milk is pasteurised and dairy products are safe for consumption. Local meat, poultry, seafood, fruit and vegetables are generally considered safe to eat.
Other risks: Hepatitis A and B occur and vaccination is recommended. Outbreaks of Japanese encephalitis have been reported as have epidemics of dengue fever.
Health care: There is no reciprocal Health Care Agreement with the UK. Health insurance is strongly recommended for all travellers.
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