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Health

 Special PrecautionsCertificate Required
Yellow FeverNo1
CholeraNoNo
Typhoid and PolioNoN/A
MalariaNoN/A


1: A yellow fever certificate is required for travellers coming from South American and African countries.

Other risks: Visitors to forested areas should consider vaccination for tick-borne encephalitis.
Rabies
is present. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay. For more information, consult the Health appendix.


Health care: There is a reciprocal health agreement with the UK. On presentation of Form E111 (which must not be more than 12 months old to avoid the possibility of bureaucratic non-acceptance) at an office of the Caisse Primaire d’Assurance Maladie (Sickness Insurance Office), UK citizens are entitled to a refund of 70-80 per cent of charges incurred for dental and medical (including hospital) treatments and around 35-65 per cent of charges incurred for prescribed medicines. Application forms for Form E111 are obtainable from post offices. The standard of medical facilities and practitioners in France is very high but so are the fees, and health insurance is recommended – even for UK citizens.


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