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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 coming from infected areas.
2: Immunisation against typhoid and poliomyelitis is often recommended.
Food & drink: All water should be regarded as a potential health risk. Water used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have first been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish, preferably served hot. Pork, salad and mayonnaise may carry increased risk. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.
Other risks: Hepatitis A and B are reported. Diarrhoeal diseases are common. Dengue fever, including its haemorrhagic form, occurs in epidemics. Diphtheria and tuberculosis may all occur.
Health care: Health insurance is strongly recommended. Tungaru Central Hospital on Tarawa provides medical service to all the islands. Government dispensaries on all islands are equipped to handle minor ailments and injuries. Visitors are advised to bring their own supply of basic medicines with them.
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