Dec 7, 2010

Recommended Vaccinations for Travel to Senegal

Source: http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destinations/africa/senegal.php
Summary of recommendations:

All travelers should visit either their personal physician or a 
travel health clinic 4-8 weeks before departure.
Malaria: Prophylaxis with Lariam (mefloquine), Malarone
(atovaquone/proguanil), or doxycycline is recommended for all areas. 


Vaccinations:
Hepatitis A
Recommended for all travelers
Typhoid
Recommended for all travelers
Yellow fever
Recommended for all travelers. Required for travelers arriving from a yellow-fever-infected area in Africa or the Americas.
Meningococcus
Recommended during the dry season (November through June)
Polio
One-time booster recommended for any adult traveler who completed the childhood series but never had polio vaccine as an adult
Hepatitis B
Recommended for all travelers
Rabies
For travelers spending a lot of time outdoors, or at high risk for animal bites, or involved in any activities that might bring them into direct contact with bats
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not previously given
Tetanus-diphtheria
Revaccination recommended every 10 years


You need to make sure you have your health card and medical
coverage from your home country before you come to Senegal.

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