Australia
• Vaccinations: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B,Typhoid, Rabies, Japanese encephalitis
• Travelers should be up to date on measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT)
• Rabies vaccination if traveling to rural areas.
• Japanese encephalitis vaccination if traveling to Torres Strait and northern Australia.
• Travel warnings for: Dengue, Filariasis, Ross River virus and Murray Valley encephalitis, Leptospirosis, Cryptosporidiosis
• Dengue, Filariasis, Ross River virus and Murray Valley encephalitis are all carried by insects and travelers should avoid insect bites and use insect repellent with DEET (30%-50%)
• Leptospirosis: avoid swimming in fresh water
• Cryptosporidiosis risk can be prevented by bottled water.
Posted on October 22, 2008
