Barbados
• Vaccinations: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid
• Travelers should be up to date on measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT)
• Travel warnings for: Dengue, Histoplasmosis, Leptospirosis, Cryptosporidiosis
• Dengue: carried by insects and travelers should avoid insect bites and use insect repellent with DEET (30%-50%)
• Histoplasmosis: avoid bat guano or bird droppings.
• Leptospirosis: avoid swimming in fresh water
• Cryptosporidiosis: risk can be prevented by drinking bottled water.
Posted on November 26, 2008
