Brunei
• Vaccinations: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B,Typhoid, Rabies, Polio, Japanese encephalitis
• Travelers should be up to date on measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT), Polio.
• Rabies vaccination if traveling to rural areas.
• Japanese encephalitis vaccine if traveling torural farming areas of Brunei.
• Travel warnings for: Dengue, Filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, Plaque, Leptospirosis, Schistosomiasis, Cryptosporidiosis
• Dengue, Filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, Plaque area all carried by insects and travelers should avoid insect bites and use insect repellents with DEET(30%-50%).
• Leptospirosis: avoid swimming in fresh water.
• Schistosomiasis avoid swimming in fresh water.
• Cryptosporidiosis risk can be prevented by bottled water.
Posted on October 26, 2008
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