Haiti

  • Vaccinations: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid
    • Travelers should be up to date on measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT)
  • Travel warnings for: Malaria, Dengue, Histoplasmosis, Leptospirosis, Cryptosporidiosis
    • Malaria all areas of Haiti.
      • Chloroquine is the recommended antimalarial drug.
    • 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 bottled water.

Posted on October 5, 2008

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