Kuwait
• Vaccinations: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Rabies
• Travelers should also be up to date for Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR), Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus (DPT)
• Rabies vaccination if traveling to rural areas.
• Travel warnings for: Cutaneous leishmaniasis, Schistosomiasis, and Cryptosporidiosis.
• Cutaneous leishmaniasis are carried by insects and travelers should avoid insect bites and use insect repellent with DEET (30%-50%).
• Schistosomiasis avoid swimming in fresh water.
• Cryptosporidiosis risk can be prevented by drinking bottled water.
Posted on October 29, 2008
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