Samoa
• Vaccinations: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid
• Travelers should also be up to date for measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT), Polio
• Rabies vaccination if traveling to rural areas.
• Travel warnings for: Dengue, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis, Leptospirosis, Cryptosporidiosis.
• Dengue, Filariasis,Cutaneous leishmaniasis are all carried by insects. 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 drinking bottled water.
Posted on November 5, 2008
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