Switzerland

• Vaccinations: Hepatitis B

• Travelers should also be up to date for measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT)

• Travel warnings for: tick-borne encephalitis

• Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) carried by insects and travelers should avoid insect bites and use insect repellent with DEET (30%-50%). No TBE vaccines are available in the United States.

Posted on November 5, 2008

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  1. [...] Switzerland• Vaccinations: Hepatitis B. • Travelers should also be up to date for measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT). • Travel warnings for: Tickborne encephalitis. • Tickborne encephalitis (TBE) carried by insects and … [...]

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