Tonga

• Vaccinations:  Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Rabies

• 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, Cryptosporidiosis.

 

Dengue, Filariasis are carried by insects and travelers should avoid insect bites and use insect repellent with DEET (30%-50%)

Cryptosporidiosis risk can be prevented by bottled water.

 

Posted on November 6, 2008

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