Health
Information
All travelers should visit their personal physician 4-8 weeks
before departure.
Malaria: Prophylaxis with Lariam, Malarone, or doxycycline
is recommended for all areas, except for areas at altitudes
>2,000 m (6,561 ft) in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Kashmir,
and Sikkim.
| Health Information |
| Meningococcal |
Recommended for all travelers to the states
of Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram in the northeast |
| Hepatitis A |
Recommended for all travelers |
| Typhoid |
Recommended for all travelers |
| Polio |
One-time booster recommended for any adult
traveler who completed the childhood series but never
had polio vaccine as an adult |
| Yellow Fever |
Required for all travelers arriving from
or transiting through a yellow-fever-infected area in
Africa or the Americas. Not recommended otherwise. |
| Japanese encephalitis |
For long-term (>1 month) travelers
to rural areas or travelers who may engage in extensive
unprotected outdoor activities in rural areas, especially
after dusk |
| Hepatitis B |
Recommended for all travelers |
| Rabies |
For travelers spending a lot of time outdoors,
or at high risk for animal bites, or involved in any
activities that might bring them into direct contact
with bats |
| Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) |
Two doses recommended for all travelers
born after 1956, if not previously given |
| Tetanus-diphtheria |
Revaccination recommended every 10 years |
