Your Destination. Your Healthy Travel Plan.
Before going abroad, the PLU Health Center can help you to put together an individualized plan to make sure that you stay healthy while abroad. The information listed below is, in most cases, a recommendation for travelers and not a requirement. You will need to think about:
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Immunizations |
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Risk of Malaria
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Insect-borne diseases
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Other Considerations like Animal Hazards, food dangers, or water-borne illnesses.
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Risks will vary depending on itinerary, length of stay, style of travel, season of the year, and personal health issues.
Each person has a different risk tolerance. Individual travel counseling is encourage. Consultation is required to obtain travel vaccinations or medications from the Student Health Center.
Routine immunizations should be up to date before traveling to any destination. These include tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (booster dose within the last ten years), MMR (measles-mumps-rubella), hepatitis B, varicella (if there is no history of chicken pox) and influenza (yearly vaccine).
Destinations
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Namibia
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Routine, Hepatitis A, Polio, Typhoid, *Rabies
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Certain provinces including Etosha National Park from November to June, Chloroquine resistant
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African Sleeping Sickness, Dengue Fever, Leishmaniasis, Plague, Rift Valley Fever
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Altitude, dust and pollen concerns, food and beverage precautions, Heat/Sun-related illness and injury, HIV (21% incidence), Animal Hazards (Poisonous snakes, spiders, scorpions), Schistosomiasis (avoid fresh water swimming/bathing) Tuberculosis (290/100,000 active cases)
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Paraguay
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Routine, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, *Rabies
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Risk in rural areas along southeastern border, No risk in Asuncion
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Chagas' Disease, Dengue Fever, Leishmaniasis
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Animal hazards (snakes, centipedes, scorpions, spiders, carnivorous fish), Food and beverage precautions, Heat/Sun-related illness and injury, Tuberculosis (30/100,000 active cases)
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Scotland
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Routine
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No Risk
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Tick-borne diseases in summer months |
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No Risk |
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Senegal
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Routine, Hepatitis A, Meningococcal Meningitis (dry season—Dec. to June), Typhoid, Yellow Fever, *Rabies
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Entire country throughout the year, Chloroquine resistant
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African Sleeping Sickness, Dengue Fever, Onchocerciasis, Tick-borne diseases, Yellow Fever
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Food and beverage precautions, Heat/Sun-related illness and injury, Schistosomiasis (avoid fresh water swimming/bathing), Tuberculosis (100/100,000 active cases)
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South Africa
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Routine, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, *Rabies
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No risk in major cities, Present in low altitude areas along northeastern border including Kruger National Park
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African Tick Typhus, Chikungunya Fever, Sindbis Fever, West Nile Virus
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Air pollution, Animal hazards (snakes and spiders), Food and beverage precautions, Heat/Sun-related illness and injury, HIV (19% prevalence), Marine hazards (jellyfish, stingrays and poisonous fish), Schistosomiasis (avoid fresh water swimming/bathing), Tuberculosis (245/100,000 active cases)
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Tanzania
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Routine, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, *Rabies
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All areas less than 5,900 ft., Chloroquine resistant
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African Sleeping Sickness, Dengue Fever, Leishmaniasis, Onchocerciasis, Tick-borne diseases, Yellow Fever
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Altitude sickness, Animal hazards (snakes, scorpions, spiders), Food and beverage precautions, HIV (6.5% prevalence), Schistosomiasis (avoid fresh water swimming/bathing), Tuberculosis (150/100,000 active cases)
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Tibet
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Routine, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, *Rabies
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Valley of the Zangbo River only
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Leishmaniasis
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Altitude sickness, Avian Influenza, Food and beverage precautions, Sun-related injury
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Routine, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Yellow Fever
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No Risk
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Dengue Fever
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Food and beverage precautions, Heat/Sun-related illness and injury, HIV (1.5% prevalence), Marine hazards (jellyfish, sea urchins, coral, sharks), Ciguatera poisoning from reef fish, Severe penalties for drug crimes, Foul language, army and camouflage clothing illegal
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Uganda
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Routine, Hepatitis A, Meningococcal Meningitis (dry season—Dec. to June), Polio, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, *Rabies
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Entire country throughout the year, Chloroquine resistant
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African Sleeping Sickness, Dengue Fever, Leishmaniasis, Filiarisis, Onchocerciasis, Tick, louse and flea-borne diseases, Yellow Fever
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Animal hazards (snakes, spiders, scorpions), Blood supply is unsafe, Food and beverage precautions, Heat/Sun-related illness and injury, HIV (1.9% prevalence), Schistosomiasis (avoid fresh water swimming/bathing), Tuberculosis (120/100,000 active cases)
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*Rabies vaccine is recommended for occupational exposure, adventure travelers; especially individuals who will be more than 24 hours from a reliable source of post-exposure vaccine. Animal bites and scratches should be washed immediately with soap and water and a medical provider consulted.
**Japanese Encephalitis vaccine is recommended for travelers anticipating spending extensive time (usually considered to be > 4 weeks) in risk areas, or who will have unprotected outdoor evening and nighttime exposure such as bikers, campers and certain occupations.
