Vaccination or Disease: Recommendations or Requirements for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases . Recommended if you are not up- to date with routine shots such as: measles,mumps,rubella (MMR) Vaccine, diphtheria ,pertussis, tetanus (DPT) vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc.

Yellow Fever: Yellow fever vaccination recommendation for travelers to Uganda: For all travelers >9 months of age. Uganda requires travelers arriving from countries where yellow fever is present to present proof of yellow fever vaccination. Vaccination should be given 10 days before travel and at 10 year intervals if there is on-going risk. Find an authorized U.S. yellow fever vaccination clinic.

Hepatitis A: or immune globulin (IG): Recommended for all unvaccinated people traveling to or working in countries with an intermediate or high level of hepatitis A virus infection where exposure might occur through food or water.   Cases of travel-related hepatitis A can also occur in travel to developing countries with “standard” tourist itineraries, accommodations, and food consumption behaviors.

Hepatitis B: Recommended for all unvaccinated persons traveling to or working in countries with intermediate to high levels of endemic HBV transmission, especially those who might be exposed to blood or body fluids, have sexual contact with the local population , or be exposed through medical treatment(e.g., for an accident).

Typhoid: Recommended for all unvaccinated people traveling to or working in East Africa, especially if visiting smaller cities, villages, or rural areas and staying with friends or relatives where exposure might occur through food or water.

Meningococcal (meningitis): Recommended if you plan to visit countries that experience epidemics of meningococcal disease during December through June.

Rabies: Recommended for traveler spending a lot of time outdoors, especially in rural areas, involved in activities such as bicycling, camping, or hiking. Also recommended for travelers with significant occupational risks (such as veterinarians), for long –term travelers and expatriates living in areas with a significant risk of exposure, and for travelers involved in any activities that might bring them into direct contact with bats. Children are considered at higher risk because they tend to play with animal, may receive more severe bites, or may not report bites. Note: Rabies vaccine is temporarily in limited supply. For updates on the rabies vaccine supply, please check the Rabies News and Highlights page regularly.

Polio: Recommended for adult travelers who received a primary series with either inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) or oral polio vaccine (OPV). They should receive another dose of IPV before departure. For adults, available data do not indicate the need for more than a single lifetime booster dose with IPV>.  

Antimalarial Drug Information
Travelers to areas with malaria risk in Africa, South America, the Indian Subcontinent, Tajikistan, Asia, and the South Pacific should take one of the following antimalarial drugs (listed alphabetically):

• Atovaquone/proguanil-(brand name: MalaroneTM)
• Doxycycline
• Mefloquine-(brand name LariamTM and generic)

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