•Vaccination Recommendations
Recommended if you are not up-to-date with routine shots such
as, measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus
(DPT) vaccine, etc.
•
Yellow Fever for
travelers to Senegal: For all travelers >9 months of age.
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.
•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 travelers 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 and who might be exposed to
blood or body fluids, have sexual contact with the local population, or be exposed through medical
treatment, such as for an accident, and for all adults requesting
protection from HBV infection.
•Typhoid Recommended for all unvaccinated people
traveling to or working in West 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 travelers spending a
lot of time outdoors, especially in rural areas, involved in activities
such as bicycling, camping,
hiking, or work. Also, children are considered at higher risk because
they tend to play with animals and may not report bites.
•Polio Recommended for adult travelers who
have received a primary series with either inactivated poliovirus
vaccine (IPV) or oral polio
vaccine (OPV). They should receive another dose of IPV before
departure.
•Malaria Since we will be traveling from June through
August, you will need to take antimalarial drugs.
Note: Chloroquine is NOT an effective
antimalarial drug in Senegal and should not be taken to prevent malaria
in this region.
For more information on Travel Immunizations, see the Senegal page on
the Center for Disease Control website,
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationSenegal.aspx