Travel Health Guides | Travel Vaccine Map

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Vietnam Travel Health: Vaccines, Japanese Encephalitis & Food Safety

What you actually need before Vietnam — hepatitis A, typhoid, Japanese encephalitis, rabies and dengue precautions, based on current CDC and NaTHNaC guidance.

12 August 2026

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🤱 Family Travel

Travel Vaccines for Pregnant Travellers and Young Children: What's Safe, What to Delay

Which travel vaccines are safe in pregnancy, which are contraindicated, and how age changes the picture for young children — based on CDC Yellow Book guidance.

12 August 2026

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📋 Certificates

Polio Vaccine Certificate: Do You Need One to Travel?

Polio vaccination certificates aren't about where you're going — they're often about where you've been. Here's who actually needs one, and the countries where it applies.

12 August 2026

🕋 Saudi Arabia

Meningitis Vaccine for Saudi Arabia: The Hajj & Umrah Requirement Explained

The ACWY meningitis vaccine is a mandatory visa requirement for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims. Here's the timing rule, which vaccine to ask for, and what else Saudi Arabia requires.

12 August 2026

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🛡️ Bite Prevention

Mosquito Bite Prevention: DEET, Picaridin and What Actually Works

The traveller's guide to not getting bitten — DEET vs picaridin concentrations, permethrin-treated clothing, what to skip, and why day-biting and night-biting mosquitoes change the plan.

20 July 2026

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⛰️ Altitude

Altitude Sickness: A Traveller's Guide to Prevention and Diamox

How to avoid altitude sickness in Cusco, La Paz, Mexico City and Everest Base Camp — the golden rules of ascent, when Diamox helps, and the warning signs that mean descend now.

20 July 2026

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🦟 Dengue

Dengue: The World's Fastest-Spreading Travel Disease

How dengue spreads, why the daytime-biting mosquito changes your protection, why a second infection is more dangerous, and who the Qdenga vaccine is actually for.

20 July 2026

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🐕 Rabies

Rabies for Travellers: Pre-Exposure Shots and What to Do After a Bite

Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms start — but entirely preventable. Which countries carry real risk, and the post-exposure steps most travellers get wrong.

20 July 2026

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🌍 Global

Yellow Fever Certificate: Which Countries Actually Require It (and Which Just Recommend It)

Which countries actually require a yellow fever vaccination certificate for entry, versus which just recommend it — including the transit rule that catches most travellers off guard.

20 July 2026

Panoramic view of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with Huayna Picchu peak rising through low clouds above green Andean terraces

🇵🇪 Peru

Peru & Machu Picchu Health Guide: Altitude, Yellow Fever & Amazon Risk

Peru travel health guide — altitude sickness in Cusco and Machu Picchu, yellow fever zones, malaria, and what actually applies depending on your itinerary.

20 July 2026

🇲🇽 Mexico

Mexico Travel Health: Vaccines, Food Safety & Altitude in Mexico City

Mexico travel health guide 2026 — hepatitis A, typhoid, chikungunya, dengue, and Mexico City altitude, based on current CDC and WHO guidance.

20 July 2026

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🗓️ Planning

How Far in Advance Should You See a Travel Doctor?

The real timeline for travel vaccines and malaria prevention — what needs 4–6 weeks, what can wait until the last minute, and what needs months of lead time.

2 July 2026

🇯🇵 Japan

Japan Travel Health: What Vaccines Do You Actually Need?

Routine vaccines, hepatitis A and Japanese encephalitis for Japan — what most Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka travellers actually need, based on CDC and NaTHNaC guidance.

29 June 2026

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🌍 Global

Traveller's Diarrhoea: Prevention, Treatment, and When to Worry

How to prevent, treat and know when to escalate traveller's diarrhoea — pathogens, food and water rules, oral rehydration, antibiotics and red flags, based on CDC Yellow Book guidance.

29 June 2026

🇮🇳 India

India Travel Vaccines: A Complete Health Guide

Typhoid, hepatitis A, rabies, Japanese encephalitis, malaria and dengue across India — region-by-region prep based on CDC Yellow Book and WHO guidance.

29 June 2026

🌴 Bali, Indonesia

Bali Vaccine Guide: What You Actually Need Before You Go

Every vaccine and health precaution for Bali — hepatitis A, typhoid, rabies, Japanese encephalitis, dengue, and Bali belly. Based on CDC, WHO and NaTHNaC guidance.

29 June 2026

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💊 Malaria Prevention

Malaria Prevention for Travellers: Which Antimalarial Is Right for You?

Compare Malarone, doxycycline, mefloquine, chloroquine and tafenoquine — how each antimalarial works, side effects, and how to choose the right one for your destination.

29 June 2026

🦜 South America

South America Travel Health: From Yellow Fever to Altitude

Yellow fever, altitude sickness, malaria, dengue, Zika and food safety across Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile.

28 June 2026

🦒 East Africa

Safari Health Prep: Vaccines, Malaria Pills & Bite Prevention

An East Africa safari is one of the most extraordinary travel experiences in the world. It is also one of the most medically involved trips you can take.

28 June 2026

🇹🇭 Thailand

Thailand Vaccine Guide: What to Get Before You Go

Thailand received more than 34 million international visitors in 2024, making it one of the most-visited countries on earth. It is also, by the standards of the destinations most travellers encounter, a genuinely complex health environment.

28 June 2026