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Injections for Kenya?
I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary).
I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise me? Cheers. Bobby |
Yellow Fever is a must. Cholera is debateable but probably won't do
you any harm. Hepatitis is recommended, depending on what you're going to get up to... Marc On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:40:38 -0000, "Bobby" wrote: I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise me? Cheers. Bobby |
Yellow Fever is a must. Cholera is debateable but probably won't do
you any harm. Hepatitis is recommended, depending on what you're going to get up to... Marc On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:40:38 -0000, "Bobby" wrote: I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise me? Cheers. Bobby |
I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th
anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise me? Cheers. Bobby Suugest you see your Doctor, or a travel clinic for best advice. Most important thing is malaria prophylaxsis. They'll probably suggest you make sure your polio and tetanus are up to date. Cholera prob. not worth having. Typhoid maybe. Cant remember what rules are for Kenya for yellow fever - some African countries still insist on you haing a certificate to show you've been vaccinated against that. -- Rita Daggett |
I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th
anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise me? Cheers. Bobby Suugest you see your Doctor, or a travel clinic for best advice. Most important thing is malaria prophylaxsis. They'll probably suggest you make sure your polio and tetanus are up to date. Cholera prob. not worth having. Typhoid maybe. Cant remember what rules are for Kenya for yellow fever - some African countries still insist on you haing a certificate to show you've been vaccinated against that. -- Rita Daggett |
On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:15:51 +0000, Rita Daggett wrote: Cant remember what rules are for Kenya for yellow fever - some African countries still insist on you haing a certificate to show you've been vaccinated against that. Yellow fever is the big must-have for Kenya and most other countries in Africa. If I remember rightly, the rule is not that you need it to go there but that you'll need it to get into most other countries when you come back. Anyway, it is the one immunization that is always required there. -- Steve Bougerolle http://www.bougerolle.net http://www.sebgitech.com http://www.imperialrealms.com |
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wrote: I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise Yellow fever, not that i was ever asked for the certs in S. Africa and Hong Kong on my way back. or in Tanzania. Typhoid (available orally) Malaria (oral) Hepatitis A & B are always good Cholera is useless. |
Yellow Fever is a legal requirement in many African countries, but
you're not often asked for proof of vaccination. The cholera vaccination is apparently not particularly effective, but it is a legal requirement is several countries. I asked my travel clinic to put "Cholera exempt" on the Yello Fever vaccination certificate, and sign and stamp it. When I've had to show officials, they see the word "cholera" and see the stamp, and are satisfied. Marc On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 17:41:56 GMT, Not the Karl Orff wrote: In article , "Bobby" wrote: I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise Yellow fever, not that i was ever asked for the certs in S. Africa and Hong Kong on my way back. or in Tanzania. Typhoid (available orally) Malaria (oral) Hepatitis A & B are always good Cholera is useless. |
Yellow Fever is a legal requirement in many African countries, but
you're not often asked for proof of vaccination. The cholera vaccination is apparently not particularly effective, but it is a legal requirement is several countries. I asked my travel clinic to put "Cholera exempt" on the Yello Fever vaccination certificate, and sign and stamp it. When I've had to show officials, they see the word "cholera" and see the stamp, and are satisfied. Marc On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 17:41:56 GMT, Not the Karl Orff wrote: In article , "Bobby" wrote: I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise Yellow fever, not that i was ever asked for the certs in S. Africa and Hong Kong on my way back. or in Tanzania. Typhoid (available orally) Malaria (oral) Hepatitis A & B are always good Cholera is useless. |
On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:40:38 -0000, "Bobby" wrote: I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise me? Cheers. Hi Bobby: Did you think about consulting your GP/Travel nurse? In our practice the travel nurse gets you to fill out a form saying where you're going and the type of travel involved, then sends the details online up to the tropical medicine place in Glasgow who send down a list of what's needed. She then cross-checks this with your medical record, gives you a schedule of when you have to get each injection and gives you a record of injections so that you know when they should be renewed. Even at that I check each year since sometimes the requirements are different (sometimes meningitis is recommended, sometimes not) Liz -- Virtual Liz now at http://www.v-liz.com Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Seychelles; Galapagos "I speak of Africa and golden joys" |
On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:40:38 -0000, "Bobby" wrote: I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise me? Cheers. Hi Bobby: Did you think about consulting your GP/Travel nurse? In our practice the travel nurse gets you to fill out a form saying where you're going and the type of travel involved, then sends the details online up to the tropical medicine place in Glasgow who send down a list of what's needed. She then cross-checks this with your medical record, gives you a schedule of when you have to get each injection and gives you a record of injections so that you know when they should be renewed. Even at that I check each year since sometimes the requirements are different (sometimes meningitis is recommended, sometimes not) Liz -- Virtual Liz now at http://www.v-liz.com Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Seychelles; Galapagos "I speak of Africa and golden joys" |
On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:40:38 -0000, "Bobby"
wrote: I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise me? Cheers. Bobby, for two weeks on a managed safari you need no injections. I would recommend to read the official recommendations of the national health organization. What you always need is malaria protection. I would blindly recommend to take Malarone, but you shouldn't rely on a newsgroup message alone, so again seek professional advice. While we're at it, you may find the checklists on what to take useful, in http://www.michna.com/kenya.htm. They also contain some more information on some other points. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:40:38 -0000, "Bobby"
wrote: I'm going to Kenya next year (February) for two weeks (my 25th anniversary). I live in the UK. I'm not sure what injections I need to get before I go. Can anyone advise me? Cheers. Bobby, for two weeks on a managed safari you need no injections. I would recommend to read the official recommendations of the national health organization. What you always need is malaria protection. I would blindly recommend to take Malarone, but you shouldn't rely on a newsgroup message alone, so again seek professional advice. While we're at it, you may find the checklists on what to take useful, in http://www.michna.com/kenya.htm. They also contain some more information on some other points. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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