

Reduce your risk by sticking to safe food and water habits. Unclean food and water can cause travelers' diarrhea and other diseases. Breathe in TB bacteria that is in the air from an infected and contagious person coughing, speaking, or singing.Avoid rodents and areas where they live.Less commonly, being around someone sick with hantavirus (only occurs with Andes virus).Breathing in air or accidentally eating food contaminated with the urine, droppings, or saliva of infected rodents.Being around, touching, or working with infected poultry, such as visiting poultry farms or live-animal markets.An infected pregnant woman spread it to her unborn baby.Wading, swimming, bathing, or washing in contaminated freshwater streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, or untreated pools.Drinking water or eating food contaminated with animal urine.Swimming or wading in urine-contaminated fresh water, or contact with urine-contaminated mud.Touching urine or other body fluids from an animal infected with leptospirosis.Recommended for most travelers, especially those staying with friends or relatives or visiting smaller cities or rural areas.Ĭlinical Guidance for Healthcare Providers Since children are more likely to be bitten or scratched by a dog or other animals, consider rabies vaccination for children traveling to Vietnam. Veterinarians, animal handlers, field biologists, or laboratory workers handling animal specimens.

Campers, adventure travelers, or cave explorers (spelunkers).

Travelers more likely to encounter rabid animals include However, if you are bitten or scratched by a dog or other mammal while in Vietnam, rabies treatment is often available.Ĭonsider rabies vaccination before your trip if your activities mean you will be around dogs or wildlife. Rabid dogs are commonly found in Vietnam. This dose does not count as part of the routine childhood vaccination series. Infants 6 to 11 months old traveling internationally should get 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine before travel. Talk to your doctor about which malaria medication you should take.įind country-specific information about malaria.Ĭonsiderations when choosing a drug for malaria prophylaxis (CDC Yellow Book) Depending on the medicine you take, you will need to start taking this medicine multiple days before your trip, as well as during and after your trip. Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine for US ChildrenĬDC recommends that travelers going to certain areas of Vietnam take prescription medicine to prevent malaria. Not recommended for travelers planning short-term travel to urban areas or travel to areas with no clear Japanese encephalitis season.
