Vaccinations for Mauritus

[tiger104]

Does anyone know exactly what vaccines are needed for a two week holiday in Mauritus...I'm getting married there in October

I know I need Hep A, Tetenus.....and Malaria tabs although the risk for that is low. But what about typhoid, polio etc.......

[Ward-Minter]

From Army days definately Typhoid and Diphtheria.

You should have polio (one off as a kid).

Check your booster history for Tetanus (though this is worldwide!)

Hep A lasts 20 years

Hep B lasts 10 years so check booster history.

If your GP charges, some practices give a "discount" for multi jabs.

Wouldn't worry about malaria, just prevent bites as opposed to disease.

Goos luck.

[jake-the-peg]

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/africa/mauritius.shtml

[joannie10]

i recently went to egypt. I phone my doctors surgery 8 weeks before i went and spoke to the nurse. she told me exactly what would be required and put a prescription into the local chemist for me to collect and take to her for her to inject. Would rather the professionals told me what I needed that risk looking it up on the website myself and misunderstanding the information. I needed dyptheria, hep A, Tetnus, Typhoid and Polio. This was just administered with just two injections. One which the surgery stored and the other I had to pay for at the chemist - �6.50.