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Would an affidavit signed with a commissioner of oaths, be enough to replace my missing yellow fever certificate? I'm going to Senegal from Paris
I'm travelling from Paris to Senegal and back (with stopovers in Madrid both ways). I have a valid yellow fever vaccination but I've lost the yellow certificate and the clinic where I got the ...
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Yellow fever vaccination for airport transfer? [closed]
I'm going on holiday to somewhere where there is a low yellow fever risk, but to get there I have a 4 hour layover in a city with a high yellow fever risk. If I'm not leaving the airport at any time, ...
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Is it necessary to take a malaria prophylaxis or at least a stand-by vaccination to visit Zanzibar?
I will be traveling to Zanzibar in September for 10 days. I already have the Yellow Fever vaccination.
Is it necessary to take a malaria prophylaxis or at least a stand-by vaccination?
Someone told ...
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Direct flights to USA from countries with Ebola outbreak
According to this survey 58% of Americans think there should be a travel ban on flights from countries where the Ebola has broken out. The survey doesn't make clear what a travel ban would mean, but ...
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Are the usual TB vaccinations sufficient for the MDR and XDR strains now in Africa?
Today I watched a BBC documentary about the rise of tuberculosis in Africa.
Apparently there are drug resistant strains known as MDR (multi-drug resistant) and XDR (extremely drug resistant).
If you'...
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Ivory Coast, Africa: What diseases tend to occur there?
I have been doing a project as part of my virus research and traveling to where each form of a certain virus originated. My first destination is the Tai Forest. I am curious on what diseases, ...
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Some travel forms ask if I've visited Africa recently. What restrictions might I encounter due to my travel to Africa?
I know that I may be ineligible to donate blood (in the United States, at least) for a certain period of time after travelling to Africa (from my research, mainly because of presence of malaria, but ...
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What is the most effective advice to avoid/minimise risk of illness when travelling in Africa?
I'm considering some trips to Africa at some point in the future and a major concern is protecting against illness.
Obviously, as with other places, the continent varies a lot: cities, rural, villages....
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Strongest travel sunblock?
A friend who burns easily is travelling to Africa during the dry season. What is the strongest sunblock on the market, and is it actually sensible to use - that is, would it potentially prevent ...
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