Always seek advice from your doctor before going. Use these as a guide
to help plan your itinery only.
SURF TRAVEL CHECK FOR DISEASES AND IMMUNISATION BY COUNTRY.
Surf travellers have a tendency to take the same die-hard atittude they display in their surfing into their travel plans when heading over seas. Preparing yourself for all conditions is imperative. Before you pack the surfboards, after you've checked the surf maps and decided which island or country you will visit, be aware of the risks you may encounter at your destination. If you want to be surfing all your life and be travelling long into the future, heed the warnings. Knowing your surfing risks is one thing when dealing with overseas surftravel, knowing the health risks is just as important.
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Always seek advice from your doctor before going. Use these as a guide
to help plan your itinery only.
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Code for each country:
e:
Immunisation
is an essential requirement for entry and you need a certificate showing you
have had the required treatment.
e1: Immunisation
essential unless you are under one years old.
e2 :
Immunisation essential if over 1 years old,
unless you have just arrived from a non-infected area and you are staying less
than 2 weeks.
e3
: Immunisation
essential if you arrive from an infected area.(over 1 yearsof age)
e4 : Immunisation
essential if you come from an infected country in the last 6 days.(over 1 years
of age)
r :
Immunisation or tablets is highly recommended for protection
against disease. For Yellow Fever expectant mothers and chidren nine months
and under shouldn't normally be immunised. So extra care should be taken and
common sense should prevail.
d : Check
immunised against diphtheria..
m : Meningitis,
depending on area visited and time of year..
a- : Depends
on area visited..
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COUNTRY
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Hep. A PolioTyphoid |
Malaria |
Yellow Fever |
Other |
| Afghanistan |
r
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r
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e3
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| Albania |
r
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e3
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| Algeria |
r
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e3
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| Andorra | ||||
| Angolar |
r
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e3
r
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| Anguilla |
r
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e3
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| Antigua/Barbuda |
r
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e3
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| Argentina |
r
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r
a-
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| Armenia |
r
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| Aruba |
r
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| Ascension Islands | ||||
| Australia |
e4
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| Azerbaijan |
r
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a-
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| Bahamas |
r
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e3
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| Bahrain |
r
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| Bali |
r
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e3
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| Bangladesh |
r
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r
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e4
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| Barbados |
r
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e3
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| Belarus |
r
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| Belize |
r
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r
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e3
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| Benin |
r
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r
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e1
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m
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| Bhutan |
r
|
r
a-
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e3
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m
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| Bolivia |
r
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r
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e3r
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| Borneo r |
r
|
r
a-
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e3
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| Bosnia/Hercegovina |
r
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| Botswana |
r
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a-
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| Brazil |
r
|
r
|
e3r
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| Brunei |
r
|
e4
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| Bulgaria |
r
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| Burkina Faso |
r
|
r
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e1
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m
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COUNTRY |
Hep. A Polio Typhoid |
Malaria |
Yellow Fever |
Other |
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Burma
see Myanmar
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Burundi
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r
|
r
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e3
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m
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Cambodia
|
r
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r
|
e3
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Cameroon
|
r
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r
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e1
|
m
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Canada
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Cape
Verde
|
r
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b-
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e3
r
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Cayman
Islands
|
r
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Central
African Republic
|
r
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r
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e1
|
m
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Chad
|
r
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r
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e1
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m
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Chile
|
r
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China
|
r
|
a-
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e3
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Colombia
|
r
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r
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r
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Comoros
|
r
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r
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Cook
Islands
|
r
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Costa
Rica
|
r
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r
a-
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Croatia
|
r
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Cuba
|
r
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Cyprus
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Czech
and Slovak Republics
|
r
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Democratic
Rep. of Congo (formerly Zaire)
|
r
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r
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e1
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Djibouti
|
r
|
r
|
e3
r
|
m
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Dominica
|
r
|
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e3
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Dominican
Republic
|
r
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r
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East
Timor
|
r
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r
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Ecuador
|
r
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r
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e3
r
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Egypt
|
r
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a-
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e3
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El
Salvador
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Equatorial
Guinea
|
r
|
r
|
e3
r
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Eritrea
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Estonia
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Ethiopia
|
r
|
r
|
e3
r
|
m
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COUNTRY
|
Hep. A Polio Typhoid
|
Malaria
|
Yellow Fever
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Other
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Falkland Islands
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Fiji r
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r
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e3
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Gabon
|
r
|
r
|
e1
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The Gambia
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Georgia
|
r
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Ghana
|
r
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r
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e1
|
m
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Greece
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e3
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Greenland
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Grenada
|
r
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e3
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Guadeloupe
|
r
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e3
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Guam
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r
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Guatemala
|
r
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r
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e3
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Guiana, French
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r
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r
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e1
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Guinea
|
r
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r
|
e3
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m
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Guinea-Bissau
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r
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r
|
e3 r
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m
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Guyana
|
r
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r
|
e3 r
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Haiti
|
r
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r
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e3
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Honduras
|
r
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r
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e3
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Hong Kong
|
r
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Hungary
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India
|
r
|
r
|
e4
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m
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Indonesia
|
r
|
r a-
|
e3
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Iran
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Iraq
|
r
|
a-
|
e3
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Israel
|
r
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Ivory Coast
|
r
|
r
|
e1
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m
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Jamaica
|
r
|
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e3
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Japan
|
r
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Jordan
|
r
|
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e3
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Kazakhstan
|
r
|
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e3
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Kenya
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Kiribati
|
r
|
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e3
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Kyrgyzstan
|
r
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Korea (North & South)
|
r
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Kuwait
|
r
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Laos
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Latvia
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Lebanon
|
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e3
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Lesotho
|
r
|
|
e3
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Liberia
|
r
|
r
|
e1
|
m
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Libya
|
r
|
|
e3
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Lithuania
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Macau
|
r
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Macedonia
|
r
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Madagascar
|
r
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r
|
e3
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Madeira
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Madeira
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e3
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Malawi
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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m
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Malaysia
|
r
|
a-
|
e3
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Maldives
|
r
|
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e3
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Mali
|
r
|
r
|
e1
|
m
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Malta
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e3
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Marshall Islands
|
r
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COUNTRY
|
Hep.
A Polio Typhoid
|
Malaria
|
Yellow
Fever
|
Other
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Martinique
|
r
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e3
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Mauritania
|
r
|
r
|
e2
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Mauritius
|
r
|
a-
|
e3
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Mayotte
|
r
|
r
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Mexico
|
r
|
a-
|
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Micronesia
(Federated States of)
|
r
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Moldova
|
r
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Monaco
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Mongolia
|
r
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Montserrat
|
r
|
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Morocco
|
r
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Mozambique
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Myanmar
(Burma)
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Namibia
|
r
|
r a-
|
e3
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Nauru
|
r
|
e3
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Nepal
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Netherlands,
Antilles
|
r
|
e3
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New
Caledonia
|
r
|
e3
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New
Zealand
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||||
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Nicaragua
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Niger
|
r
|
r
|
e1
|
m
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Nigeria
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Niue
|
r
|
e3
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||
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Northern
Mariana Islands
|
r
|
|||
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Oman
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Pakistan
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Palau
|
r
|
|||
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Panama
|
r
|
r
c-
|
||
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Papua
New Guinea
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||||
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Paraguay
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Peru
|
r
|
r
|
e3
r
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Philippines
|
r
|
r
a-
|
e3
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Pitcairn
Island
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r
|
e3
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Poland
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||||
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Polynesia,
French (Tahiti)
|
r
|
e3
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Puerto
Rico
|
r
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Qatar
|
r
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|||
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Reunion
|
r
|
e3
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Romania
|
r
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Russia
|
d
|
|||
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Rwanda
|
r
|
r
|
e1
|
m
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St
Helena
|
r
|
e3
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St
Kitts and Nevis
|
r
|
e3
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St
Lucia
|
r
|
e3
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St
Vincent and Grenadines
|
r
|
e3
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Samoa
|
r
|
e3
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Sao
Tome and Principe
|
r
|
r
|
e1
|
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Saudi
Arabia
|
r
|
r
a-
|
e3
|
m
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Senegal
|
r
|
r
|
e3
r
|
m
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Seychelles
|
r
|
e4
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COUNTRY
|
Hep.
A Polio Typhoid
|
Malaria
|
Yellow
Fever
|
Other
|
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Sierra
Leone
|
r
|
r
|
e3
r
|
m
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Singapore
|
r
|
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e4
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Slovenia
|
r
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Solomon
Islands
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Somalia
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
|
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South
Africa
|
r
|
r
a-
|
e3
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Sri
Lanka
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Sudan
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Surinam
|
r
|
r
|
e3
r
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Swaziland
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Switzerland
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Syria
|
r
|
a-
|
e3
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Taiwan
|
r
|
a-
|
e3
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Tajikistan
|
r
|
a-
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d
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Tanzania
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Thailand
|
r
|
r
a-
|
e3
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Togo
|
r
|
r
|
e1
|
m
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Tokelau
|
r
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Tonga
|
r
|
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e3
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Trinidad
and Tobago
|
r
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e3
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Tristan
da Cunha
|
r
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Tunisia
|
r
|
|
e3
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Turkey
|
r
|
a-
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Turkmenistan
|
r
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Turks
& Caicos Islands
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Tuvalu
|
r
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Uganda
|
r
|
r
|
e3
|
m
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Ukraine
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d
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United
Arab Emirates
|
r
|
a-
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Uruguay
|
r
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USA
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Uzbekistan
|
r
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Vanuatu
|
r
|
r
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Venezuela
|
r
|
r
|
r
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Vietnam
|
r
|
a-
|
e3
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Virgin
Islands
|
r
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Wallis
and Futuna
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Islands
|
r
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West
Indies
|
r
|
|
e3
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Yemen
|
r
|
r
|
e3
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Yugoslavia
|
r
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Zambia
|
r
|
r
|
r
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Zimbabwe
|
r
|
a-
|
e3
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