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Laos
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Trips to Laos
Health
Health
Special Precautions Certificate Required?
Yellow Fever No 1
Cholera Yes 2
Typhoid and Polio 3 N/A
Malaria 4 N/A

Healthcare : Any treatment must generally be paid for in cash. Health insurance is essential and should include cover for air evacuation.

Note : 1
A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers arriving from infected areas.

2
Following WHO guidelines issued in 1973, a cholera vaccination certificate is not a condition of entry to Laos. However, cholera is a serious risk in this country and precautions are essential. Up-to-date advice should be sought before deciding whether these precautions should include vaccination, as medical opinion is divided over its effectiveness; see the Health appendix.

3
Typhoid may occur. Polio virus transmission has been interrupted, but complete eradication is not yet certain.

4
Malaria risk exists throughout the year in the whole country, except in Vientiane. The malignant falciparum form is prevalent and is reported to be highly resistant to chloroquine. The recommended prophylaxis is mefloquine.




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