Your Travel Clinic - Mauritania

Regions:Africa:Mauritania

AfricaLooking to travel to Mauritania? Here is what you'll need to bear in mind to keep safe
WHO Recommendations for Mauritania:
Typhoid: Vaccination recommended
Hepatitis A: Vaccination recommended
Hepatitis B: *Vaccination sometimes recommended
Diptheria: Vaccination recommended
Tuberculosis: *Vaccination sometimes recommended
Rabies: *Vaccination sometimes recommended
Meningitis: *Vaccination sometimes recommended
Yellow Fever: Vaccination mandatory
Japanese Encephalitis: Not required
Tick Encephalitis: Not required
Malaria
There is a significant risk of malaria in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara and appropriate preventive medicines are essential for visitors to this area. Adequate measures to avoid mosquito bites, such as nets and creams, are also essential.
Recommendations
* Recommendations that are marked "Vaccination sometimes recommended" should be considered as "Vaccination strongly recommended" if a person is travelling frequently or spending extended time in that country. All travellers are advised to ensure that tetanus and polio vaccinations are kept up to date. Recommendations do change from time to time and it is important to discuss your personal requirements with your doctor.
General travel advice to download by Sanofi Pasteur
Accidents and Crime
Care in the Air
Food and water
Prevention of Insect Bites
Sun Protection