Travel Vaccinations for Papua New Guinea

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Vaccination	Advice	When...
Typhoid	Vaccination recommended	10 days before travel
Hepatitis A	Vaccination recommended	2 weeks before travel
Diphtheria	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	3 months before travel
Tuberculosis	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	3 months before travel
Hepatitis B	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	2 months before travel
Rabies	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	1 month before travel
Meningitis	Not required
Cholera	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	2 weeks before travel
Yellow Fever	Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an infected area	10 days before travel
Japanese B encephalitis	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	1 month before travel
Tick-borne encephalitis	Not required

What does vaccination recommended mean for travelling to Papua New Guinea?

While it isn't a requirement to pass border control and customs when you enter the country, given the presence of the particular disease in the country, you may want to protect yourself from the risk of contracting an illness while you visit. Being protected is better than becoming ill while abroad.

Also depending upon your plans for your destination and your accommodation plans, you may benefit from a vaccination as a preventative measure.

For example, if you intend to visit local farms, isolated sections, intend to stay outside of a hotel environment, you may benefit from the protection of a vaccination as your risk of contracting certain diseases and illnesses increases.

What does 'sometimes recommended' mean for travelling to Papua New Guinea?

If you have travelled from an area where a particular vaccination was required, you may require that vaccination for your next destination also (eg, Yellow Fever when travelling from a previous Yellow Fever area).

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