Recommended vaccinations
Routine vaccination:
Vaccinations included in the vaccination schedule to be updated
Hepatitis A
1 injection two weeks before departure, booster 1 to 3 (5) years later
Children: aged ≥1 year.
Based on your travel plans:
NB : A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travelers arriving from countries with a risk of yellow fever transmission..
Hepatitis B
For long or frequent trips
Two injections one month apart
Booster 6 months later
When protection is needed as early as possible (with almost imminent departure), an accelerated schedule of three injections within a short interval and a fourth dose 1 year later is feasible, in adults only.
Japanese encephalitis
From the age of 2 months for expatriates or people visiting rural areas during the transmission season (see Opinion of the French High Council for Public Health (HCSP) of September 20, 2013 on the recommendation for vaccination against Japanese encephalitis).).
Vaccination schedule:
Vaccination schedule: 2 doses given 7 (adult) to 28 days apart
Booster (adult): 12 to 24 months later
Rabies
For long trips to isolated areas
Typhoid
For long trips or in conditions of poor hygiene
Children: aged ≥2 years
Malaria prevention
Transmission all year round in the rural areas of the northern and north-eastern districts (Chittagong Hill Tract, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar). There is no risk in Dhaka.
Prevention:
- Chemoprophylaxis with atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline or mefloquine for risk areas during the periods indicated
- Protection against mosquito bites
Travelers should immediately seek medical attention if fever occurs when traveling or in the months after their return.
Go to the Institut Pasteur Medical Center General Recommendations page.
(Source: Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin [BEH] – Health Recommendations for Travelers)
Prevention of other risks
Go to the Institut Pasteur Medical Center General Recommendations page.
