Here is some general information to help you prepare for your visit to South Africa.
Please consult your healthcare provider before you depart for updated information and treatment appropriate to your health and circumstances.
Currently, the only mandatory vaccine is yellow fever for travelers arriving from a country at risk for yellow fever or in transit for more than 12 hours at an airport in a country at risk for yellow fever.
Should you be entering South Africa via any countries mentioned below, proof of yellow fever vaccination would be required upon entry into South Africa:
- Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Guinea-Bissau, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guyana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Venezuela.
Rabies, typhoid, and meningococcal vaccines are not generally recommended for the average tourist. It is essential that travelers are up to date with the standard immunizations.
OTHER VACCINES
Tetanus – Ensure that boosters are up to date
Typhoid – Low risk – vaccine not recommended
Polio – No risk
Measles – Low risk in South Africa. Sporadic cases only. Outbreaks in the UK and parts of Europe. The vaccine is contra-indicated in transplant recipients, immuno-compromised travelers, and during pregnancy.
Here is a link that is worth looking into:
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/clinician/none/south-africa
Please consult your healthcare provider before you depart for updated information and treatment appropriate to your health and circumstances.