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What vaccinations do I need for Thailand?

Page last updated 14 November 2018

All travellers should be up-to-date with their routine vaccinations before heading off to Thailand.

These vaccines include: 

  • Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine 
  • Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine 
  • Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
  • Poliomyelitis (polio) vaccine, and 
  • Your yearly flu (influenza) shot.
     

Most travellers 
There is an increased risk of contracting hepatitis A and typhoid in Thailand, both of which can be contracted through contaminated food or water. 

 

 

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is a viral infection of the liver. People are exposed to the virus generally through food or drink contaminated with faeces (poo), however, close personal contact (e.g.

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Typhoid

Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection of the intestinal tract and bloodstream.

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Some travellers
Depending on where you are staying and what activities you have planned, the following vaccinations may be recommended for you by your doctor:

  • Hepatitis B 
  • Japanese encephalitis
  • Malaria
  • Rabies

Talk to your doctor about what vaccinations or medications are recommended.


 

Hepatitis B

In 2017 there were 6,122 cases of hepatitis B recorded in Australia, of which 142 cases were “newly acquired” and 5,980 cases were “unspecified” in regards to the time lapse since first infection.

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Japanese encephalitis

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a viral infection of the brain spread by the bite of a particular type of mosquito.

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Malaria

Malaria is a serious and sometimes life-threatening parasitic infection spread by the bite of certain mosquitoes (i.e. the female Anopheles mosquito).

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Rabies

Australia has been free of rabies for a number of years. Australia does however have similar virus, which is found in bats.

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Sources & Citations

  1. World Health Organization. International travel and health. Vaccines. Available at: http://www.who.int/ith/vaccines/en/ [accessed 29 May 2018].
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health information for Travelers to Thailand. Available at: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/thailand?s_cid=ncezid-dgmq-travel-single-001 [accessed 29 May 2018].

SPANZ.SAPAS.18.04.0163a - Date of preparation July 2018