What vaccinations do I need to travel to India?

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.

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

Cholera is not regularly found in Australia.

In 2019 there were 5,855 cases of hepatitis B recorded in Australia, of which 157 cases were “newly acquired” and 5,698 cases were “unspecified” in regards to the time lapse since first infection.

Australia is free of rabies, as the virus does not occur in land-dwelling Australian animals.1,2 Australia does, however, have other similar viruses, which are found in bats.

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

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