If you are travelling outside the UK you may need to be immunised against some of the serious diseases that are found in other parts of the world.
This article covers immunisation that may be required or recommended if you are travelling overseas. It provides details on immunisation against the following diseases:
- cholera,
- hepatitis A,
- hepatitis B,
- Japanese encephalitis,
- meningococcal meningitis,
- poliomyelitis,
- rabies,
- tetanus,
- tick-borne encephalitis,
- typhoid fever, and
- yellow fever.
For advice on other travel health issues, see our article on .
For details of non-travel-related immunisation, see our article on .
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