Health & Safety in Kenya

Health Information

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Compulsory Vaccinations

Yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas. Exempt infants under 1 year.

Recommended Immunisations

Cholera*, diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B*, meningitis*, polio, TB*, tetanus, typhoid, yellow fever, rabies, yellow fever

* recommended in some circumstances, travellers making 3 or more visits per year, stays of more than 3 months in a rural area, high-risk occupational groups & backpackers staying more than 1 month.

Risks

Malaria exists all year throughout the country. There is normally little risk in Nairobi and in the highlands (above 2,500 metres) of Central, Eastern, Rift Valley, Nyanza and Western Provinces. Rabies.

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