If you are traveling outside the country you may need to be immunized against some of the serious diseases that are found in other parts of the world.

This article covers immunization that may be required or recommended if you are traveling overseas. It provides details on immunization 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 travel health.

For details of non-travel-related immunization, see our article on immunization.