September 4, 1998

I called the Miriam Hospital's Travelers Clinic and recieved the following list required vaccines, etc. The list maybe modified after a consultation visit.

total $710 w/o malaria

+$69 doctors consoltation visit
polio $25 ?
Japanese encephalitis

September 9, 1998

I pulled off from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm) pages the following recommendations for travel in SouthEast Asia, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa...

See your doctor at least 4–6 weeks before your trip to allow time for shots to take effect.
Hepatitis A or immune globulin (IG).
Hepatitis B if you might be exposed to blood (for example, health-care workers), have sexual contact with the local population, stay longer than 6 months in the region, or be exposed through medical treatment.
Japanese encephalitis, if you plan to visit rural areas during the rainy season or stay longer than 4 weeks.
Rabies, if you might be exposed to wild or domestic animals through your work or recreation.
Typhoid, particularly if you plan to visit rural areas or stay longer than 6 weeks.
As needed, booster doses for tetanus-diphtheria and measles, and a one-time dose of polio for adults. Hepatitis B vaccine is now recommended for all infants and for children ages 11–12 years who did not complete the series as infants.
Yellow fever, if you plan to travel anywhere outside cities.
also, Travel Health Online recommends a shot for plague in Tanzania (http://www.tripprep.com/index.html)

September 9, 1998

A quote from TMVC (http://www.tmvc.com.au/) in Auckland follows. The current exchange rate is about US$1 = NZ$2.