|
Special
Precautions |
Certificate
Required |
Yellow
Fever |
No |
1
|
Cholera
|
Yes
|
2
|
Typhoid
& Polio |
Yes
|
-
|
Malaria
|
3
|
-
|
Food
& Drink
|
4
|
-
|
1: A yellow fever
vaccination certificate is required from travellers coming
from infected areas.
2:Following
WHO guidelines issued in 1973, a cholera vaccination certificate
is no longer a condition of entry to Indonesia.
However, cholera is a serious risk in this country and precautions
are essential. Up-to-date advice should be sought before
deciding whether these precautions should include vaccination
as medical opinion is divided over its effectiveness.
3: Malaria risk exists throughout
the year everywhere except in the main tourist resorts of
Java and Bali, Jakarta municipality and other big cities
where risk is only slight.
The malignant form falciparum is reported to be highly
resistant to chloroquine and resistant to sulfadoxine/pyrimethane.
The benign form vivax is reported to be resistant
to chloroquine in Irian Jaya, where mefloquine is recommended.
4:All
water should be regarded as being a potential health risk.
Water used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should
have first been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk is
unpasteurised and should be boiled. Powdered or tinned milk
is available and is advised, but make sure that it is reconstituted
with pure water.
Avoid dairy products that are likely to have been made from
unboiled milk. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish, preferably
served hot. Salad and mayonnaise may carry increased risk.
Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.
Rabies
is present. For those at high risk, vaccination
before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten,
seek medical advice without delay.
Bilharzia
(schistosomiasis) is present in central Sulawesi.
Avoid swimming and paddling in fresh water. Swimming pools
which are well-chlorinated and maintained are safe.
Amoebic
and bacillary dysenteries
are present. Hepatitis
Aand E occur
and hepattis B is
hyperendemic.
Health
care:Health insurance, to include emergency repatriation
cover, is advised. Adequate routine medical care is available
in all major cities, but emergency services are generally
inadequate outside major cities. Fees must be paid before
leaving the hospital.
|
