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Ok good. I was a bit nervous to send it. I know you usually work on that kind of stuff!
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On Nov 9, 2011, at 6:12 PM, wrote:
It looks pretty thorough to me!
On Nov 9, 2011, at 6:11 PM, MMIwrote:
I did. Do you think it's what he wants? I was a bit scared of him
today !!
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On Nov 9, 2011, at 5:43 PM, wrote:
thanks Les.. did you send this to JE as well?
On Nov 9, 2011, at 3:21 PM rote:
Preparing for Your Trip to Cote
d'Ivoire
Before visiting Cote d'Ivoire, you may need to
get the following vaccinations and medications
for vaccine-preventable diseases and other
diseases you might be at risk for at your
destination: (Note: Your doctor or health-care
provider will determine what you will need,
depending on factors such as your health and
immunization history, areas of the country you will
be visiting, and planned activities.)
To have the most benefit, see a health-care
provider at least 4-6 weeks before your trip to
allow time for your vaccines to take effect and to
start taking medicine to prevent malaria, if you
need it.
Even if you have less than 4 weeks before you
leave, you should still see a health-care provider for
needed vaccines, anti-malaria drugs and other
medications and information about how to protect
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yourself from illness and injury while traveling.
CDC recommends that you see a health-care
provider who specializes in Travel Medicine. Find a_
travel medicine clinic near you. If yOu have a
medical condition, you should also share your travel
plans with any doctors you are currently seeing for
other medical reasons.
If your travel plans will take you to more than one
country during a single trip, be sure to let your
health-care provider know so that you can receive
the appropriate vaccinations and information for all
of your destinations. Long-term travelers, such as
those who plan to work or study abroad, may also
need additional vaccinations as required by their
employer or school.
Be sure your routine vaccinations are up-to-
date. Check the links below to see which
vaccinations adults and children should get.
Routine vaccines, as they are often called, such
as for influenza, chickenpox (or varicella), polio,
measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), and
diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) are given at all
stages of life; see the childhood and adolescent
immunization schedule and routine adult
immunization schedule.
Routine vaccines are recommended even if you do
not travel. Although childhood diseases, such as
measles, rarely occur in the United States, they are
still common in many parts of the world. A traveler
who is not vaccinated would be at risk for infection.
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Vaccine recommendations are based on the
best available risk information. Please note
that the level of risk for vaccine-preventable
diseases can change at any time.
Recommendations or
Vaccination or
Requirements for Vaccine-
Disease
Preventable Diseases
Routine Recommended if you are not up-to-date
with routine shots, such as
measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine,
diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT)
vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc.
Hepatitis A or Recommended for all unvaccinated
immune people traveling to or working in
globulin (IG) countries with an Intermediate or high
level of hepatitis A virus infection (see_
map) where exposure might occur
1 through food or water. Cases of travel-
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; related hepatitis A can also occur in
travelers to developing countries with
"standard' tourist itineraries,
accommodations, and food consumption
behaviors.
Hepatitis E4 Recommended for all unvaccinated
persons traveling to or working in
countries with Intermediate to high levels
of endemic HBV transmission (ste_r_n_ag),
; especially those who might be exposed
to blood or body fluids, have sexual
contact with the local population, or be
exposed through medical treatment
; (e.g., for an accident).
Typhoid Recommended for all unvaccinated
people traveling to or working in West
Africa, especially if staying with
friends or relatives or visiting smaller
cities, villages, or rural areas where
; exposure might occur through food or
water.
Polio Recommended for adult travelers who
I either
have received a primary series with
inactivated poliovirus vaccine
(WV) or oral polio vaccine (OPV). They
should receive another dose of WV
; before departure. For adults, available
data do not indicate the need for more
than a single lifetime booster dose with
;WV.
Yellow Fever Requirements: Required upon arrival
from all countries for travelers al year
of age.
Recommendations: Recommended fo
r all travelers ≥9 months of age.
Vaccination should be given 10 days
before travel and at 10-year Intervals If
there is on-going risk. Find an authorized
U.S, yellow fever vaccination clinic.
Meninoococcal ; Recommended If you plan to visit
f meningitis) ; countries that experience epidemics of
meningococcal disease during December
; through June (see map).
Rabies Recommended for travelers spending
a lot of time outdoors, especially in
; rural areas, involved in activities such
as bicycling, camping, or hiking. Also
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recommended for travelers with
significant occupational risks (such as
veterinarians), for long-term travelers
and expatriates living in areas with a
significant risk of exposure, and for
travelers involved in any activities
that might bring them into direct
contact with bats, carnivores, and
other mammals. Children are
considered at higher risk because
they tend to play with animals, may
receive more severe bites, or may not
I report bites.
Malaria
Areas of Cote d'Ivoire with Malaria: All (more
information)
If you will be visiting an area of C6te d'Ivoire with
malaria, you will need to discuss with your doctor
the best ways for you to avoid getting sick with
malaria. Ways to prevent malaria include the
following:
• Taking a prescription antimalarial drug
• Using insect repellent and wearing long
pants and sleeves to prevent mosquito bites
• Sleeping in air-conditioned or well-
screened rooms or using bednets
All of the following antimalarial drugs are equal
options for preventing malaria in Cate
dIvoire:Atovaquone-proguanil, doxycydine, or
mefloquine. For detailed information about each of
these drugs, see Table 3-11: Druos used in the
prophylaxis of malaria. For information that can
help you and your doctor decide which of these
drugs would be best for yOu, please see Choosing a
Drug to Preyenr r,r “er..
Note: Chloroquine is NOT an effective
antimalarial drug in C0te d'Ivoire and should
not be taken to prevent malaria in this region.
To find out more information on malaria throughout
the world, you can use the interactive CDC malaria
map. You can search or browse countries, cities,
and place names for more specific malaria risk
information and the recommended prevention
medicines for that area.
Malaria Contact for Health-Care Providers
For assistance with the diagnosis or management of
suspected cases of malaria, call the CDC Malaria
Hotline: 770-488-7788 (M-F, 9 am-5 pm, Eastern
time). For emergency consultation after hours, call
770-488-7100 and ask to speak with a CDC Malaria
Branch clinician.
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A Special Note about Antimalarial Drugs
You should purchase your antimalarial drugs before
travel. Drugs purchased overseas may not be
manufactured according to United States standards
and may not be effective. They also may be
dangerous, contain counterfeit medications or
contaminants, or be combinations of drugs that are
not safe to use.
Halofantrine (marketed as Halfan) is widely used
overseas to treat malaria. CDC recommends that
you do NOT use halofantrine because of serious
heart-related side effects, including deaths. You
should avoid using antimalarial drugs that are not
recommended unless you have been diagnosed
with life-threatening malaria and no other options
are Immediately available.
For detailed information about these antimalarial
drugs, see Choosing a Drug to Prevent Malaria.
More Information About Malaria
Malaria is always a serious disease and may be a
deadly illness. Humans get malaria from the bite of
a mosquito infected with the parasite. Prevent this
serious disease by seeing your health-care provider
for a prescription antimalarial drug and by
protecting yourself against mosquito bites (set
below).
Travelers to malaria risk-areas in Cate d'Ivoire,
including infants, children, and former residents of
C8te d'Ivoire, should take one of the antimalarial
drugs listed in the box above.
Symptoms
Malaria symptoms may include
• fever
• chills
• sweats
• headache
• body aches
• nausea and vomiting
• fatigue
Malaria symptoms will occur at least 7 to 9 days
after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Fever in
the first week of travel in a malaria-risk area is
unlikely to be malaria; however, you should see a
doctor right away if you develop a fever during
your trip.
Malaria may cause anemia and jaundice. Malaria
infections with Plasmodium falciparum, if not
promptly treated, may cause kidney failure, coma,
and death. Despite using the protective measures
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outlined above, travelers may still develop malaria
up to a year after returning from a malarious area.
You should see a doctor Immediately if you develop
a fever anytime during the year following your
return and tell the physician of your travel.
Items to Bring With You
Medicines you may need:
• The prescription medicines you take
every day. Make sure you have enough to
last during your trip. Keep them in their
original prescription bottles and always in
your carry-on luggage. Be sure to follow
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medicines are liquids.
• Antimalarial drugs, if traveling to a malaria-
risk area in Cote d'ivoire and prescribed by
your doctor.
• Medicine for diarrhea, usually over-the-
counter.
Note: Some drugs available by prescription in the
US are illegal in other countries. Check the US
Department of State Consular Information
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intend to visit or the embassy or consulate for that
country(s). If your medication is not allowed in the
country you will be visiting, ask your health-care
provider to write a letter on office stationery stating
the medication has been prescribed for you.
Other items you may need:
• Iodine tablets and portable water filters to
purify water if bottled water is not available.
See A Guide to Water Filters, A Guide to
Commercially-Bottled Water and Other
Beverages, and Safe Food and Water for
more detailed information.
• Sunblock and sunglasses for protection
from harmful effects of UV sun rays.
See Basic Information about Skin Cancer for
more information.
• Antibacterial hand wipes or alcohol-based
hand sanitizer containing at least 60%
alcohol.
• To prevent insect/mosquito bites, bring:
o Lightweight long-sleeved shirts, long
pants, and a hat to wear outside, whenever
possible.
o Flying-insect spray to help clear rooms of
mosquitoes. The product should contain a
pyrethroid insecticide; these insecticides
quickly kill flying insects, including
mosquitoes.
o Bed nets treated with permethrin, if you
will not be sleeping in an air-conditioned or
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well-screened room and will be in malaria-
risk areas. For use and purchasing
information, seelnsecticide Treated Bed
Nets on the CDC malaria site. Overseas,
permethrin or another insecticide,
deltamethrin, may be purchased to treat bed
nets and clothes.
See other suggested over-the-counter medications
and first aid items for a travelers' health kit.
Note: Check the Air Travel
section<icon out.png> of the Transportation
Security Administration< icon out.png> website for
the latest Information about airport screening
procedures and prohibited Items.
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Other Diseases Found in West Africa
Risk can vary between countries within this
region and also within a country; the quality of
in-country surveillance also varies.
The following are disease risks that might affect
travelers; this is not a complete list of diseases that
can be present. Environmental conditions may also
change, and up to date information about risk by
regions within a country may also not always be
available.
Dengue, filariasiS, Jeishmaniasis,
and onchocerciasis (river blindness) are other
diseases carried by insects that also occur in West
Africa. African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping
sickness) has increased in Africa (it is epidemic in
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the
Sudan; and highly endemic in Cameroon, Central
African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Guinea, Mozambique, Uganda, and Tanzania; low
levels are found in most of the other countries),
and an increase in travelers has been noted since
2000. Most had exposures in Tanzania and Kenya,
reflecting common tourist routes. Protecting
yourself against insect bites will help to prevent
these diseases.
Schistosomiasis, a parasitic infection, can be
contracted in fresh water in this region. Do not
swim in fresh water (except in well-chlorinated
swimming pools) in these countries.
Polio outbreaks were reported in several previously
polio-free countries in Central, Eastern, and
Western Africa beginning in 2003. Polio is still
endemic in Nigeria.
Travelers to rural areas of West Africa may be
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exposed to I assa vinK which is spread through
contact with rat urine or droppings. People can be
exposed to Lassa virus by inhaling tiny particles of
these excretions in the air, especially if they stay in
traditional dwellings. Travelers should avoid contact
with rats and should not stay in dwellings that may
be infested with rats. Human-to-human
transmission of the disease has been
described. Proper safety Precautions should be
followed to prevent human-to-human transmission
from infected people.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has been
found in poultry populations in several countries In
Africa. Avoid all direct contact with birds, including
domestic poultry (such as chickens and ducks) and
wild birds, and avoid places such as poultry farms
and bird markets where live birds are raised or
kept. For a current list of countries reporting
outbreaks of H5N1 among poultry and/or wild birds,
view updates from the World Oroanizati0n for
Animal Health (O1E)<Icon out.png>, and for total
numbers of confirmed human cases of H5N1 virus
by country see the World Health Organization
/WHO) Avian Influenza website<icon_out.png>.
Many countries in this region have high incidence
rates of tuberculosis and high Hu prevalence rates.
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Staying Healthy During Your Trip
Prevent Insect Bites
Many diseases, like malaria and denauo are spread
through insect bites. One of the best protections is
to prevent insect bites by:
• Using insect repellent (bug spray) with
30%-50% DEFT. Picaridin, available in 7%
and 15% concentrations, needs more
frequent application. There Is less Information
available on how effective picaridin is at
protecting against all of the types of
mosquitoes that transmit malaria.
• Wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants,
and a hat outdoors.
• Remaining indoors in a screened or air-
conditioned area during the peak biting
period for malaria (dusk and dawn).
• Sleeping in beds covered by nets treated
with permethrin, if not sleeping in an air-
conditioned or well-screened room.
• Spraying rooms with products effective
against flying insects, such as those
containing pyrethroid.
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For detailed information about insect repellent use,
see Insect and Arthropod Protection.
Prevent Animal Bites and Scratches
Direct contact with animals can spread diseases like
rabies or cause serious injury or illness. It is
important to prevent animal bites and scratches.
• Be sure you are up to date with tetanus
vaccination.
• Do not touch or feed any animals, including
dogs and cats. Even animals that look like
healthy pets can have rabies or other
diseases.
• Help children stay safe by supervising
them carefully around all animals.
• If you are bitten or scratched, wash the
wound well with soap and water and go to a
doctor right away.
• After your trip, be sure to tell your doctor
or state health department if you were bitten
or scratched during travel.
For more Information about rabies and travel, see
the Rabies chapter of the Yellow Book or CDC's
Rabies homeoaae. For more Information about how
to protect yourself from other risks related to
animals, seeAnimal-Associated Hazards.
Be Careful about Food and Water
Diseases from food and water are the leading cause
of illness in travelers. Follow these tips for safe
eating and drinking:
• Wash your hands often with soap and
water, especially before eating. If soap and
water are not available, use an alcohol-based
hand gel (with at least 60% alcohol).
• Drink only bottled or boiled water, or
carbonated (bubbly) drinks in cans or
bottles. Avoid tap water, fountain drinks,
and ice cubes. If this is not possible, learn
how to make water safer to drink.
• Do not eat food purchased from street
vendors.
• Make sure food is fully cooked.
• Avoid dairy products, unless you know they
have been pasteurized.
Diseases from food and water often cause vomiting
and diarrhea. Make sure to bring diarrhea medicine
with you so that you can treat mild cases yourself.
Avoid Injuries
Car crashes are a leading cause of awry among
travelers. Protect yourself from these injuries by:
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• Not drinking and driving.
• Wearing your seat belt and using car seats
or booster seats in the backseat for children.
• Following local traffic laws.
• Wearing helmets when you ride bikes,
motorcycles, and motor bikes.
• Not getting on an overloaded bus or mini-
bus.
• Hiring a local driver, when possible.
• Avoiding night driving.
Other Health Tips
• To avoid infections such as HIV and viral
hepatitis do not share needles for tattoos,
body piercing, or injections.
• To reduce the risk of HIV and other
sexually transmitted diseases always use
latex condoms.
• To prevent fungal and parasitic infections,
keep feet clean and dry, and do not go
barefoot, especially on beaches where
animals may have defecated.
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After You Return Home
If you are not feeling well, you should see your
doctor and mention that you have recently
traveled. Also tell your doctor if you were bitten or
scratched by an animal while traveling.
If you have visited a malaria-risk area, continue
taking your antimalarial drug for 4 weeks
(doxycycline or mefloquine) or seven days
(atovaquone/proguanil) after leaving the risk area.
Malaria is always a serious disease and may be
a deadly illness. If you become ill with a fever or
flu•like illness either while traveling in a malaria-
risk area or after you return home (for up to 1
year), you should seek immediate medical
attention and should tell the physician your travel
history.
Important Note: This document is not a
complete medical guide for travelers to this
region. Consult with your doctor for specific
information related to your needs and your
medical history; recommendations may differ
for pregnant women, young children, and
persons who have chronic medical conditions.
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