Inoculation regulations can change at short notice. Please take medical advice in the case of doubt.
1A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required of travellers over one year of age arriving from infected areas. The Mauritius government considers those countries and areas classified as yellow fever endemic to be infected.
2Immunisation against typhoid and poliomyelitis is sometimes advised.
3Malaria risk, exclusively in the benign
vivax form, exists throughout the year in northern rural areas, except on Rodrigues Island.
Food & drinkWater used for drinking should have first been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Bottled water is readily available. 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 which are likely to have been made from unboiled milk. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.
Other risksDiarrhoeal diseases,
giardiasis,
dysentery and
typhoid fever are common.
African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness),
Rift Valley fever,
bilharzia (schistosomiasis),
leishmaniasis,
dengue fever,
filariasis and
onchocerciasis are present. Rickettsial infections can be contracted.
Meningococcal meningitis is a risk from December to June. Avoid swimming and paddling in fresh water; swimming pools which are well chlorinated and maintained are safe.
Hepatitis A,
B and
E occur.
Up to 5000 estimated cases of Chikungunya virus have been reported in Mauritius. The number of reported cases has dropped since the beginning of Mauritian wintertime (June) but is expected to increase again when the weather gets warmer (October). Precautionary measure should be taken throughout the year and visitors should be aware that mosquitoes are also active during daylight hours.
Public medical facilities are numerous and of a high standard and there are several private clinics. All treatment at state-run hospitals is free for Mauritians, but foreign visitors have to pay. There is no reciprocal health agreement with the UK; health insurance is advised.
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