Immunization There is no mandatory immunization for travelling to Myanmar (not even yellow
fever). If you come from a country in Africa or in South America, it
will be necessary for you, as for all the other countries in Asia, to get a
certification of vaccination against the yellow fever.
Practically, contact your doctor, some immunization should be completed:
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Typhoid fever,
- Rabies (if you intend to remain a long time in the countryside, or in a remote monastery)
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- New shot of DT immunization
Log on "Pasteur Institute" wed site, you will find all the advice about immunization for every country. Go to our "" section, you will have a list of medical related problem web site.
Part of the guide "Health advice" printed by Air France
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Malaria : Prophylaxies + insect repellent Burma (Myanmar) is definitively a country with malaria (it is ranked N°3, highest level)
You must take anti-malaria drugs.
Contact your doctor to get the best drug for you.
Special note regarding Lariam (Mefloquine).
Again one of our customer had to stop his holidays and come back home in emergency because of a deep depression (5-12-2005).
He was using Lariam
as anti-malaria drug.
We advice you to have a talk with your doctor about the very important (and frequent) side effects of this product (expensive and not very effective in Myanmar).
From our side, we do not recommend it.
The best idea is to avoid the bites !
80 % of all the bites occur from one hour before the sunset to one hour after the sunset.
Wear long sleeve clothes, put a lot of insect repellent and do not forget to buy an insect repellent for your clothes. Most of the bites are made throughout your clothes.
Insurance : MANDATORY.
You must take an insurance that will cover you in case a medical problem, car accident...etc
If you already have a travel insurance, be sure that : - You are cover in Burma,
- You know their emergency phone number,
- Everybody travelling with you is protected (children, spouse..),
- You know the procedure to contact your insurance company. If you travel in Burma with Ananda Travel Yangon (with or without guide) we will give you an emergency phone card written in Burmese/English/French with some emergency phone number in Myanmar ( ).
Moreover, you can always contact our office in Yangon 24h a day (when the phone line work), but we are not an insurance company.
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