HEALTH REGULATIONS

Before visiting Egypt you may need to get the following vaccinations or take the following precautions. It is best to seek medical advice as your individual health and your planned activities will be a factor. Seek advice 4-6 weeks before travel.

Required Vaccinations

• Passengers aged 9 months and older travelling from or who transited for more than 12 hours through a country with risk of yellow fever transmission must hold a yellow fever vaccination certificate.

Routine and Recommended Vaccinations

• It is recommended that passengers are up to date on routine vaccinations including diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT), measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), polio, shingles, varicella (chickenpox), and yearly flu shots.
• A hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for passengers will be doing higher risk activities, such as visiting smaller cities, villages, or rural areas. It is recommended for passengers who plan on eating street food.
• A hepatitis B vaccination is recommended.
• A rabies vaccination is recommended for passengers whose activities mean they will be around dogs or wildlife.
• A typhoid vaccination is recommended for most passengers, especially those staying with friends or relatives, or visiting smaller cities or rural areas.

General Advice

• Leptospirosis is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid contaminated water and soil.
• Schistosomiasis is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid contaminated water.
• African Tick-Bite Fever is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever is present in the Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Dengue is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Leishmaniasis is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Zika is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Rift River Valley Fever is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid animals and bug bites.
• Avian/bird flu is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid domestic and wild poultry.
• Hantavirus is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid rodents and areas where they live, and to avoid sick people.
• Tuberculosis is present in Egypt. Passengers are advised to avoid sick people.

For more detailed information, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).