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This page contains the main health risks for travellers and general recommendations. Travel conditions are different for everyone and each patient's health condition varies. Discuss your trip during a travel consultation with your doctor or in a travel clinic, preferably six to eight weeks before departure.
In the rural areas below 1500 m in the north of Iraq there is a low malaria risk (only P. vivax) during the rainy season between May and November. We recommend the use of mosquito-repellent measures from dusk till morning. In case of fever during or after your journey, get tested for malaria as soon as possible.
Insects can transmit diseases such as leishmaniasis.
Ticks can transmit diseases.
Dogs and other mammals can be infected with rabies.
There is a risk of infection with schistosomiasis when swimming or bathing in lakes and rivers.
You may experience altitude sickness in areas above 2500 metres.
Girls who visit their family in this country are sometimes circumcised.
Read these tips before you leave.
Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for all travellers.
A single booster of polio vaccination is recommended for all travelers to Asia or Africa aged 16 years or older.
For travellers from certain countries in Asia or Africa where polio occurs, polio vaccination is compulsory.
Yellow fever does not occur here, but the vaccination is compulsory from the age of nine months:
This vaccination must be administered at least ten days prior to arrival by an official yellow fever vaccination centre and must be registered in an International Certificate of Vaccination and Prophylaxis.
Discuss with your doctor whether one of the following vaccinations is recommended for you:
Additional preventive tips may be useful for you:
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