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Medical advice for travel: G

Last updated at 15:21 10 January 2002

Where diseases have been asterisked (*) immunisation against them is recommended in certain circumstances, and you should seek further advice from your GP or a travel clinic.

GABON

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required by all. Infants under 1 year are exempt.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, malaria, *meningitis, polio, *TB, tetanus, typhoid.

Health risks: malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.

GAMBIA

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required if arriving from endemic or infected areas. Infants under 1 year are exempt.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, malaria, *meningitis, polio, *TB, tetanus, typhoid, yellow fever.

Health risks: malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.

GEORGIA

Compulsory vaccinations: none.

Recommended immunisations: diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, polio, *TB, tetanus, *tick-borne encephalitis, *typhoid.

Health risks: malaria risk from Jul-Oct exists in some villages located in the south-eastern part of the country. Rabies.

GERMANY

Compulsory vaccinations: none.

Recommended immunisations: none, however check you have up-to-date tetanus and polio immunisations.

GHANA

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required by all.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, malaria, *meningitis, polio, *TB, tetanus, typhoid.

Health risks: malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.

GIBRALTAR

Compulsory vaccinations: none

Recommended immunisations: none, however check you have up-to-date tetanus and polio immunisations.

GREECE

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required if arriving from infected areas. Infants under 6 months are exempt.

Recommended immunisations: none, however check you have up-to-date tetanus and polio immunisations.

Long-term visitors should consider hepatitis A immunisation.

GRENADA

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required if arriving from infected areas. Infants under 1 year are exempt.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, *TB, tetanus, *typhoid.

Health risks: Rabies.

GRENADINES

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required if arriving from infected areas. Infants under 1 year are exempt.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, *TB, tetanus, *typhoid.

GUADELOUPE

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required if arriving from infected areas. Infants under 1 year are exempt.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, *TB, tetanus, *typhoid.

GUAM

Compulsory vaccinations: none

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, polio, *TB, tetanus, typhoid.

GUATEMALA

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required if arriving from infected areas. Infants under 1 year are exempt.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, *malaria, polio, *TB, tetanus, typhoid.

Health risks: malaria exists all year below 1,500 metres. There is high risk in the departments of Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Ixcan, Peten and San Marcos and moderate risks in the departments of Esquintla, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Suchitepequez and Zacapa. Rabies.

GUINEA

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required if arriving from infected areas. Infants under 1 year are exempt.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, malaria, *meningitis, polio, *TB, tetanus, typhoid, yellow fever.

Health risks: malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.

GUINEA-BISSAU

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate required if arriving from infected areas or a number of specified countries: get the full list from your GP or travel clinic.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, malaria, *meningitis, polio, *TB, tetanus, typhoid, yellow fever.

Health risks: malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.

GUYANA

Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas or a number of specified countries: get the full list from your GP or travel clinic.

Recommended immunisations: *diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, malaria, polio, *TB, tetanus, typhoid, yellow fever.

Health risks: malaria risk is high all year in all parts of the interior, sporadic cases have been reported from the densely populated coastal belt. Rabies.

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