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Thanks.

you can check here: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationTanzania.aspx

you should get these done ASAP. most shots take a while to kick in. and as for 'should' you? why not? better safe than sorry. also, for yellow fever, i think some places require that you have proof of vaccination at the border.

Here is the CDC link for your information:

CDC Tanzania health information

I also got Hep A & B because of the amount of the travel I do.

I did also get the Rabies Vaccine, but do not think that it is worth the money, unless you are more than 24 hours from medical care.

www.andrew-rabatin.org

I already had HepA/B but I also got yellow fever vaccination. I got my card checked when I went to Zanszibar.

You must have Yellow Fever and you need it stamped into you vacc card cos they might check it on your arrival! Hep A & B are recommended but not essential, altho i would say rather safe than sorry!

Yellow fever is essential. Though they didnt check my yellow book when I flew into Nairobi Kenya, you should have it. There was also a Polio problem last year in east Africa so I was advised to get a polio shot as well as the Hep A. With living very rural I was on Malaria pills (doxycycline seems to be the cheapest, something like 20 pills for 4 dollars here in Chicago). But be warned: If not sleeping with a mosquito net in some areas, prepare to be good food for the mosquitos-I stayed with a friend in Nairobi for a few weeks, and the first night I woke up with mosquito bites all over me. So some spray is always good.