African Tick-bite fever. Tuberculosis TB. Learn actions you can take to stay healthy and safe on your trip. Vaccines cannot protect you from many diseases in Somalia, so your behaviors are important. Unclean food and water can cause travelers' diarrhea and other diseases. Reduce your risk by sticking to safe food and water habits. Talk with your doctor about taking prescription or over-the-counter drugs with you on your trip in case you get sick.
Bugs like mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas can spread a number of diseases in Somalia. Many of these diseases cannot be prevented with a vaccine or medicine. You can reduce your risk by taking steps to prevent bug bites. Although bed bugs do not carry disease, they are an annoyance.
See our information page about avoiding bug bites for some easy tips to avoid them. For more information on bed bugs, see Bed Bugs. For more detailed information on avoiding bug bites, see Avoid Bug Bites. If your travel plans in Somalia include outdoor activities, take these steps to stay safe and healthy during your trip. Schistosomiasis, a parasitic infection that can be spread in fresh water, is found in Somalia.
Avoid swimming in fresh, unchlorinated water, such as lakes, ponds, or rivers. Most animals avoid people, but they may attack if they feel threatened, are protecting their young or territory, or if they are injured or ill. Animal bites and scratches can lead to serious diseases such as rabies. All animals can pose a threat, but be extra careful around dogs, bats, monkeys, sea animals such as jellyfish, and snakes. If you are bitten or scratched by an animal, immediately:. Consider buying medical evacuation insurance.
Rabies is a deadly disease that must be treated quickly, and treatment may not be available in some countries. Many foreign hospitals and clinics are accredited by the Joint Commission International. A list of accredited facilities is available at their website www. In some countries, medicine prescription and over-the-counter may be substandard or counterfeit. Bring the medicines you will need from the United States to avoid having to buy them at your destination.
Malaria is a risk in Somalia. Fill your malaria prescription before you leave and take enough with you for the entire length of your trip. Motor vehicle crashes are the 1 killer of healthy US citizens in foreign countries. In many places cars, buses, large trucks, rickshaws, bikes, people on foot, and even animals share the same lanes of traffic, increasing the risk for crashes.
If you are seriously injured, emergency care may not be available or may not meet US standards. Trauma care centers are uncommon outside urban areas. Having medical evacuation insurance can be helpful for these reasons. Use the same common sense traveling overseas that you would at home, and always stay alert and aware of your surroundings. Use the Healthy Travel Packing List for Somalia for a list of health-related items to consider packing for your trip.
Talk to your doctor about which items are most important for you. Some supplies and medicines may be difficult to find at your destination, may have different names, or may have different ingredients than what you normally use. If you are not feeling well after your trip, you may need to see a doctor. If you need help finding a travel medicine specialist, see Find a Clinic.
Be sure to tell your doctor about your travel, including where you went and what you did on your trip. Also tell your doctor if you were bitten or scratched by an animal while traveling. If your doctor prescribed antimalarial medicine for your trip, keep taking the rest of your pills after you return home. If you stop taking your medicine too soon, you could still get sick.
Malaria is always a serious disease and may be a deadly illness. If you become ill with a fever either while traveling in a malaria-risk area or after you return home for up to 1 year , you should seek immediate medical attention and should tell the doctor about your travel history. For more information on what to do if you are sick after your trip, see Getting Sick after Travel. Map Disclaimer - The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on maps do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement are generally marked. Note: Javascript is disabled or is not supported by your browser. For this reason, some items on this page will be unavailable. For more information about this message, please visit this page: About CDC.
Travelers' Health. Somalia Traveler View. Clinician View. Traveler View. On This Page. If you must travel to Somalia, make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel. Hide Travel Health Notices. Be aware of current health issues in Somalia. Learn how to protect yourself. Hide Vaccines and Medicines. Vaccines for disease Recommendations Clinical Guidance for Healthcare providers Routine vaccines Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip.
Measles Infants 6 to 11 months old traveling internationally should get 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella MMR vaccine before travel. There is a constant threat of terrorist attack in Mogadishu and terrorists continue to plan attacks against westerners in the rest of Somalia, including Somaliland.
Terrorist attacks could be indiscriminate, including in crowded places, high-profile events, events involving government officials and in places visited by foreigners. Due to their use by government officials, hotels are considered legitimate targets by terrorist groups. See Terrorism. There is a high threat of maritime crime in the territorial and international waters off Somalia and attack remains a significant threat in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
See Sea travel. Conflict and environmental problems such as drought and flooding have displaced hundreds of thousands of people, in all areas of the country. See Local travel. Land borders with countries neighbouring Somalia may close at short notice. You should check with local authorities before travelling to the border. You should not cross the border without the correct documents.
Under International Health Regulations, there is no certificate requirement for this country. However, this country has stipulated a requirement for all travellers, for an international certificate of immunization polio , given within the previous 12 months and at least 4 weeks prior to departure. Travellers should confirm these requirements by contacting the relevant consulate or embassy.
Prevention Travellers should thoroughly clean all wounds and seek appropriate medical attention. Tetanus vaccination Travellers should have completed a primary vaccination course according to the UK schedule. If travelling to a country where medical facilities may be limited, a booster dose of a tetanus-containing vaccine is recommended if the last dose was more than ten years ago even if five doses of vaccine have been given previously.
Tetanus in brief. Typhoid vaccination Oral and injectable typhoid vaccinations are available. Cholera vaccination This oral vaccine is recommended for those whose activities or medical history put them at increased risk. This includes: aid workers. Hepatitis B. Prevention Travellers should avoid contact with blood or body fluids. This includes: avoiding unprotected sexual intercourse. A sterile medical equipment kit may be helpful when travelling to resource poor areas.
Hepatitis B vaccination Vaccination could be considered for all travellers, and is recommended for those whose activities or medical history put them at increased risk including: those who may have unprotected sex.
Rabies in Somalia Rabies is considered to be a risk in this country. Bats may also carry rabies-like viruses. Prevention Travellers should avoid contact with all animals. Rabies is preventable with prompt post-exposure management. Following a possible exposure, wounds should be thoroughly cleansed and an urgent local medical assessment sought, even if the wound appears trivial.
Post-exposure treatment and advice should be in accordance with national guidelines. Rabies vaccination A full course of pre-exposure vaccines simplifies and shortens the course of post-exposure treatment and removes the need for rabies immunoglobulin which is in short supply world-wide.
Pre-exposure vaccinations are recommended for travellers whose activities put them at increased risk including: those at risk due to their work e. Tuberculosis TB. Tuberculosis in Somalia The average annual incidence of TB is greater than or equal to 40 cases per , population further details. Prevention Travellers should avoid close contact with individuals known to have infectious pulmonary lung TB.
For travellers, BCG vaccine is also recommended for: unvaccinated, children under 16 years of age, who are going to live for more than 3 months in this country. A tuberculin skin test is required prior to vaccination for all children from 6 years of age and may be recommended for some younger children.
Yellow Fever. Yellow fever in Somalia There is a low potential for exposure to yellow fever in some parts of Somalia , and areas where there is no risk of yellow fever transmission see below. Prevention Travellers should avoid mosquito bites at all times. People aged 60 years or older should not be given the vaccine for travel to Somalia due to a higher risk of life-threatening side effects.
Vaccination could be considered for a small subset of travellers aged 9 months to less than 60 years of age to such areas who are at increased risk because of: prolonged travel.
Vaccination is not recommended for all other areas not listed above. See vaccine recommendation map below. Yellow fever in brief Yellow fever vaccine recommendation map for Somalia Click on map to open in a new window.
Doxycycline mg : start one to two days before arrival in the malaria risk area adults and children over 12 years of age take mg daily, ideally at the same time of day for the duration of the time in a malaria risk area and daily for four weeks after leaving the malaria risk area take with food if possible; avoid taking this drug just before lying down not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
Mefloquine mg : this drug is taken weekly, adults take one mg tablet each week start two to three weeks before arrival in the malaria risk area and continue weekly until four weeks after leaving the malaria risk area for children the dose is based on the body weight see table below. Other risks. Biting insects and ticks. Diseases in East Africa There is a risk of insect or tick-borne diseases in some areas of East Africa.
Prevention All travellers should avoid insect and tick bites day and night. There are no vaccinations or medications to prevent these diseases. Dengue in Somalia There is a risk of dengue in this country. Prevention All travellers should avoid mosquito bites particularly between dawn and dusk. There is currently no medication or vaccination available for travellers to prevent dengue.
Seasonal influenza in Somalia Seasonal influenza occurs throughout the world. For those who do not fall into these groups, vaccination may be available privately. Avian influenza Avian influenza viruses can rarely infect and cause disease in humans.
Outdoor air quality. Prevention Travellers with health problems that might make them more vulnerable to the effects of air pollution who are travelling to areas of high pollution should: discuss their travel plans with their doctor, and carry adequate supplies of their regular medication take sensible precautions to minimise their exposure to high levels of air pollution check local air quality data and amend their activities accordingly take notice of any health advisories published by the local Ministry of Health and Department for Environment, and follow the guidance provided.
Prevention There is no vaccine or tablets to prevent schistosomiasis. All travellers should avoid wading, swimming, or bathing in freshwater where possible. Swimming in chlorinated water or sea water is not a risk for schistosomiasis. Topical application of insect repellent before exposure to water, or towel drying after accidental exposure to schistosomiasis are not reliable in preventing infection.
All travellers who may have been exposed to schistosomiasis should have a medical assessment. Important News. To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies. Hide this message. Home Passports, travel and living abroad Travel abroad Foreign travel advice.
Foreign travel advice Somalia. Land borders Restrictions remain in place in neighbouring countries, including land border closures and quarantine measures.
0コメント