Travel to Tanzania - Health and Immunization

IMMUNIZATION

For your health and safety you will need to get immunized before arriving in Tanzania, depending on factors such as your health and immunization history, areas of the country you will be visiting, and your planned activities while in Tanzania. Your personal doctor, or a doctor from a travel clinic, should be the one to determine exactly which vaccines your need.

One benefit of consulting a travel doctor rather than your personal doctor is that they have the most up to date information regarding health and overseas travel, and they usually have the vaccines on-site. Be sure to ask that they do indeed have the vaccines in their office as you wouldn't want to have to make two trips. If you have your immunization history paperwork be sure to bring it with you. If you don't, that's ok too. They doctor will simply ask about your vaccine history to the best of your ability. (See the bottom of this post to see a list of Los Angeles area doctors who offer pre-travel consultations and vaccinations.)

You are not required to have proof of Yellow Fever documentation when returning to the United States from Tanzania.

MALARIA.

Malaria exists in Tanzania. It's a disease that is spread by mosquitos. Malaria can be prevented by taking one of several choices of pills before, during, and after your stay in Tanzania. Consult your doctor or travel doctor on this because each brand has different pluses and minuses. Some are easier on the system, but require you to take a little longer. Some require you to take fewer pills but can be hard on your gut.

Higher elevation areas, such as many of the hilly areas around Arusha Park, are cooler and often have fewer mosquitoes. And these often don't carry malaria. Some of the higher places get so cold there are no mosquitoes at all. Still, to be safe you should still be prepared with your malaria pills.


LOS ANGELES AREA TRAVEL DOCTORS

Avidon, Irina, Pharm.D.
250 N.Robertson Blvd. Suite 601
Beverly Hills CA 90211
Telephone: (310) 385-3534

Spira, Alan M., MD, DTM&H
131 North Robertson Blvd.
Beverly Hills CA 90211
Telephone: (310) 360-1331

Zakowski, Phillip, MD
8631 W. 3rd Street Suite 1015E
Beverly Hills CA 90048
Telephone: (310) 358-2300

Delano Tran, Lawrence, MD, FAACP,QME,
Tran, Lawrence Delano, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., Q.M.E.,
2211 West Magnolia Boulevard Suite 230
Burbank CA 91506
Telephone: (818) 391-1028

Turner, Jerrold A., M.D.
519 West Carson Street, Suite 104
Carson CA 90745
Telephone: (310) 212-6559

Haigazian, Hilda
660 West Broadway Street
Glendale CA 91204
Telephone: [+1] (323) 660-3722

Anglim, Anne
1520 San Pablo Street - Suite 1000
Los Angeles CA 90033
Telephone: (323) 442 5100

Aziz, Rayann, RPT
333. S. Hope Street #C-145
Los Angeles CA 90071
Telephone: (888) 499-7277

Goad, Jeffery, Pharm.D., MPH
1510 San Pablo, Suite 104
Los Angeles CA 90033
Telephone: (323) 442-5882

Posalski, Irving, M.D.
8635 W. Third St. - Suite 1185W
Los Angeles CA 90048
Telephone: (310) 855-0976

Terry, Brian G., M.D.
1250 East Green St., Suite 100
Pasadena, CA 91106
Telephone: (626) 584-1200

Waneka, Stacy L., M.D.
881 Alma Real Drive, Suite 316
Pacific Palisades CA 90272
Telephone: (310) 454-1317

Felman, Elliot D., M.D.
2336 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 208
Santa Monica CA 90404
Telephone: (310) 453-0033

Paterno, Victoria I., M.D.
2216 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200
Santa Monica CA 90404
Telephone: (310) 829-3525

Pullen, William A.
1301 20th Street, Suite 550
Santa Monica CA 90404
Telephone: [+1] (310) 315-0231; Fax: [+1] (310) 315-0235

Rock, Terri L., M.D.
1260 15th street, suite 917
santa monica CA 90272
United States
Telephone: (310) 319-1566

Schack, Linda, M.D.
3400 Lomita Blvd., Suite 300
Torrance CA 90505
Telephone: (310) 325-4353

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