[Travel vaccination].

Vaccination gives good and long-lasting protection against a number of infectious diseases, and is nearly always recommended before journeys to countries with high risk of contagious diseases. It is important to both renew childhood vaccines and to inoculate against hepatitis A. Vaccines against yellow fever and meningococcal disease are compulsory before entering certain countries. Vaccination against hepatitis B, rabies, typhoid fever and perhaps cholera should be considered for persons spending longer periods in endemic areas. There is a risk of Japanese encephalitis in large parts of South-East Asia, and tick-borne encephalitis in certain areas of Europe.