Recommended vaccinations
Systematically :
Vaccinations included in the immunisation schedule to be updated
Hepatitis A
1 injection 15 days before departure, booster 1 to 3 (5) years later, children: from the age of 1 year ;
Depending on the type of stay
Japanese encephalitis
From the age of 2 months, for people who are expatriates or who have to stay in rural areas during the transmission period (cf. Opinion of the High Council for Public Health of 20 September 2013): 2 injections spaced 7 (adult 18_65 years) to 28 days, booster 12 to 24 months later.
Hepatitis B
For long or repeated stays: two injections one month apart, single booster 6 months later.
When immunity must be acquired rapidly (in case of imminent departure), an accelerated schedule with three closely spaced doses at D0, D7, D21 and a fourth dose 1 year later can be used, only in adults.
Rage
In case of prolonged stay in isolation (children: as soon as they walk): three injections at D0, D7, D28 (or 21)
Typhoid
In case of prolonged stay or in poor hygienic conditions (children: from the age of 2): one injection 15 days before departure.
NB. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travellers over 9 months of age from countries where there is a risk of yellow fever transmission and for travellers who have transited through an airport in a country where there is a risk of yellow fever transmission (listed at https://www.who.int/ith/ith-country-list-new.pdf?ua=1). Administrative validity: for life.
Proof of oral polio vaccination received at least 4 weeks prior to departure is required for travellers residing in polio-endemic countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan) and in countries where poliovirus is circulating as a result of importation (Ethiopia, Kenya, Syrian Arab Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia).

Malaria
Year-round transmission throughout the country in areas below 2000 m altitude.
The states most at risk are Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharasthra and some north-eastern states (Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram)
- No risk in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Sikkim and low transmission in the rest of the country.
Prevention
Chemoprophylaxis with Atovaquone/Proguanil, or Doxycycline, or Mefloquine in rural areas of the highest risk states;
Protection against mosquito bites
In case of fever during the stay or in the months following the return, a doctor should be consulted as soon as possible.
Preventive treatments
See the General Recommendations page of the Institut Pasteur Medical Centre.
Sources
- Santé Publique France: Health recommendations for travellers 2020
- WHO International Travel and Health 2019