|
|
Special Precautions |
Certificate
Required? |
|
Yellow Fever |
No |
1 |
|
Cholera |
Yes |
2 |
|
Typhoid and
Polio |
3 |
N/A |
|
Malaria |
4 |
N/A |
1:
A yellow fever vaccination certificate
is required from travellers aged 1 year and over who have visited
infected or endemic areas within the previous 6 days.
2: Following WHO
guidelines issued in 1973, a cholera vaccination certificate is no
longer a condition of entry to Brunei. However, a cholera outbreak was
reported in the Maura Distric in 1999 and precautions are advisable.
Up-to-date information should be sought before deciding whether these
precautions should include vaccination as medical opinion is divided
over its effectiveness. See the Health appendix.
3: Typhoid fever
occurs.
4: There is a
slight risk of malaria in border areas. No prophylaxis is recommended.
Food & drink :
All water should be regarded as being
potentially contaminated. Water used for drinking, brushing teeth or
making ice should have first been boiled or sterilised. Milk is
unpasteurised and should be boiled. Powdered or tinned milk is
available and advised, but should be reconstituted with pure water.
Avoid all dairy products. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish,
preferably served hot. Pork, salad and mayonnaise may carry increased
risk. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.
Other risks :
Amoebic and bacillary dysentry and hepatitis A
and E may occur. Hepatitis B is highly endemic in the region. Dengue
fever and Japanese encephalitis occur occasionally.
Health care :
Medical insurance is advised. Medical
facilities are of a high standard. The health administration of Brunei
reserves the right to vaccinate arrivals not in possession of required
certificates and to take any other action deemed necessary to ensure
arrivals present no health risk. |
