what shots do i need for travel to south africa and zambia?

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about 13-23

you will get several shots with some that take care of multiple vaccines. anytime you go out of the country you get shots. from booster shots of mumps, flu, malaria, etc.

South Africa:
Hep A, Hep B, Typhoid,
current tetanus,measels, polio
Get malaria prophylaxis drugs to take while there as well

If extended camping/outdoors then rabies

Zambia: add meningococcal if in a specific area at a specific time (ask doctor)

go to doctor he will tell you.
would reccomend buying maleria tabs in s africa if your staying in s africa for a week before going to zambia, there a third of the price over. we camped from s africa, namibia, botswana to zimbabwe and drunk the water from the camp sites, all stomachs were fine, but if you go white water rafting dont drink the zambezee water. take diarahara tabs just in case, and take lip balm your need it

Paul gave you the right advice .Have a good time I wish I was going with you..

SOUTH AFRICA

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Tetanus-diphtheria

Malaria: Prophylaxis with Lariam, Malarone, or doxycycline is recommended for travel to low-altitude areas of the Mpumalanga Province (including Kruger Natonal Park), Northern Province, and northeastern KwaZulu-Natal as far south as the Tugela River.

ZAMBIA
Hep A
Hep B
Tetanus-Diptheria

Malaria: Prophylaxis with Lariam, Malarone, or doxycycline is recommended for all areas.

I hope you find this information useful--good luck in your travels!

Depends how long your going for. If its for less than a few months than don't even bother. Just make sure you take some tablets for Malaria, and drink clean water.

Actually, be careful IF you decide to take the malaria tablets - the larium can cause psychotic breaks and depressive episodes ( oh, so much fun while traveling)
and the pills in reality mask the symptoms of malaria if you contract it making the response time longer and increasing your chances of getting really sick. People in the safari business suggest that you skip the malaria pills ( only 50% effective anyway) and just get treated very quickly if you do happen to get it.

Also with malaria - check the weather - if you go during the winter the mosquitos are not bad at all.