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There is such a high demand, in fact, that University Health Services (UHS) will soon publish a guide for students travelling abroad.
Students planning to travel to nations in many parts of Africa, Asia and South America should consult a physician about getting fully immunized to infections common to that region, according to UHS director David S. Rosenthal '59.
UHS, in its soon-to-be-released guidebook entitled Healthy Travel, recommends inoculations or oral vaccines against the following: poliomyelitis, tetanus, diphtheria, typhoid fever, viral hepatitis, pneumococcal bacteria, influenza and meningococcal bacteria. The new guide also recommends the updating of childhood inoculations against measles, mumps and rubella.
UHS deems protection against yellow fever necessary and, in fact, some countries require all travelers to show proof of immunization.
Harvard students planning to journey far afield should use the information from both the CDC and UHS, Rosenthal says.