Now that you have your passport, are you ready to travel?

Enjoy your trip by planning ahead with your itinerary. We want this to be the best vacation of your life. To make sure you have nothing to think about except having a great time, we offer the listed vaccines needed for travel. To be fully immunized, plan at least 3 to 4 months ahead.

Recommended preventative treatment for travel may include the following:

Additional Recommendations

Mosquitoes

Personal protection measures should include avoiding contact with mosquitoes, particularly between dusk and dawn when most mosquitoes feed:

• Use mosquito netting.
• Wear clothes that cover most of the body.
• Apply insect repellant to exposed areas of the body.
• Use scentless body products.
• "DEET" is considered an effective insect repellant. Up to 50% concentration can be applied to children over the age of 2 months and adults.

Water/Ice

Consuming local food and water is the most common source of illness for travelers. In areas where the water is not considered safe to drink, only consume the following:

• Beverages, such as tea and coffee, made with vigorously boiled water.
• Canned or bottled carbonated beverages, including carbonated bottled water and soft drinks.
• Beer and wine.

Where water may be contaminated, ice should also be considered contaminated. Remember to avoid using local water when brushing your teeth.

To purify water:

• Boil vigorously for 3 minutes, then allow water to cool to room temperature.
• Add tincture of iodine 2%, 5 drops per liter if water is clear, or 10 drops if water is cloudy. Allow water to stand for 30 minutes.
• Very turbid or very cold water should be allowed to stand several hours prior to use. To ensure that Cryptosporidium is killed, water must stand for 15 hours before drinking.
• Use tetraglycine hydroperiodide tablets (Golbaline, Potable-Aqua®). These are available at pharmacies and sporting goods stores. Follow the directions on the bottle.

Food

• All food is subject to contamination.
• Avoid salads, uncooked fruits and vegetables.
• Avoid unpasteurized milk and milk products, such as cheese and local ice cream.
• Avoid consuming food and beverages from street vendors.
• Some species of fish and shellfish can contain poisonous biotoxins even when well cooked.
• Avoid barracuda, Red snapper, grouper, amberjack, seabass and tropical reef fish.
• Eat food that is thoroughly cooked and still hot.
• Eat only raw fruit that can be peeled by the traveler.

Call for travel immunization information and appointments:

805-652-6009 or toll free within Ventura County: 1-800-781-4449

Oxnard
North Oxnard Public Health Center
2240 E. Gonzales Road, Suite 140
(805) 981-5221

Simi Valley
Simi Valley Public Health Center
660 East Los Angeles Ave., Suite B-2
(805) 578-3675

Additional information:

Current Travel Advisory

Travelers 877-394-8747 or www.cdc.gov/travel

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