Myanmar

Ensure all routine vaccinations are up to date before travel for general health protection.

Ensure all routine vaccinations are up to date before travel, including MMR, Tdap, and polio.

Ensure all routine vaccinations are up to date before travel to prevent common infectious diseases.

Ensure all routine vaccinations are up to date before travel to prevent common preventable diseases.

Recommended for all travelers due to food and water transmission

Routine vaccination recommended for all travelers

Routine vaccination important for all travelers

Ensure vaccinations are up to date

Before travel

Ensure routine vaccinations, including measles, are up-to-date before traveling.

Before travel

Consult a healthcare provider about antimalarial medications based on your itinerary and travel dates.

During travel

Use insect repellents, wear protective clothing, and sleep under insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent mosquito bites.

CDC recommends that travelers going to certain areas of Burma take prescription medicine to prevent malaria.

Depending on the medicine you take, you will need to start taking this medicine multiple days before your trip, as well as during and after your trip. Talk to your doctor about which malaria medication you should take.

Recommended for travelers who are moving to an area with Japanese encephalitis to live, spend long periods of time, such as a month or more, in areas with Japanese encephalitis, or frequently travel to areas with Japanese encephalitis.

Consider vaccination for travelers spending less than a month in areas with Japanese encephalitis but will be doing activities that increase risk of infection, such as visiting rural areas, hiking or camping, or staying in places without air conditioning, screens, or bed nets.

Recommended for most travelers, especially those staying with friends or relatives or visiting smaller cities or rural areas.

Typhoid - CDC Yellow Book Typhoid fever vaccines licensed in the U.S.

Vaccination may be considered for children and adults who are traveling to areas of active cholera transmission.

Active cholera transmission is widespread in Burma. Cholera is rare in travelers. Certain factors may increase the risk of getting cholera or having severe disease.

All eligible travelers should be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines.

Please see Your COVID-19 Vaccination for more information.

Recommended for unvaccinated travelers of all ages traveling to Burma.

Sex and Travel - CDC Yellow Book

Recommended for unvaccinated travelers one year old or older going to Burma.

Infants 6 to 11 months old should also be vaccinated against Hepatitis A. The dose does not count toward the routine 2-dose series.

Ensure all routine vaccinations are up to date before travel to prevent common infectious diseases.

This includes vaccines such as measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and influenza.

If traveling to high-altitude areas

Be aware of altitude sickness risks in parts of Myanmar.

At least 8 weeks before travel

Consult the latest vaccine recommendations for Myanmar and seek vaccination services.

Ensure vaccinations are up to date to prevent these diseases.

Routine vaccinations should be current before travel.

Ensure vaccinations are up to date to prevent these diseases.

Routine vaccinations should be current before travel.

Recommended annually to reduce the risk of influenza.

Influenza can spread easily in crowded areas; vaccination is advised.

Crucial to prevent vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue.

Use repellent, wear long sleeves/pants, and use insecticide-treated bed nets.

Necessary to reduce the risk of malaria, dengue, and Japanese encephalitis.

Use repellent, wear long-sleeved clothing, and sleep under insecticide-treated bed nets.

Critical precaution to prevent diarrheal diseases and foodborne illness.

Eat only thoroughly cooked food, drink bottled or boiled water, and avoid ice.

Practice safe eating and drinking habits to prevent foodborne and waterborne diseases.

Drink only bottled, boiled, or chemically treated water and avoid undercooked foods.

Consider vaccination based on planned activities

Recommended for most travelers, especially those staying with friends or relatives or visiting smaller cities or rural areas.

Important due to food and water safety concerns.

Recommended for most travelers due to the risk of exposure through contaminated food or water.

Recommended for travelers to areas with potential exposure to typhoid fever.

Vaccination can be administered orally or as an injection.

Recommended for travelers to areas with potential exposure to hepatitis A.

Vaccination is typically given in two doses over six months.

Recommended for travelers visiting areas with malaria risk to prevent infection.

Consult with a healthcare provider for appropriate antimalarial medications and dosing.

Recommended for travelers who may have sexual contact with new partners or undergo medical procedures.

Consider for travelers involved in outdoor activities or working with animals.

For travelers visiting malaria-risk areas

Consider prophylaxis based on risk assessment.

Consider for travelers spending extended time in rural areas or during transmission seasons.

To avoid mosquito-borne diseases