Diseases that pose a risk to travelers in this region include:1,2
> Cholera> Dengue fever> Hepatitis A> Hepatitis B> Influenza (including avian) > Japanese encephalitis> Malaria> Measles, mumps, and rubella> Poliomyelitis (Indonesia) > Rabies> Tetanus, diphtheria, and poliomyelitis> Travelers’ diarrhea> Tuberculosis3> Typhoid fever
Sources: 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Travelers’ health: Destinations—Southeast Asia. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/seasia.htm. Accessed August 17, 2006. 2. CDC. Travelers’ health: yellow book. Influenza. Available at: http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=influenza.htm&cssNav=browseoyb. Accessed August 17, 2006. 3. World Health Organization (WHO). Tuberculosis. Available at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/. Accessed August 17, 2006.