Travel Vaccinations for Togo

Bacterial infection from bite from infected ticks. Most common between April-November and in rural, camping and hiking areas. Causes redness around site of bite and symptoms usually within 2 weeks, such as fever, muscle pain, headache and rash.

Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes and it causes fever and severe joint pain. Other symptoms include muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. Joint pain is often debilitating and can vary in duration. The disease shares some clinical signs with Dengue, and can be misdiagnosed in areas where Dengue is common. There is no cure for the disease. Treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms.

A parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms associated with blood-feeding black flies and mosquitoes. The most noticeable symptom of lymphatic filariasis is elephantiasis—edema with thickening of the skin and underlying tissues. Travellers should consider bite-prevention including nets and mosquito repellants.

A parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (the most common): Causes skin lesions, mainly ulcers on exposed parts of the body, causing scars and serious disability. 90% of cases are in the Americas, the Mediterranean basin, the Middle East and Asia. Visceral Leishmaniasis (the most dangerous): Causes enlarged spleen and liver, anaemia, weight loss and irregular bouts of fever. Highly endemic in the Indian Subcontinent and East Africa. Mucotaneous (the least common): Causes partial or total destruction of the mucous membranes in the nose, mouth and throat. Most cases are found in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

The human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of bodily fluids.

Gastroenteritis is a very common condition that causes diarrhoea and vomiting, which is commonly caused by a bacterial or viral tummy bug. Symptoms include a mild fever, nausea, vomiting and sudden watery diarrhoea. These usually appear up to a day after becoming infected and typically last less than a week, but can sometimes last longer. If you experience a stomach bug, ensure you wash your hands regularly, stay hydrated, get plenty of rest and eat plain food.

Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that is mainly contracted by consuming unpasteurised milk and cheese. You can also catch it from eating raw or undercooked meat. Very rarely, the bacteria may spread from person to person, or animal to person, through contact of bodily fluids. Symptoms are similar to the flu and most people make a full recovery after a course of antibiotics.

Schistosomiasis, also called bilharzia, is an infection caused by a parasitic worm that lives in fresh water in subtropical and tropical regions. Avoid swimming in fresh water rivers, streams and lakes if you can. You often don't have any symptoms at first, but after a few weeks may develop a rash, high temperature, cough, diarrhoea and joint pain. Schistosomiasis can usually be treated successfully with a short course of a medication that kills the worms.

Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is a parasitic disease transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tsetse fly, which is only found in rural Africa. Initial symptoms include severe headache, insomnia, enlarged lymph nodes, anaemia and rash.