The following are disease risks that might affect travelers to this area: Dengue, filariasis, leishmaniasis, and onchocerciasis (river blindness), and African trypanosomiasis.Plague occurs sporadically or in outbreaks. Schistosomiasis, a parasitic infection, can be contracted in fresh water in this region. Do not swim in fresh water (except in well-chlorinated swimming pools).
Polio outbreaks were reported recently.
Many countries in this region have high incidence rates of tuberculosis and high HIV prevalence rates.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has been found in poultry populations in several countries in Africa. Malaria is present in all areas (including game parks) at altitudes <2,500>
Doesn't this write up just scream romantic honeymoon?In our first pre-honeymoon activity together Matt and I spend some quality time together - sitting in an abandoned government clinic being poked with needles. We've decided to take a trip that we've been saving and planning for a number of years now and the honeymoon was the perfect time to do it! After a quick stop off at the Maldives post wedding (because we felt obliged to do the 'honeymoon beach thing' for at least a few days) we are off to Kenya for a two week safari!
This of course means that we need to under a whole cocktail of immunizations before we go. In the past week we've received: Hept A, Hept B, Meningococcal, Yellow Fever, Tetanus, Typhoid, and Polio. Now I feel like I can leap small buildings in a single bound! Contaminated water sources, and infected mosquitoes? Bring it on! I forgot to mention that we need to begin a 4 week anti-malarial drugs as well. Matt and I both like that on the packing it reads “the side effects of this drug might be indistinguishable from the disease itself”. What? Isn’t the point not to feel like you have malaria?
Last but not least we have to wear a bug spray with 50% DEET. Great, so if nothing else kills me I’ll at least go crazy and my tongue will go numb.But it’s no matter. Not only will this trip test that whole “I love you without makeup” theory, but I am willing to get plenty of these. 
To see this!!! (At least this is what it will be like in my head.)
To see this!!! (At least this is what it will be like in my head.)
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Well, you've certainly paid your dues - hope the safari is worth all of that and more. And you have the added bonus of all the necessary shots to visit Washington, DC.
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