Laos
Current travel vaccine advice and how to prevent infections when travelling to Laos.
The recommendations and advice on this page can never replace a medical consultation.
Recommended vaccines
To get the best effect from the vaccines, you should begin vaccination well before departure. At helsenorge.no you can check which vaccines you have taken in Norway that are registered for you. You have to pay for travel vaccines and malaria protection.
Vaccine recommendations for all travellers
- Read more about dTP-IPV (Vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio) in the vaccine guide
- Read more about MMR (Vaccine against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) in the vaccine guide
Travellers should be up to date with vaccinations and boosters as recommended in Norway. You can check which vaccines you have received on helsenorge.no.
Vaccine recommendations for most travellers
- Read more about Hep A (Hepatitis A vaccine) in the vaccine guide
These vaccines are recommended for most travellers visiting this country. The recommendation depends on the duration of the stay, type of travel/activity, the traveller's health etc., and should be assessed by a doctor.
Vaccine recommendations for some travellers
- Read more about BCG (Vaccine against tuberculosis) in the vaccine guide
- Read more about Hep B (Hepatitis B vaccine) in the vaccine guide
- Read more about Influenza (Seasonal influenza vaccine) in the vaccine guide
- Read more about JE (Japanese encephalitis vaccine) in the vaccine guide
- Read more about MenACWY (Meningococcal vaccine against serotypes A+C+W+Y) in the vaccine guide
- Read more about MenB (Meningococcal B vaccine) in the vaccine guide
- Read more about OCV (Cholera vaccine) in the vaccine guide
- Read more about Rab (Rabies Vaccine) in the vaccine guide
- Read more about Typh (Typhoid vaccine) in the vaccine guide
These vaccines are recommended for some travellers visiting this country. The recommendation depends on the duration of the stay, type of travel/activity, the traveller's health etc., and should be assessed by a doctor.
Malaria
Mosquito-bite prevention and chemoprofylaxis recommended.
Malaria risk due predominantly to P. falciparum exists throughout the year in the entire country except in Vientiane. Mosquito-bite prevention and chemoprophylaxis recommended in risk areas.
Capital Vientiane: No malaria risk.
Dengue fever, chikungunya fever, and Zika fever can occur throughout the country, and effective mosquito bite prevention is recommended, even during daytime.