Pork, salad and mayonnaise may carry increased risk. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled. Visceral and mucutaneous leishmaniasis occur. Dysenteries and diarrhoeal diseases are present. Hepatitis A occurs and hepatitis E has been reported.
Dengue fever is predominant in the northern border states.
Rabies is present. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay. For more information, consult the Health appendix. Medical facilities are very good and there are both private and state-organised hospitals, doctors, clinics and chemists.