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[*] posted on 2-6-2023 at 10:52 AM
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I'm riding with a group who have limited experience in Baja and they are all getting Typhoid vaccines. I've been travelling to Baja for over 30 years and I've never heard of or read on any forum about Typhoid in Baja. Am I missing something?
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[*] posted on 2-6-2023 at 10:59 AM


Certain parts of central and south America it might be needed but not Mexico.
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[*] posted on 2-6-2023 at 11:36 AM


Been going to Baja since the mid-1960s. Never ever heard that or been vaccinated for that.

In the early 60's, there was mention of malaria in Mulegé.




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[*] posted on 2-6-2023 at 11:39 AM


I know several people that have contracted Dengue fever in Baja Sur, but I have never heard of anyone coming down with Typhoid. I don't think there is an effective vaccination for Dengue, but I could be wrong.

Masking up and social distancing may make your friends feel safer, but it won't fool the mosquitos that spread Dengue!




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[*] posted on 2-6-2023 at 08:13 PM


Quote: Originally posted by chippy  
Certain parts of central and south America it might be needed but not Mexico.


Pretty much any polluted body of fresh water in Central Mexico ( there are plenty ) carries a risk of typhoid exposure.

I've never had the vaccine but I most certainly have the antibodies after learning the hard way.

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[*] posted on 2-7-2023 at 09:29 AM



Interesting; I wasn't aware of the prevalence. Do you know exactly how/where you got infected? How'd you treat it?[/rquote]

Antibiotics.

I think I got it racing kayaks at the lake in San Miguel de Allende.
It is ridiculously polluted but I hadn't done my research on it until afterwards.
That was around 8 years ago or so.

I think it is way more common than realized but I am not a professional who has researched it deeply.

It is definitely being couriered into Mexico from the south, too.



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[*] posted on 2-7-2023 at 01:21 PM


Our health care provider in USA has a travel clinic that recommended Hepatitis B vaxx but no typhoid for Baja and Pacific coast of Mexico.
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[*] posted on 2-7-2023 at 09:16 PM


There is a vaccination for Dengue Fever, but it is only administered to those who have contracted it once, if they survived.
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[*] posted on 2-8-2023 at 10:38 AM


The wording is from the article on the vaccine. Apparently the second or subsequent times you get it are likely to be much more serious (fatal) than the side effects of the vaccine.

Apparently the fatalities are far higher in people who suffer multiple infections.
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[*] posted on 2-10-2023 at 08:01 AM


Yep, had at least one death here in BoLA last summer from Dengue. It was her second infection.



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