This includes yellow fever vaccine, BCG (bacille Calmette–Guérin) vaccine or MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine. Co-administration with other vaccines Oral live attenuated vaccineĬhildren and adults can receive oral typhoid vaccine at the same time as any other live parenteral vaccines. The dose of the combination typhoid Vi polysaccharide/hepatitis A vaccine is 1 mL given by intramuscular injection. See also Hepatitis A. The dose of the parenteral monovalent typhoid vaccine is 0.5 mL (for both adults and children) given by intramuscular injection. The vaccination schedule consists of 1 capsule on days 1, 3 and 5 (and day 7 if following a 4-dose schedule) taken 1 hour before food.
Each dose (a whole capsule) is the same for both adults and children. The oral live attenuated typhoid vaccine is supplied in a pack of 3 capsules. The combination hepatitis A/typhoid vaccine is an option for people ≥16 years of age who are travelling to countries where there is an increased risk of both these diseases. Short (day) trips away from higher-quality accommodation can also be high risk.
See Children and adults who have ongoing exposure to Salmonella Typhi, including those travelling for a long time or living in an endemic region, are recommended to be revaccinated.Īdvise travellers about the importance of:Īdvise travellers that high-risk foods and drinks include: Revaccination is recommended for those travelling for a long time or living in an endemic region. The vaccination schedule for oral typhoid vaccine consists of 1 capsule on days 1, 3 and 5 (and day 7 if following a 4-dose schedule) taken 1 hour before food. 4 doses may provide better protection than 3 doses. where food hygiene may be suboptimal and drinking water may not be properly treatedĬhildren aged ≥2 years and adults can receive 1 dose of parenteral typhoid vaccine.Ĭhildren ≥6 years of age and adults can receive 3 or 4 doses of oral typhoid vaccine.More than 90% of recent typhoid fever cases reported in Australia were acquired overseas.Ĭhildren aged ≥2 years and adults are recommended to receive typhoid vaccine if they are travelling to endemic regions: Typhoid fever is typically a travel-related disease. Laboratory workers who routinely work with Salmonella Typhi are recommended to receive 1 dose of parenteral typhoid vaccine, or 3 or 4 doses of oral typhoid vaccine.Ĭhildren aged ≥2 years and adults travelling to typhoid- endemic regions are recommended to receive either 1 dose of parenteral typhoid vaccine, or 3 or 4 doses of oral typhoid vaccine, depending on their age.Ĭhildren aged ≥2 years and adults who received parenteral typhoid vaccine for their 1st vaccination and have ongoing exposure to Salmonella Typhi are recommended to be revaccinated every 3 years with a dose of parenteral typhoid vaccine.Ĭhildren aged ≥6 years and adults who received oral typhoid vaccine for their 1st vaccination and have ongoing exposure to Salmonella Typhi are recommended to be revaccinated with oral typhoid vaccine either: Military personnel are recommended to receive 1 dose of parenteral typhoid vaccine, or 3 or 4 doses of oral typhoid vaccine. travellers aged ≥2 years travelling to typhoid- endemic regions.laboratory workers who routinely work with Salmonella Typhi.It is transmitted mainly through faecally contaminated food and water. Typhoid fever is caused by a systemic infection with Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi.
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