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Can infectious disease specialists do the travel shots for going to africa?

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Travel medicine docs: Travel medicine specialists give travel shots and give medication to protect against malaria and altitude illness. Many infectious disease doctors are trained in travel medicine, as are many other doctors. You can find a travel medicine specialist at istm.Org or astmh.Org.

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Answered 9/29/2019

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