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What are the most common health problems for foreigners traveling to africa?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Depends on region: Should check country by country. Some health issues include: Malaria, Yellow fever, hepatitis A & B, Thyphoid, Rabies, dysentary etc. It is region specific.

Dr Minich and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/7/2015

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