All travelers should visit either their personal physician or a travel health clinic 4-8 weeks before departure.
Malaria: Prophylaxis with Lariam (mefloquine), Malarone (atovaquone/proguanil), or doxycycline is recommended for all areas, except for areas at altitudes >2,000 m (6,561 ft) in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Kashmir, and Sikkim.
Vaccinations
| Meningococcal | Recommended for all travelers to the states of Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram in the northeast |
| Hepatitis A | Recommended for all travelers |
| Typhoid | Recommended for all travelers |
| Polio | One-time booster recommended for any adult traveler who completed the childhood series but never had polio vaccine as an adult |
| Yellow fever | Required for all travelers arriving from or transiting through a yellow-fever-infected area in Africa or the Americas. Not recommended otherwise. |
| Japanese encephalitis | For travelers who may spend a month or more in rural areas and for short-term travelers who may spend substantial time outdoors in rural areas, especially after dusk |
| Hepatitis B | Recommended for all travelersRecommended for all travelers |
| Rabies | For travelers spending a lot of time outdoors, or at high risk for animal bites, or involved in any activities that might bring them into direct contact with bats |
| Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) | Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not previously given |
| Tetanus-diphtheria | Revaccination recommended every 10 years |