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📝Draft — pending physician review

📝Draft — pending physician review. This brief was compiled from CDC, WHO, and EKRM/HealthyTravel sources (June 2026) and has not yet been verified by a clinician. Confirm specifics with a travel-medicine professional before relying on it.

Malaria

Low

Dengue

Low

Yellow fever

None

Chikungunya

None

Vaccines

VaccineRecommendationReference

Routine vaccines

Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip — per the Swiss BAG schedule. These include:

BAG Impfplan

Hepatitis A

Recommended for all unvaccinated travelers aged 1 year or older. Note for Swiss travelers: Hepatitis A is not part of the routine Swiss BAG childhood schedule, so most adult travelers will need vaccination.

CDC Yellow Book

Hepatitis B

Consider per individual risk and stay duration. Routine in the Swiss childhood schedule since 1998 — younger travelers are usually covered.

CDC Yellow Book

Rabies

Particularly recommended for long stays, high individual risk regardless of duration (cycling/motorbike trips, hiking or work in remote areas, infants and children, those working with animals). Rabid dogs are commonly found in Iran.

CDC Yellow Book

Typhoid

Recommended for most travelers, especially those visiting friends and relatives, staying in rural areas, or in poorer hygienic conditions.

CDC Yellow Book

Disease-specific guidance

Malaria

Low

Risk is limited and confined to the south and southeast. The only area where chemoprophylaxis is advised is Sistan-Baluchestan province on the Pakistan border. Historically there was low seasonal risk (roughly March–November) in rural parts of Fars, southern Hormozgan, and Kerman, where mosquito-bite prevention alone is sufficient. Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, and other main cities are no-risk. Predominantly Plasmodium vivax.

Chemoprophylaxis: Sistan-Baluchestan (Pakistan border)
Low/seasonal: Rural Fars, S. Hormozgan, Kerman — bite prevention only
No risk: Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, main cities
Species: Mainly P. vivax

About malaria CDC details

Yellow fever

None

No yellow fever risk in Iran. Vaccination is not recommended for direct travel from Switzerland and is not an entry requirement for direct travelers.

About yellow fever CDC details

Dengue

Low

Sporadic dengue risk reported, mainly in the south. Risk for typical travelers is low, but daytime mosquito-bite prevention is the main protection where present.

Distribution: Mainly southern areas
Mosquito: Aedes — bites during daytime

About dengue CDC details

General prevention

Food & water

Use bottled or filtered water, avoid ice from unverified sources, and pay attention to food hygiene. Standard precautions reduce the risk of traveler's diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid — particularly relevant when staying with relatives or eating outside major hotels.

Mosquito protection

Daytime mosquito protection (DEET or picaridin repellent, long sleeves) is advisable as dengue and leishmaniasis (sand flies) occur in parts of the country. In the southeastern malaria area, also protect at dawn and dusk. Standard bite precautions also reduce the risk of tick-borne Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever during outdoor and rural exposure.

Sources

Based on CDC Travelers’ Health, CDC Yellow Book, and the Swiss Federal Vaccination Schedule (BAG). Always verify current recommendations before travel.

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This brief is for informational purposes and does not replace personalized medical advice.
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