Morocco Travel Vaccinations and Health Advice

Malaria is not usually the main concern for Morocco travel. For many people, the more relevant preparation is checking food and water vaccines, routine UK immunisations and animal-bite risk. Hepatitis A is commonly recommended for previously unvaccinated travellers because it spreads through contaminated food and water. Typhoid vaccination is also often considered, especially if you are staying longer, visiting friends or relatives, travelling outside the main tourist routes, or eating in settings where food hygiene is harder to judge. Tetanus should be up to date, particularly if you may be trekking, cycling, riding animals or spending time away from easy medical care. MMR is worth checking carefully. Measles has been reported in Morocco, and adults who missed childhood doses can be less protected than they assume. Hepatitis B may be relevant for longer stays, new sexual partners, contact sports, medical treatment abroad, tattoos, piercings or work involving blood or body fluids. Rabies is present in Morocco and has been reported in domestic animals. Dogs are the usual concern, but scratches and licks to broken skin also count. Pre-travel rabies vaccination is worth discussing for children, runners, cyclists, long-stay travellers and anyone going somewhere where prompt post-bite treatment could be difficult. There is also a very low schistosomiasis risk, so avoid swimming or wading in untreated freshwater.