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Travel Vaccination Before Tropical Holiday Berlin
Travel Vaccination Before Tropical Holiday Berlin is a seasonal health occasion for which RAB Arztbesuche provides a licensed physician on a home visit anywhere in Berlin — daily from 6 am to midnight, usually within 60 to 90 minutes.
Tropical and sub-tropical travel — Africa, Southeast Asia, India, South and Central America — needs far more lead time than a Mediterranean holiday. We advise and vaccinate as a house call following the German Society of Tropical Medicine (DTG) and CRM. Yellow fever requires a certified centre — we refer reliably.
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Tropical travel from Berlin — structured preparation
For travel to sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, India, the Amazon basin or Central America, travel-medical advice goes well beyond Mediterranean standard immunisations. Tropical topics — malaria, dengue, traveller's diarrhoea, rabies post-exposure prophylaxis, altitude sickness — must be discussed individually and depend on the specific destination, travel style (backpacker vs. resort) and duration.
On a house call we take time, check the immunisation passport in detail, talk through the route, advise on malaria prophylaxis and write the necessary prescriptions. Routine tropical vaccines (hepatitis A/B, typhoid, rabies, MMR booster) we administer on site — yellow fever only at certified centres; we arrange a quick appointment.
Malaria prophylaxis — decide individually
Which malaria prophylaxis (atovaquone/proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine) — or whether a 'stand-by' emergency medication is enough — depends on the specific country, travel time, travel type and comorbidities. We advise per current DTG recommendations, write the prescription and explain use carefully.
Emergency note after return
Fever after returning from the tropics always needs assessment — even months later. For fever, severe diarrhoea, yellow skin, confusion or neurological signs after tropical travel, call us immediately or go to the nearest tropical-medicine department (Charité, BIH). For acute life threat, 112.
How tropical travel medicine works as a house call
Ideally book a consultation 6 to 8 weeks before departure. We discuss route, activities, comorbidities, current vaccination status. On this basis we build the vaccination and prophylaxis plan.
At the house call or follow-up: vaccinations on site, prescriptions for malaria prophylaxis and emergency medications, travel-pharmacy advice, referral to a yellow-fever centre if needed. GOÄ billing via our Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle.
Emergency? Dial the emergency number
If unconscious, with severe chest pain, breathlessness or heavy bleeding, dial 112 immediately. Our service complements the emergency services — it does not replace them.
Case profiles
Typical scenarios
Backpacker Southeast Asia
Multi-week trip through Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia. Hepatitis A+B, typhoid, rabies, advice on malaria and dengue.
Business traveller West Africa
Repeat travel with stays in Lagos, Accra, Abidjan. Yellow fever required (referral), malaria prophylaxis, rabies.
Family India
Parents with children, multi-week trip. Family advice, MMR booster for adults, hepatitis A, typhoid, consider rabies for children.
Trekking Andes/Himalaya
Altitude-medicine advice (acetazolamide), tetanus booster, hepatitis A, rabies if relevant, individual risk assessment.
Frequently asked questions
When should I see a doctor for a tropical trip?
Ideally 6 to 8 weeks before departure; some vaccines need three doses over four weeks (e.g. rabies). Two weeks is still worthwhile — we do the best possible.
Where can I get the yellow fever vaccine in Berlin?
Only at authorised yellow-fever centres (e.g. Charité tropical medicine, some public health offices, some travel-medicine practices). We arrange an appointment and plan your overall vaccinations around it.
Do I need malaria prophylaxis?
Depends on destination, travel time, activities and duration. In some areas a 'stand-by' emergency drug is enough, in others daily/weekly prophylaxis is mandatory. We decide per current DTG recommendations.
What to do with fever after tropical return?
Get medical assessment immediately, even if the trip was weeks ago. Malaria can be fatal and is treatable — delay is dangerous. We come or refer directly to Charité tropical medicine.