Taiwan
This page contains the main health risks for travellers and general recommendations. Travel conditions are different for everyone and each patient's health condition varies. Discuss your trip during a travel consultation with your doctor or in a travel clinic, preferably six to eight weeks before departure.
Check the current security situation on the federal government website.
Important health risks
Insect-borne diseases
Insects can transmit diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and leishmaniasis.
Protect yourself against insects.
Tick-borne diseases
Ticks can transmit diseases such as Lyme disease.
Altitude sickness
You may experience altitude sickness in areas above 2500 metres.
COVID-19
Take a look at the general preventive measures related to COVID-19.
- Carefully read the entry conditions and local measures of this country.
Other frequent health risks while travelling
Read these tips before you leave.
Vaccinations
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for all travellers.
Update of basic vaccinations
Yellow fever does not occur here. Vaccination is not necessary if you are travelling from Belgium.
Vaccination is obligatory from the age of nine months/ one year:
- If you are departing from another country where yellow fever can occur.
- If you have spent more than twelve hours in transit in an airport in a country where yellow fever occurs.
This vaccination must be administered at least ten days prior to arrival by an official yellow fever vaccination centre and must be registered in an International Certificate of Vaccination and Prophylaxis.
Other vaccinations
Discuss with your doctor whether one of the following vaccinations is recommended for you: