Travel Vaccination Priority — RACP Adult Medicine MCQ

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A 35-year-old man is travelling to rural India for 6 months. He works as an agricultural volunteer. He has no travel vaccinations. Which vaccination is the highest priority?

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Correct answer: E — Atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone)

This option set doesn't match the clinical question about vaccinations. For rural India for 6 months: hepatitis A (highest priority for all travellers), typhoid, hepatitis B (if not immune), Japanese encephalitis (rural Asia), rabies pre-exposure (rural/animal contact), and tetanus/diphtheria booster. Malaria prophylaxis also required for endemic areas. The clinical answer is hepatitis A vaccine as highest priority. [Note: option set constraint]

Reference: ATAGI – 2024 – Travel Vaccination; eTG 2024