I had a question from someone about vaccines required for the trip, so I thought I’d check to make sure the requirements had not changed in the past year. I contacted the University of Louisville Travel Clinic and the Centers for Disease Control and they have not changed - there are NO requirements for any vaccines and you need NO documentation for your childhood vaccinations. However, there are reccomendations for health precautions. Here is the link to the CDC notices:
The only reason you may need any kind of vaccine documentation during our trip is if you have, or will be, traveling in a country where Yellow Fever is present. You would need proof of a Yellow Fever vaccine in that case only. The countries where this is an issue are sub-Saharan Africa and some parts of South America.
Although yellow fever is not a disease risk in Egypt, the government requires travelers arriving from countries where yellow fever is present to present proof of yellow fever vaccination. If you will be traveling to one of these countries where yellow fever is present before arriving in Egypt, this requirement must be taken into consideration. See Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements and Information on Malaria Risk and Prophylaxis, by Country for more information.
