New Caledonia Health

Health

Health Iodine or a similar disinfectant is invaluable to fight off small infections, which quite commonly occur in most sores and scratches. Some mosquitoes carry the dengue fever virus. There is no vaccination for this. Consult a doctor for more information. Safety New Caledonia is fairly safe. When snorkelling, one should avoid direct contact with poisonous sea urchins, as well as avoid sustaining scrapes from coral structures, which tends to cause irritations and swelling. A seasnake known locally as the Tricot Rayé has a potentially lethal venom, but the snake is not aggressive when left alone, and only attacks when threatened. There are sharks, though rarely Great White Sharks. They can be quite big mind you and basically avoid shark attacks by: Not having caught (bleeding) fish near yourself Facing the shark, so that to the shark, you look large, vertical and difficult to bite There are NO crocodiles in New Caledonia.

[ Hospital of Tropical Diseases ]