Table. Recommended vaccines for laboratory workers who routinely work with specific organisms
| Organism | Recommended vaccine |
|---|---|
| Bacillus anthracis | Anthrax, recommended for people with a repeated risk of exposure to, or working with large quantities or concentrations of, B. anthracis cultures. For information about anthrax vaccination, visit the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care's website here. |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae | Diphtheria (dT or dTpa) |
| Coxiella burnetii (and veterinary specimens) | Q fever |
| Japanese encephalitis virus | Japanese encephalitis |
| Lyssaviruses (and bat tissue) | Rabies |
| Neisseria meningitidis | Meningococcal (MenACWY and MenB) |
| Poliovirus | Inactivated poliovirus (IPV) |
| Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi (Salmonella Typhi) | Typhoid |
| Orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus and smallpox virus | Smallpox/mpox vaccine, recommended for people with a repeated risk of exposure to, or working with large quantities or concentrations of orthopoxvirus (e.g. vaccinia, smallpox or monkeypox virus) cultures. |
| Vaccinia virus | Smallpox, recommended for people with a repeated risk of exposure to, or working with large quantities or concentrations of, vaccinia virus cultures. For information about smallpox vaccination, visit the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care's website here. |
| Yellow fever virus | Yellow fever |
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