HEALTH
AND VACCINATION INFORMATION
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
International Certificate of Vaccination
for Yellow Fever is required upon arrival if traveling from an
INFECTED AREA and the traveler is more than 9 months of age.
Also required for travelers
arriving from:
Africa Americas
Angola Bolivia
Cameroon Ecuador
Gambia Colombia
Guinea Peru
Kenya Panama
Mali Venezuela
Nigeria
Sudan
Zaire
Brazil recommends vaccination for
travel to the rural areas of : Acre and Rondonia States; Territories
of Amapa and Roraima; part of rural areas of the following states:
Amazonas, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grasso, Mato Grasso do Sul, Para,
Tocantins.
MALARIA
Malaria exists in Acre and Rondonia States; Territories of
Amapa and Roraima; part of rural areas of the following states:
Amazonas, Maranhao, Mato Grasso, Para, Tocantins. Resistance to
chloroquine is confirmed.
Travelers who will visit only the
coastal states from the horn to the Uruguay border and Iguassu
Falls are not at risk.
CHOLERA
Cholera is reported in areas of the country
Further information regarding Yellow
Fever Vaccination, may be obtained by calling 1-800-VACCINE or
the U.S. Department of Health Center for Disease Control and Prevention's
(CDC) International Traveler's Hotline at (404) 332-4559 or the
CDC Fax Information Service at (888) 232-3299. Information may
also be obtained from travel medicine specialists and/or a local
or state Department of Health clinic.
For
all health requirements and recommendations travelers should check
with a local Department of Health clinic or U.S Department of
Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). Further information may be obtained from the CDC
Web Site for this Region.
