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 1 year of
age.
ALSO required if arriving
or transiting:
Africa Americas
Angola Kenya Belize
Benin Liberia Bolivia
Botswana Malawi Brazil
Burkina Faso Mali Colombia
Burundi Mauritania Costa Rica
Cameroon Niger Ecuador
Central African Republic Nigeria Fr. Guiana
Chad Rwanda Guatemala
Congo Sao Tome & Principe Guyana
Equatorial Guinea Senegal Honduras
Ethiopia Sudan (south of 15*N) Nicaragua
Gabon Tanzania Panama
Gambia Togo Peru
Ghana Uganda Suriname
Guinea Zaire Venezuela
Guinea-Bissau Zambia Trinidad &
Ivory Coast Tobago
Air passengers in transit
but coming from these countries without a certificate will be
detained in the precincts of the airport until they resume their
journey. All passengers arriving from Sudan are required to possess
a vaccination certificate or a location certificate issued by
a Sudanese Official center stating that they have not been in
that part of Sudan south of Latitude 15N within the precending
6 days.
MALARIA
Malaria exists in rural areas of the Nile delta; the El Faiyum
area; Oases and the southern part of (upper) Egypt. Travelers
visiting the main tourist areas including cruises, are not at
risk.
CHOLERA
None
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.
