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.
