Date and Time: 26-06-2003 14:37 ,
Countrylist in alphabetical order.
ARGENTINA
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
Malaria exists in rural areas near Bolivian Border, Salta and JuJuy Provinces
CHOLERA
Cholera is reported in areas of the country
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
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
International
Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever is required upon arrival if
traveling from a country ANY PART OF WHICH IS INFECTED and the traveler is
more than 1 year of age.
MALARIA
None
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.
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
BRAZIL
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
Mali
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.
CANADA
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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 Travel
Health Online Web Site for Canada.
CHILE
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
CHINA
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
International Certificate of
Vaccination for Yellow Fever is required upon arrival if traveling from an
INFECTED AREA.
MALARIA
Malaria exists in rural
areas only. No risk in the northern provinces bordering Mongolia and in the
western provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, Ningsia Hui Tibet, and Tsinghai.
North of latitude 33*N transmission occurs July to November; from
latitude 33*N to 25*N transmission occurs May to December; south of latitude
25*N transmission occurs year-round. Travelers visiting cities and popular
rural sites on usual tourist routes are generally 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.
COSTA R
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
Malaria exists in rural
areas only (including tourist areas). No risk in central highlands.
CHOLERA
Cholera is reported in areas
of the country
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.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
Malaria exists in Rural
areas, except no risk in tourist resorts. Highest risk in provinces bordering
Haiti.
CHOLERA
None
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.
ECUADOR
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.
MALARIA
Malaria exists in all
provinces along eastern border and Pacific Coast. Travelers who will visit
only Quito and vicinity, the central highland tourist areas, or the Galapagos
Islands 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.
EGYPT
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.
FRANCE
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
GERMANY
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
GREECE
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.
MALARIA
None
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.
GUATEMALA
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
International
Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever is required upon arrival if
traveling from a country ANY PART OF WHICH IS INFECTED and the traveler is
more than 1 year of age.
MALARIA
Malaria exists in rural
areas only. Except no risk in central highlands.
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 travellers 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.
IRELAND
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
ITALY
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
JAPAN
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
MALTA
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
A yellow fever vaccination
certificate is required from travellers over nine months of age arriving from
infected areas. If indicated on epidemiological grounds, infants under nine
months of age are subject to isolation or surveillance if arriving from an
infected area.
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
In opposition to WHO
guidelines issued in 1973, a cholera vaccination certificate may be required
from travellers arriving from infected areas.
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.
MEXICO
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 6 months of age.
MALARIA
Malaria exists in rural
areas of the states of : Campeche; Chiapas; Colima; Guerrero; Michoacan;
Nayarit; Oaxaca; Quintana Roo; Sinaloa; Tabasco.
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.
NEW ZEALAND
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
PERU
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 6 months of age.
Peru
recommends for those who intend to visit and rural areas of the country.
CDC
recommends for all travelers (from any country) more than 9 months of age who
go outside urban areas
MALARIA
Malaria exists in rural
areas of the country. Traveelrs who will visit only Lima and vicinity; coastal
areas south of Lima; or the highland tourist areas (Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Lake
Titicaca) 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.
PORTUGAL
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
International
Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever is required only if traveling from
an INFECTED AREA and the traveler is more than 1 year of age and who are
destined for the AZORES and MADEIRA
MALARIA
None
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.
RUSSIA
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
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SOUTH AFRICA
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
International
Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever is required upon arrival if
traveling from a country ANY PART OF WHICH IS INFECTED and the traveler is
more than 1 year of age.
Required
also for travelers arriving from countries in the endemic zones:
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
MALARIA
Malaria exists in rural ares
(including game parks) in the northern, eastern, and western low altitude
areas of Transvaal and the Natal coastal areas north of 28 degrees south.
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.
SPAIN
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
None required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
SWITZERLAND
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
UNITED KINGDOM
YELLOW
FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
MALARIA
None
CHOLERA
None
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.
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VENEZUELA
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
None Required
However,
CDC recommends for all travelers (from any country) more than 9 months of age
who go outside urban areas
MALARIA
Malaria exists in rural
areas, in all border states and territories, and the states of Barinas, Merida,
Portugesa. Resistance to Chloroquine is confirmed.
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.