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.
CDC recommends
vaccination for all travelers more than 9 months of age (from
any country) who go outside urban areas.
MALARIA
Malaria exists throughout the year in all areas including
urban areas. 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.
