HEALTH
AND VACCINATION INFORMATION
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever
is required upon arrival if traveling from an INFECTED AREA.
MALARIA
Malaria exists throughout the year in all areas including
urban areas, except no risk in city of Vientiane. 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.
