About Yellow Fever
Yellow fever is a potentially fatal tropical disease caused by a virus that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Illness ranges in severity from an influenza-like syndrome to severe hepatitis and hemorrhagic fever. Yellow fever can be prevented by vaccination. Travellers to areas with yellow fever transmission should take precautions against exposure to mosquitoes.
Countries where yellow fever is endemic - with vaccination recommendation (may be abbreviated) as at mid-2006 in brackets - are:
Africa
CDC map of yellow fever-endemic zones in Africa in 2009.
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Traveller's Age
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Additional Comments
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| Angola
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over 9 mo.
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Benin
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over 9 mo.
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Burkina Faso
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over 9 mo.
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Burundi
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over 9 mo.
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Cameroon
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over 9 mo.
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Cape Verde
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over 9 mo.
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Central African Republic
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over 9 mo.
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Chad
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over 9 mo.
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| Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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over 9 mo.
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| Congo: Republic of the Congo
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over 9 mo.
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Côte d'Ivoire
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over 9 mo.
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Equatorial Guinea
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over 9 mo.
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Ethiopia
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over 9 mo.
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Gabon
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over 9 mo.
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The Gambia
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over 9 mo.
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Ghana
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over 9 mo.
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Guinea
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over 9 mo.
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Guinea-Bissau
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over 9 mo.
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Kenya
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over 9 mo.
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cities of Nairobi and Mombasa have lower risk of transmission than rural areas
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Liberia
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over 9 mo.
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Mali
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over 9 mo.
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Mauritania
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over 9 mo.
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Niger
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over 9 mo.
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Nigeria
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over 9 mo.
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Rwanda
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over 9 mo.
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Sao Tome and Principe
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over 9 mo.
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Senegal
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over 9 mo.
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Sierra Leone
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over 9 mo.
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Somalia
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over 9 mo.
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Sudan
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over 9 mo.
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Tanzania
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over 9 mo.
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city of Dar es Salaam has a lower risk of transmission than rural areas
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Togo
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over 9 mo.
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Uganda
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over 9 mo.
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Central America & South America
CDC map of yellow fever-endemic zones in the Americas in 2009.
| Country
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Traveller's Age
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Additional Comments
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Argentina
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over 9 mo.
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going to the northern and north-eastern forested areas, including Iguaçu Falls
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Bolivia
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over 9 mo.
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travelling to areas east of the Andes Mountains
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Brazil
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over 9 mo.
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going to the endemic zone
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Colombia
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over 9 mo.
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where itinerary is limited to the cities of Bogotá, Cali, or Medellín, risk is lower and travellers may consider foregoing vaccination
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Ecuador
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over 9 mo.
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who are travelling to areas east of the Andes Mountains
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French Guiana
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over 9 mo.
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Guyana
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over 9 mo.
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Panama
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over 9 mo.
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travelling to the provinces of Darien, Kunayala (San Blas) and Panama, excluding the Canal Zone
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Paraguay
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over 9 mo.
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travelling to the forested areas on the east and west
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Peru
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over 9 mo.
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travelling to the areas east of the Andes Mountains, except if only travelling to the cities of Cuzco and Machu Picchu
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Suriname
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over 9 mo.
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Trinidad and Tobago
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over 9 mo.
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Venezuela
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over 9 mo.
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except if only travelling to the northern coastal area
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The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Yellow fever
