Vaccination requirements in Yellow fever
Some countries have mandatory yellow fever vaccination requirements. The exact requirements vary from country to country and may also vary from time to time. The following is a list of countries which had yellow fever vaccination requirements as at mid-2006. Countries requiring proof of vaccination upon arrival from all other countries (as opposed to only upon arrival from endemic zones) for all travellers more than one year old are marked below.
| Country
|
Proof of Vaccination
|
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Afghanistan
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Albania
|
from other endemic zones
|
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Algeria
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Angola
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Aruba
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Australia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Bahamas
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Bangladesh
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Barbados
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Belize
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Benin
|
always
|
|
Bhutan
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Bolivia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Botswana
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Brazil
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Brunei
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Burkina Faso
|
always
|
|
Burundi
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Cambodia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Cameroon
|
always
|
|
Cape Verde
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Central African Republic
|
always
|
|
China
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Christmas Island
|
from other endemic zones
|
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
|
always
|
|
Republic of the Congo
|
always
|
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
always
|
|
Costa Rica
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
East Timor
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Ecuador
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Egypt
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
El Salvador
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Eritrea
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Ethiopia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Fiji
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
French Guiana
|
always
|
|
French Polynesia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Gabon
|
always
|
|
Gambia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Ghana
|
always
|
|
Grenada
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Guadeloupe
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Guatemala
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Guinea
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Guyana
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Haiti
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Honduras
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
India
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Indonesia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Iran
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Iraq
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Jamaica
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Jordan
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Kenya
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Kiribati
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Laos
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Lebanon
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Lesotho
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Liberia
|
always
|
|
Libya
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Madagascar
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Malawi
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Malaysia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Maldives
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Mali
|
always
|
|
Malta
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Mauritania
|
always*
|
|
Mauritius
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Montserrat
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Mozambique
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Myanmar
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Namibia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Nauru
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Nepal
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
New Caledonia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Nicaragua
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Niger
|
always
|
|
Nigeria
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Niue
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Norfolk Island
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Oman
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Pakistan
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Palau
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Paraguay
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Peru
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Philippines
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Portugal
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Reunion
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Rwanda
|
always
|
|
Saint Helena (island)
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Samoa
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
always
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Senegal
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Seychelles
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Singapore
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Somalia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
South Africa
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Sudan
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Suriname
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Swaziland
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Syria
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Taiwan
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Tanzania
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Thailand
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Togo
|
always
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Tunisia
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Uganda
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Uruguay
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Vietnam
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Yemen
|
from other endemic zones
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
from other endemic zones
|
exception: not required for Mauritanian travelers arriving from non-endemic zones who will stay less than 2 weeks
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