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Vaccine-preventable
Yellow fever

A viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito.

Symptoms

Sudden rise in temperature, muscle pain, severe back pain, headache and vomiting; in severe cases jaundice appears about two weeks after onset.

Incubation period

6 days.

Prevention

Vaccination at least 10 days before travel (certificate valid for life, 10 days after vaccination). Avoid the outdoors after sunset, use repellents and insecticides, sleep under nets and behind screened windows, and wear long sleeves and trousers.

Countries with travel guidance
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Required
Angola
Angola
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Argentina
Argentina
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Benin
Benin
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Bolivia
Bolivia
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Brazil
Brazil
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Burundi
Burundi
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Cameroon
Cameroon
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Chad
Chad
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Colombia
Colombia
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Congo
Congo
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
DR Congo
DR Congo
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Ecuador
Ecuador
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
French Guiana
French Guiana
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Gabon
Gabon
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Gambia
Gambia
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Ghana
Ghana
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Guinea
Guinea
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Guyana
Guyana
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Kenya
Kenya
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Liberia
Liberia
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Mali
Mali
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Mauritania
Mauritania
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Niger
Niger
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Nigeria
Nigeria
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Panama
Panama
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Paraguay
Paraguay
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Peru
Peru
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Senegal
Senegal
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
South Sudan
South Sudan
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Sudan
Sudan
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Suriname
Suriname
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Togo
Togo
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Uganda
Uganda
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
Venezuela
Venezuela
Certificate required for entry

Yellow fever is present. A valid international vaccination certificate is required for entry (vaccination at least 10 days before travel).

Required for entry (IHR)
These are general requirements and may change. Consult a qualified doctor or travel clinic, and verify current entry rules before you travel.
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