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25 January 2008

Changes in yellow fever certificate requirements for Costa Rica and Bolivia

 

Costa Rica

The Costa Rican Ministry of Health has announced a change to the requirements for yellow fever vaccination for travellers to Costa Rica [1]. An International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis documenting vaccination against yellow fever is now required from travellers arriving from areas with a risk of yellow fever transmission. The countries considered by Costa Rica to be a risk of yellow fever transmission are:

  • Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan.
  • America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.

There is no risk of yellow fever transmission in Costa Rica. There is no requirement for yellow fever vaccination for travellers to Costa Rica travelling directly from the United Kingdom.

Travel health advice specific to Costa Rica can be found on the NaTHNaC Country Information Pages.

 

Bolivia

The Bolivian Government has announced that as of December 2007, United States (US) citizens, travelling to Bolivia as tourists, will require an entry visa. As part of this visa requirement, US citizens must possess an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis that documents vaccination against yellow fever [2].

There has been no change to certificate requirements for United Kingdom citizens.

There is a risk of yellow fever transmission in parts of Bolivia and vaccination is recommended. Travel health advice specific to Bolivia can be found on the NaTHNaC Country Information Pages.

References

1. United States Embassy, San Jose, Costa Rica. Yellow fever vaccination requirement to enter Costa Rica. [Accessed 25 January 2008]. Available at http://sanjose.usembassy.gov/yellowfever.html

2. Embassy of the United States, La Paz, Bolivia. Warden message. 30 November 2007. [Accessed 25 January 2008]. Available at

http://bolivia.usembassy.gov/wm11302007.html

Links

NaTHNaC Country Information Page

NaTHNaC Health Information Sheet on yellow fever