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Yellow Book

Yellow Fever Vaccination &
Malaria Risk Information
Country Yellow Fever Vaccination Malaria
Area of Risk Chloroquine Resistance Prophylaxis
(see pp. 128-137)
Brazil If traveling from an infected area (see the Blue Sheet) and more than 9 months of age unless traveler has a waiver stating that immunization is contraindicated on medical grounds.

However, CDC recommends for all travelers (from any country) more than 9 months of age who go outside urban areas.
Also required for travelers arriving from

Africa
Angola
Cameroon
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Mali
Nigeria
Sudan
Zaire

Americas
Bolivia
Ecuador
Colombia
Peru
Brazil recommends vaccination for travel to rural areas in

  Acre
  Amazonas
  Goiás
  Maranhaõ
  Mato Grosso
  Mato Grosso do Sul
  Pará State
  Rondônia State
  Territories of Amapá and Roraima
Acre and Rondonia States; Territories of Amapa and Roraima;
Part of rural areas of the following states:
  Amazonas
  Maranhao
  Mato Grosso
  Pará
  Tocantins

Also in the outskirts of Manaus and Porto Velho

Note: Travelers who will visit only the coastal states from the horn to the Uruguay border and Iguassu Falls are not at risk and need no prophylaxis.

Confirmed mefloquine

<=Request Yellow Fever information for another destination

Division of Quarantine
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
URL: http://www.mdadvice.com/topics/travel_vaccinations/info/yellowbk/ybrazil.htm

 

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