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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)
China If traveling from an infected area (see the Blue Sheet) Rural only, except no risk in northern provinces bordering Mongolia and in the western provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, Ningsia Hui Tibet, and Tsinghai

North of latitude 33° N, transmission occurs July to November; from latitude 33° N to 25° N, transmission occurs May to December; south of latitude 25° N, transmission occurs year-round.

Note: Travelers visiting cities and popular rural sites on usual tourist routes are generally not at risk, and chemoprophylaxis is therefore not recommended. Travelers on special scientific, educational, or recreational visits should check whether their itineraries include evening or nighttime exposure in areas of risk or in areas of chloroquine resistance.

Confirmed in southern China, Hainan Island and provinces bordering Myanmar, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam chloroquine

mefloquine for travelers in areas of chloroquine resistance

<=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/ychina.htm

 

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