What is Yellow Fever (YF)? Where to test, vaccinate, Cost? Search the list of Yellow Fever Vaccination Center by Country

What is Yellow Fever (YF)?

Yellow Fever (YF) is another viral infection caused by YF Virus which is mainly transmitted through infected mosquitoes.

What are the symptoms of Yellow Fever?

What are the 3 types of Yellow Fever transmission cycles?

  1. Sylvatic (or jungle) yellow fever: Spreads when monkeys are bitten by wild mosquitoes that pass the virus on to other monkeys and humans.
  2. Intermediate yellow fever: It spreads hen semi-domestic mosquitoes infect both monkeys and people. This is the most common type of outbreak in Africa.
  3. Urban yellow fever: It cause large epidemics when infected people introduce the virus into heavily populated areas with high mosquito density and where people have little immunity.

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Is Yellow Fever vaccination and proof of vaccination mandatory to travel through flight / airline from certain Countries?

Countries/areas at risk of Yellow Fever transmission, as per the WHO International Travel and Health guidelines, are:

SĆ£o Paulo – InauguraĆ§Ć£o da linha final de produĆ§Ć£o da vacina contra febre amarela na unidade Libbs FarmacĆŖutica, uma empresa privada que fez acordo de transferĆŖncia de tecnologia com o Instituto de Tecnologia em ImunobiolĆ³gicos (Bio-Manguinhos) da Fiocruz (Rovena Rosa/AgĆŖncia Brasil)

Angola Colombia Gambia Niger Surinam
Argentina Congo Ghana Nigeria Togo
Bolivia CĆ“te dā€™Ivoire Guinea Benin Panama Trinidad and Tobago
Brazil DR Congo Guinea-Bissau Paraguay Uganda
Burkina Faso Ecuador Guyana Peru Venezuela
Burundi Equatorial Guinea Kenya Senegal
Cameroon Ethiopia Liberia Sierra Leone
Central African Republic French Guiana Mali South Sudan
Chad Gabon Mauritania Sudan

Countries with low potential for exposure to yellow fever (YF) virus

  • Eritrea
  • Rwanda
  • SĆ£o TomĆ© and PrĆ­ncipe
  • Somalia
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia

Which Country requires proof of yellow fever (YF) Vaccination certificate from all the passengers / travelers?

Angola Central African Republic Gabon Niger Uganda
Benin Congo, Repubic of the Ghana Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso CĆ“te dā€™Ivoire Guinea2 South Sudan
Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Guinea-Bissau Sudan
Cameroon French Guiana Mali Togo

Diet for Yellow Fever Patients

To get over the disease at the earliest, it is important to pay attention to the diet of a yellow fever patient. Some essential diet tips to follow in yellow fever are:

Canada

YF (Yellow Fever) Vaccination Clinics in Canada

Email: If you have any queries, contact phac.yellow.fever-fievre.jaune.aspc@canada.ca

How to apply to become a Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre? (Download the application and attestation form)

yellow-fever-certificate in Canada

United States (US)

Which Countries had the risk of Yellow Fever Transmission?

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

Which YF (Yellow Fever) Vaccine is licensed to use in the United States (US)?

According to CDC, the vaccine named “YF-Vax, Sanofi Pasteur” is licensed to use for YF virus.

*Always check from the reputed medical institutions

YF (Yellow Fever) Vaccination Clinics in USA

Alabama

Email: If you have any queries, contact CDC atĀ dqyellowfever@cdc.gov

Cost of YF (Yellow Fever) Vaccination is $ 180

Yellow Fever in Clinics

Malaysia

Is yellow vaccination (ICVP) required to enter Malaysia?

Yes it is safe to show the proof of yellow fever vaccination.

Yellow Fever Vaccine Clinic in Malaysia

Address: Sunway Medical Centre
5, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor
Phone+603-7491 9191 / +603-5566 9191
Whatsapp: +6019 388 3281 (For Medical Enquiry ONLY)
Fax: +603-7491 8181
Operation Hours: Monday ā€“ Friday: 8.30am ā€“ 5.00pm
Saturday: 8.30am ā€“ 1.00pm
Email: smc@sunway.com.my

Website: https://www.sunwaymedical.com/en/yellow-fever-vaccine

Egypt

Requirements at Point of Entry

Which countries have the risk of Yellow fever transmission?

Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, CĆ“te d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo and Uganda.

Which Countries with risk of Poliovirus?

All residents and long-term visitors (more than 4 weeks) to countries with the potential risk of international spread of polio virus, receive a dose of bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (bOPV) or inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) vaccine between 4 weeks and 12 months prior to traveling to Egypt.

Who needed additional doses for Yellow Fever?

FAQ:

1.At what season yellow fever spread?

2. Where does yellow fever occur?

3. Am I protected from yellow fever immediately following vaccination?

4. Who manages the yellow fever vaccine supply for routine immunization and preventive mass campaign?

5. How is it diagnosed?

6. How can people reduce the chance of getting infected with yellow fever virus?

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  1. Please, my friend, Henry Kwame Obeng, and myself – Philip Dordor-Gasu of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission are
    to travel to Jamaica for an international meeting organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A).
    The I.A.E.A. has bought a round-trip ticket for the meeting for us from Accra, Ghana to Jamaica.
    The itinerary requires that we make transit to Istanbul and New York.

    We want to find out from your office if we will need a transit visa for the transit to Istanbul and New York.

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