The World Health Organization (WHO) has produced a list of the countries and areas where there is an increased risk of yellow fever.
In some countries, although the number of cases of yellow fever may be low, visitors may still be at risk of infection. For example, a low incidence of yellow fever cases may be the result of a vaccination programme, but there's still a risk of unvaccinated visitors getting the disease. See Yellow fever - prevention for more details about the yellow fever vaccination.
Risk areas in Africa
Most cases of yellow fever occur in sub-Saharan Africa (the countries and regions south of the Sahara desert). In the past, other areas of Africa have also been affected by outbreaks of urban yellow fever.
The areas of Africa where there's a risk of getting yellow fever are:
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
Risk areas in South America
The areas of South America where there's a risk of getting yellow fever are:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Venezuela
Risk areas in the Caribbean
In the Caribbean, there's a risk of getting yellow fever in Trinidad and Tobago.
