![]() ![]() Yellow Fever Vaccine: Requirements and Recommendations Get the yellow fever vaccine and take steps to prevent mosquito bites. What can travelers do to protect themselves? Consideration for vaccination of any traveler must take into account the traveler’s risk of being infected with YF virus, country entry requirements, and individual risk factors for serious vaccine-associated adverse events (such as age or immune status). ![]() However, vaccination might be considered for a small subset of travelers to these areas who are at increased risk for exposure to YF virus because of prolonged travel, heavy exposure to mosquitoes, or inability to avoid mosquito bites. Please refer to the CDC Travelers’ Health website ( for more information and updated recommendations.ģ Yellow fever (YF) vaccination is generally not recommended in areas where there is low potential for YF virus exposure. This map is an updated version of the 2010 map created by the Informal WHO Working Group on the Geographic Risk of Yellow Fever.Ģ In 2017, CDC expanded yellow fever vaccination recommendations for travelers to Brazil because of a large outbreak of yellow fever in multiple states in that country. ![]()
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