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Medic8 Search Terms Of Use About Medic8Yellow Fever Vaccine Requirements and Information on Malaria Risk and Prophylaxis, by Country
| Country | Yellow Fever | Malaria | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requirements1 | CDC recommendations2 | Area of risk | Chloroquine resistance | Recommended prophylaxis | |
Afghanistan |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
Risk April-December in all areas at altitudes <2,000m (<6,561ft) |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Albania |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Algeria |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
Risk is limited to one small focus in Sahara region in Ihrir (Illizi Department). Risk is very limited; therefore, prophylaxis is not recommended. |
None |
None |
Andorra |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Angola |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Anguilla (U.K.) |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Antigua and Barbuda |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Argentina |
Not required |
For all travellers >9 months of age going to the northern and northeastern forested areas, including Iguaçu Falls. |
Rural areas of Salta and Jujuy province (along Bolivian border) and Misiones and Corrientes province (along border of Paraguay). |
None |
Chloroquine |
Armenia |
Not required |
None |
Risk limited to western border areas: Masis, Ararat, and Artashat regions in Ararat District. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Aruba |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >6 months of age* |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Australia; Including Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Note: Australia is not bound by the International Health Regulations. |
All persons >1 year of age who, within 6 days of arrival in Australia, have been in or have passed through an endemic zone |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Austria |
Not required |
None |
Nonle |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Azerbaijan |
Not required |
None |
Rural lowlands in the provinces of Agcabadi, Barda, Beylaqan, Bilasuvar, Calilabad, Fuzuli, Imisli, Kurdamir, Saatli, Sabirabad, and Zardab, between the Kura and Arax rivers. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Azores (Portugal) |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Bahamas, The |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Bahrain |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Bangladesh |
If travelling from an endemic zone. Any person (including infants)3 arriving by air or sea without a certificate within 6 days of departure from or transit through an infected area will be quarantined up to 6 days. Required also for travellers arriving from or transiting: Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan (south of 15° N), Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Americas: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago. |
None |
All, except no risk in city of Dhaka |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Barbados |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Belarus |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Belgium |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Belize |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
All, except no risk in Belize City |
Nonle |
Chloroquine |
Benin |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Bermuda (U.K.) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Bhutan |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
Risk in the southern belt of five districts: Chirang, Samchi, Samdrupjongkhar, Sarpang and Shemgang |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Bolivia |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
For all travellers >9 months of age travelling to areas east of the Andes Mountains. Does not include the cities of La Paz or Sucre. |
Risk in areas <2,500m (<8,202ft) in the following departments: Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz, and Tarija. No risk in city of La Paz. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Botswana |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
Risk north of 21°S in the northern districts of Central, Chobe, Ngamiland, North East, and Okavango. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Brazil |
If travelling from the endemic zones listed below and >9 months of age: Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Côte D'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Equitorial Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Americas: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guyana, Peru, Surinam, and Venezuela. Central America & Caribbean: Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago. |
For all travellers >9 months of age going to the endemic zone in Brazil, which includes the states of Acre, Amapa, Amazones, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Rondonia, Roraima, and Tocantins, and areas in the endemic zone of the states of Bahia, Parana, Piaui, Rio Grande do Sul, and Sao Paulo. Vaccination is recommended for travellers visiting Iguaçu Falls. Coastal cities, including Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Salvador, Recife, and Fortaleza, are NOT within the endemic zone. |
States of Acre, Rondônia, Amapá, Amazonas, Roraima, and Tocantins. Parts of states of Maranhaõ (western part), Mato Grosso (northern part), and Pará (except Belem City). There is also transmission in urban areas, including large cities such as Porto Velho, Boa Vista, Macapa, Manaus, Santarem, and Maraba, where the transmission occurs on the periphery of these cities. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
British Indian Ocean Territory; Includes Diego Garcia (U.K.) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Brunei |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Bulgaria |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Burkina Faso |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Burma (Myanmar) |
If travelling from an endemic zone. Required also for nationals and residents of Burma (Myanmar) departing for an endemic zone. |
None |
Rural only. No risk in cities of Rangoon (Yangon) and Mandalay |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine in all areas except in the states of Shan, Kayah, and Kayin must take atovaquone/ proguanil or doxycycline only |
Burundi |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Cambodia |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
All, including risk in the temple complex at Angkor Wat. No risk in Phnom Penh and around Lake Tonle Sap. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil or doxycycline must be taken in western provinces bordering Thailand; other areas can use Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine. |
Cameroon |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Canada |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Canary Islands (Spain) |
Not required |
None |
Nonle |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Cape Verde |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
Limited risk on the island of Saõ Tiago only. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Cayman Islands (U.K.) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Central African Republic |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Chad |
Not required |
For all travellers >9 months of age. Chad recommends vaccination for all travellers >1 year of age. |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Chile |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
China |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
Travellers to cities and popular tourist areas, including Yangtze River cruises, are not at risk and do not need to take chemo- prophylaxis. Rural areas only of the following provinces: Hainan, Yunnan, Fuijan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet (in the Zangbo River valley only), Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Shandong. In provinces with risk, transmission exists in rural communities <1,500m only during warm weather: north of latitude 33°N, July-November; between latitude 25°N and 33°N, May-December. South of latitude 25°N, transmission occurs year-round. |
Confirmed in the provinces of Hainin and Yunnan. Other provinces do not have chloroquine- resistant malaria. |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine in Hainan and Yunnan; Chloroquine in all other areas. |
Christmas Island (Australia) Note: Christmas Island is not bound by the International Health Regulations. |
All travellers >1 year of age, who within the past 6 days have traveled or passed through an endemic area, as listed by WHO. |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Colombia |
Not required |
Recommended for all travellers >9 months of age. Travellers whose itinerary is limited to the cities of Bogotá, Cali, or Medellín are at lower risk and may consider foregoing vaccination. |
Risk in all rural areas at altitudes <800m (<2,624ft). No risk in Bogotá and vicinity. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Comoros |
Not required |
None |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Congo |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Cook Islands (New Zealand) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Costa Rica |
Not required |
None |
Risk in Alajuela, Limón, Guanacaste, and Heredia provinces. No risk in Limón city (Puerto Limón). |
None |
Chloroquine |
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Croatia |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Cuba |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Cyprus |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Czech Republic |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Denmark |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Djibouti |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Dominica |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Dominican Republic |
Not required |
None |
Rural, with highest risk in provinces bordering Haiti. In addition, risk in all areas of La Altagracia Province, including resort areas. (Updated October 21, 2005) |
None |
Chloroquine |
Easter Island (Chile) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
East Timor |
Required from travellers coming from an endemic zone |
None |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Ecuador; Including the Galápagos Islands |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age who are travelling to areas east of the Andes Mountains, NOT including the cities of Quito and Guayaquil, or the Galápagos Islands. |
Risk in all areas at altitudes <1,500m (<4,921ft). No risk in the cities of Guayaquil and Quito, the central highland tourist areas, and the Galápagos Islands. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Egypt |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age. Air passengers in transit but coming from these countries or areas without a certificate will be detained in the precincts of the airport until they resume their journey. All travellers arriving from Sudan are required to have a vaccination certificate or a location certificate issued by a Sudanese official center stating that they have not been in Sudan south of 15° N within the previous 6 days. Required also for travellers arriving from or transiting: Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan (south of 15° N), Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Americas: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago. |
None |
Very limited risk in El Faiyûm area only. No risk in tourist areas, including Nile River cruises. Risk is very limited; therefore, prophylaxis is not recommended. |
None |
None |
El Salvador |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >6 months of age3 |
None |
Rural areas of Santa Ana, Ahuachapán, and La Unión departments. |
Nonle |
Chloroquine |
Equatorial Guinea |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Eritrea |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
All areas at altitudes <2,200m (<7,218ft). No risk in Asmara. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Estonia |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Ethiopia |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All areas at altitudes <2,000m (<6,561ft). No risk in Addis Ababa. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Falkland, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (U.K.) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Fiji |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age, and within 10 days of having stayed overnight or longer in an endemic zone. |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Finland |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
France |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
French Guiana |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
French Polynesia, includes the island groups of Society Islands (Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora-Bora); Marquesas Islands (Hiva Oa and Ua Huka); and Austral Islands (Tubuai and Rurutu) |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Gabon |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Gambia, The |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Georgia |
Not required |
None |
Southeastern part of the country in the districts of Lagodekhi, Sighnaghi, Dedophilistskaro, Saraejo, Gardabani, and Marneuli in the Kakheti and Kveno Kartli regions. No risk in Tiblisi. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Germany |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Ghana |
Required upon arrival from all countries |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Gibraltar (U.K.) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Greece |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Greenland (Denmark) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Grenada |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Guadeloupe, including St. Barthelemy and Saint Martin (France) |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Guam (U.S.) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Guatemala |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
Rural areas only at altitudes <1,500m (<4,921ft). No risk in Antigua or Lake Atitlán. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Guinea |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Guinea-Bissau |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age. Required also for travellers arriving from: Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Americas: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Guyana |
If travelling from an endemic zone. Required also for travellers arriving from: Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Americas: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
Risk in all areas of the interior; sporadic cases have also been reported along the coastal region. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Haiti |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
All except no risk in cruise port of Labadee |
None |
Chloroquine |
Holy See |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Honduras |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
Risk in rural areas only and in Roatán and other Bay Islands. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Hong Kong SAR (China) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Hungary |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Iceland |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
India |
If travelling from an endemic zone. Required also for travellers arriving from or transiting: Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Americas: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago. Any person (except infants ≤6 months) arriving without a certificate within 6 days of departure from or transit through an endemic area will be isolated for up to 6 days.* |
None |
All areas, including the cities of Delhi and Bombay. Risk in areas at altitudes <2,000m (<6,561ft) in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Kashmir, and Sikkim. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Indonesia |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
Risk in all areas of Irian Jaya (western half of the island of New Guinea) and at the temple complex of Borobudur. Risk in rural areas only in remainder of islands and in the province Aceh. No risk for the cities of Java and Sumatra or in the main resort areas of Java and Bali. (Updated March 24, 2005) |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Iran |
Not required |
None |
Risk in the provinces of Sistan- Baluchestan, the southern tropical part of Kerman, and Hormozgan. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Iraq |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
Risk in Basrah province and in areas at altitudes <1,500m (<4,921ft) in provinces of Duhok, Erbil, Ninawa, Sulaimaninya, and Ta'mim. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Ireland |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Israel |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Italy |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Jamaica |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Japan |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Jordan |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Kazakhstan |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Kenya |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age. The cities of Nairobi and Mombasa have lower risk of transmission than rural areas. |
All areas (including game parks) at altitudes <2,500m (<8,202ft). No risk in Nairobi. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands), includes Tarawa, Tabuaeran (Fanning Island), and Banaba (Ocean Island) |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Korea, North |
Not required |
None |
Limited malaria risk in some southern areas. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Korea, South |
Not required |
None |
Risk limited to demilitarized zone (DMZ) and to rural areas in the northern parts of Kyonggi and Kangwon provinces. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Kuwait |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Kyrgyzstan |
Not required |
None |
Risk in some southern and western parts of the country, mainly in the provinces of Batken, Osh, and Zhele-Abadskaya in the areas bordering Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Laos |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
All, except no risk in the city of Vientiane. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Latvia |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Lebanon |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Lesotho |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Liberia |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Libya |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Liechtenstein |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Lithuania |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Luxembourg |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Macao SAR (China) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Madagascar |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Madeira Islands (Portugal) |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Malawi |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Malaysia |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age. A certificate is also required from travellers who have transited an endemic area within the preceeding 6 days. |
None |
Risk limited to rural areas. No risk in urban and coastal areas. Note: No risk in Republic of Singapore. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Maldives |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Mali |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycyline; or mefloquine |
Malta |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >9 months of age. Children <9 months of age arriving from an endemic zone may be subject to isolation or surveillance. |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Marshall Islands |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Martinique (France) |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Mauritania |
Required upon arrival from all countries if traveller is >1 year of age. Exception: Not required for travellers from a non-endemic zone who stay <2 weeks. |
For all travellers >9 months of age |
All, except no risk in the northern areas of Dakhlet- Nouadhibou and Tiris-Zemmour |
Probable |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Mauritius |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
Rural only. No risk on Rodrigues Island. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Mayotte (French territorial collectivity) |
Not required |
None |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Mexico |
Not required |
None |
Risk in rural areas, including resorts in rural areas of the following states: Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, and Tabasco. In addition, risk exists in the state of Jalisco (in its mountainous northern area only). Risk also exists in an area between 24°N and 28°N latitude, and 106°W and 110°W longitude, which lies in parts of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Durango. No malaria risk exists along the United States-Mexico border. No malaria risk exists in the major resorts along the Pacific and Gulf coasts. |
None |
Chloroquine |
Micronesia, Federated States of; Includes: Yap Islands, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Kosrae |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Moldova |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Monaco |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Mongolia |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Montserrat (U.K.) |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Morocco |
Not required |
None |
Risk in rural areas of Chefchaouen province. No risk in Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, and Fès. Risk is very limited; therefore, prophylaxis is not recommended. |
None |
None |
Mozambique |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
All |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Namibia |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age. Required also for travellers on unscheduled flights who have transited an infected area. Children <1 year of age may be subject to surveillance. |
None |
Risk in the provinces of Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Caprivi, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, and Otjozondjupa. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Nauru |
If travelling from an endemic zone and >1 year of age |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Nepal |
If travelling from an endemic zone |
None |
Rural areas in the Terai and Hill districts. Risk at altitudes <1,200m (<3,937ft). No risk in Kathmandu on typical Himalayan treks. |
Confirmed |
Atovaquone/ proguanil; doxycycline; or mefloquine |
Netherlands |
Not required |
None |
None |
Not applicable |
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