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This page contains the main health risks for travellers and general recommendations. Travel conditions are different for everyone and each patient's health condition varies. Discuss your trip during a travel consultation with your doctor or in a travel clinic, preferably six to eight weeks before departure.
In the Amazon region in the Beni and Pando departments (especially in Guayaramerìn and Riberalta) and to a lesser extent in Santa Cruz, there is a moderate malaria risk (100% P. vivax). We recommend the use of mosquito-repellent measures from dusk till morning. For people with an increased risk, we sometimes recommend preventive malaria tablets, or taking an emergency treatment with you.
In the other regions:
In case of fever during or after your journey, get tested for malaria as soon as possible.
There is a risk of yellow fever east of the Andes; the entire departments of Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz and the coloured regions of Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz and Tarija (see map).
The risk of yellow fever is very low in the areas above 2300m and the areas that are not mentioned in the list above, the cities of La Paz, Sucre and Cochabamba included.
Insects can transmit diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, zika, leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.
Ticks can transmit diseases.
Dogs and other mammals can be infected with rabies.
You may experience altitude sickness in areas above 2500 metres.
Read these tips before you leave.
Yellow fever vaccination is recommended for all travellers and is compulsory from the age of one year if you are departing from another country where yellow fever can occur.
This vaccination must be administered at least ten days prior to arrival by an official yellow fever vaccination centre and must be registered in an International Certificate of Vaccination and Prophylaxis.
Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for all travellers.
Discuss with your doctor whether one of the following vaccinations is recommended for you:
Additional preventive tips may be useful for you:
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