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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.
Along the rivers at the border with Brazil and Suriname (along the Oiaopoque and Maroni rivers) and along some other rivers there is a low to moderate malaria risk (34 % P. falciparum). 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 rest of the country there is a very low malaria risk. We recommend the use of mosquito-repellent measures from dusk till morning.
There is no malaria risk in the cities of Cayenne and Kourou.
In case of fever during or after your journey, get tested for malaria as soon as possible.
There is a risk of yellow fever.
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.
Read these tips before you leave.
Yellow fever vaccination is compulsory from the age of one year. 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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