Suriname

Latest update: 5 July 2021 - Authors: Mieke Croughs, Ula Maniewski-Kelner

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Travelling to red countries outside the EU or Schengen area is not recommended.

Take a look at the general preventive measures related to COVID-19.

Carefully read the entry conditions and local measures of this country.
Carefully read the information on measures to be taken upon return to Belgium.

Check the current security situation on the federal government website and register your itinerary on Travellers Online.

The information on Wanda is updated daily, but not over the weekend.

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.

Important health risks

At the border with French Guyana the risk of malaria (40% P. Falciparum) is low to moderate. 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 interior of the country there is a low malaria risk. We recommend the use of mosquito-repellent measures from dusk till morning.

In case of fever during or after your journey, get tested for malaria as soon as possible.

There is no risk of malaria in Paramaribo and the seven coastal districts. No preventive precautions are necessary here.

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.

There is a risk of infection with schistosomiasis when swimming or bathing in lakes and rivers.

Read these tips before you leave.

Vaccinations

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Recommended, sometimes mandatory

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Yellow fever vaccination is recommended for travellers from the age of one year:

If you are departing from another country where yellow fever can occur.
If you have spent more than twelve hours in transit in an airport in a country where yellow fever occurs.

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.