Health
| | Special Precautions | Certificate Required | | Yellow Fever | No | 1 | | Cholera | No | No | | Typhoid and Polio | No | N/A | | Malaria | No | N/A |
1: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over one year of age coming from infected areas.
Food & drink: Mains water is normally chlorinated, and, whilst relatively safe, may cause mild abdominal upsets. Bottled water is available. Milk is pasteurised and dairy products are safe for consumption. Local meat, poultry, seafood, fruit and vegetables are generally considered safe to eat. Hepatitis A occurs.
Other risks: Hepatitis A occurs.
Health care: Health insurance is recommended. There are 16 public and six private hospitals.
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