The Costa Rican Ministry of Health introduced that as of February 2025, it’s going to require a yellow fever vaccination certificates from all vacationers going to 44 nations.
These nations embody Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of South Sudan, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
This resolution was made by well being authorities, as these areas are categorized as high-risk zones for yellow fever transmission. The Ministry of Health famous that as a consequence of a scarcity of vaccines in opposition to this illness, a particular free vaccination day might be performed in the present day. The vaccination might be held at two areas: the National Stadium (La Sabana) and INCIENSA’s services (Tres Ríos) from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The vaccination might be obtainable for folks touring to danger areas in January, February, and March 2025, those that want the vaccination certificates, and also will be accessible for others based mostly on availability.
Interested people ought to register utilizing the ministry of well being website. “This displays the dedication of the Ministry of Health to make sure entry to vital vaccines for our inhabitants,” said the Minister of Health, Dr. Mary Munive.
Munive indicated that the scenario would proceed to be monitored, and vital actions might be taken to guard the general public. Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral illness attributable to an RNA virus from the Flaviviridae household, primarily affecting tropical areas of Africa and South America.
Although most circumstances are asymptomatic, they might embody fever, fatigue, nausea, and muscle aches. In extreme circumstances, it will possibly trigger jaundice, liver failure, inside bleeding, and a number of organ injury, with a excessive case fatality fee of as much as 60%. Vaccination is the first safety measure and is run on a single event, being efficient 10 days after administration.
