Vaccination requirements
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore
Yellow fever
Proof of yellow fever vaccination is required for all travellers arriving from yellow fever areas. Yellow fever endemic areas are the areas of yellow fever transmission designated by the WHO.
Recommended vaccinations
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Chile, New Zealand, Australia
Diphtheria | Everyone should be vaccinated (booster every 10 years). |
Hepatitis A | All travellers to countries where hepatitis A is common. |
Hepatitis B | Travellers to areas where hepatitis B is common, when there is an increased risk of infection, and for longer stays (> 1 month). It is advisable to consider a hepatitis B vaccination. In Germany, the vaccination is routinely recommended for children and teenagers. |
Malaria | In risk areas there is a risk all year round (carry emergency medication). |
Tetanus | Everyone should be vaccinated (booster every 10 years). |
Rabies | Vaccination. Keep away from free-roaming and stray animals. |
Typhoid | Travel to countries with poor hygiene and poor drinking water supplies. |
Health risks
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia
Chagas disease | When sleeping outdoors: protect yourself from the carrier, the so-called kissing bug, which lives mainly in mud huts and is active at night. |
Cholera | Careful food and drinking water hygiene. |
Dengue fever | Protect yourself from mosquitoes with clothing that covers the skin. Use insect repellent, mosquito coils, mosquito nets, etc. |
Intestinal infections | Careful food and drinking water hygiene. |
Leishmaniasis | Protect yourself from mosquitoes with clothing that covers the skin. Use insect repellent and fine-mesh mosquito nets. |
Filariasis | Protect yourself from insects and mosquitoes with clothing that covers the skin. Use insect repellent, mosquito coils and mosquito nets. |
Kala-azar | Protect yourself from mosquitoes with clothing that covers the skin. Use insect repellent and fine-mesh mosquito nets. |
Typhus | Protect yourself from body lice through regular, thorough hygiene. Vaccination is only recommended in rare cases! |
Plague (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil) | Protect yourself from rats and fleas (a safe place to sleep and frequent, hygienic changes of clothes). Travellers should keep away from people with plague. After exposure, antibiotics can be taken as a precaution. |
Bilharzia (Brazil) | Avoid skin contact with fresh water. |
Meningococcus, meningitis (Brazil) | Vaccination. Avoid large crowds (cramped living conditions, overcrowded transport). |
Japanese encephalitis | Vaccination is recommended in special situations. There is no specific treatment. You can prevent the disease by protecting yourself from mosquito bites (air-conditioned rooms, using a mosquito net, wearing long-sleeved clothing at dusk and at night, using insect repellent sprays, etc.). |
Ross River fever (Australia) | Protect yourself from mosquitoes with clothing that covers the skin. Use insect repellent and fine-mesh mosquito nets. The symptoms are high fever, headaches and joint pain, which can last for several months. |
Chikungunya (North, Central and South America) | Protect yourself from mosquitoes with clothing that covers the skin. Use insect repellent and fine-mesh mosquito nets. Chikungunya is usually harmless and shows itself as fever and joint pain in the knees, ankles and the small joints of the hands and feet. |
