HEALTH REGULATIONS

Before visiting the Central African Republic you may need to get the following vaccinations or take the following precautions. It is best to seek medical advice as your individual health and your planned activities will be a factor. Seek advice 4-6 weeks before travel.

Required Vaccinations

• Passengers aged 9 months and older must hold a yellow fever vaccination certificate.

Routine and Recommended Vaccinations and Medications

• It is recommended that passengers are up to date on routine vaccinations including diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT), measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), polio, shingles, varicella (chickenpox), and yearly flu shots.
• A hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for passengers aged 6 months and older. Passengers allergic to a vaccine component or who are younger than 6 months are advised to receive a single dose of immune globulin.
• A hepatitis B vaccination is recommended.
• Malaria is a risk in the Central African Republic. Passengers may need to take anti-malarial medication. For further information, please visit Malaria in the Central African Republic.
• Note: Chloroquine is NOT an effective anti-malarial medication in the Central African Republic.
• A meningitis vaccination is recommended for passengers aged 2 months and older travelling to areas of the Central African Republic that are part of the meningitis belt during the dry season.
• A rabies vaccination is recommended for passengers whose activities mean they will be around dogs or wildlife.
• A typhoid vaccination is recommended for most passengers, especially those staying with friends or relatives, or visiting smaller cities or rural areas.

General Advice

• Leptospirosis is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid contaminated water and soil.
• Schistosomiasis is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid contaminated water.
• African Sleeping Sickness (African Trypanosomiasis) is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• African Tick Bite Fever is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Chikungunya is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Dengue is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Zika is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Mpox is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid animals and animal products, and sick people.
• Hantavirus is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid rodents and areas where they live, and to avoid sick people.
• Tuberculosis is present in the Central African Republic. Passengers are advised to avoid sick people.

For more detailed information, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).