HEALTH REGULATIONS

Before visiting Ecuador 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 1 year and older travelling from or who transited for more than 12 hours through a country with risk of yellow fever transmission must hold a yellow fever vaccination certificate.
• A yellow fever vaccination is recommended for travellers 9 months of age or older who are visiting certain areas of Ecuador. Consultation with a doctor regarding this vaccination should be sought prior to travel. For further information on this recommendation, please visit CDC yellow fever in Ecuador.

Routine and Recommended Vaccinations

• 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.
• A typhoid vaccination is recommended for most passengers, especially those staying with friends or relatives or visiting smaller cities or rural areas.
• A rabies vaccination is recommended for passengers planning activities where they will be around dogs or wildlife. This may include campers, adventure travellers, cave explorers, veterinarians, animal handlers, field biologists, laboratory workers handling animal specimens, visitors to rural areas, or children, who are more likely to be bitten or scratched by a dog or other animals.
• Malaria is a risk in Ecuador. Passengers travelling to certain areas of Ecuador may need to take prescription medicine to prevent malaria. Consultation with a doctor regarding this medication should be sought prior to travel. For further information on this recommendation, please visit CDC malaria in Ecuador.
• Note: Chloroquine is NOT an effective anti-malarial medication in Ecuador.

General Advice

• Leptospirosis is present in Ecuador. Passengers are advised to avoid contaminated water and soil.
• Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis) is present in Ecuador. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Dengue is present in Ecuador. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Leishmaniasis is present in Ecuador. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Zika is present in Ecuador. Passengers are advised to avoid bug bites.
• Hantavirus is present in Ecuador. Passengers are advised to avoid rodents and areas where they live, and to avoid sick people.
• Tuberculosis is present in Ecuador. Passengers are advised to avoid sick people.

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