Official document to download
Yellow fever: countries at risk
The countries and territories that the World Health Organization (WHO) has determined to be at risk of yellow fever transmission. Several countries require a vaccination certificate from travellers who come from, or have transited through, them.
Official WHO document
Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever
International Travel and Health, Annex 1 · 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)
Hosted by WHO, in English. It also gives, for each country, the vaccination certificate requirement.
42 countries and territories at risk
Africa29 countries
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- ChadPart of the country only
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- EthiopiaPart of the country only
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- KenyaPart of the country only
- Liberia
- MaliPart of the country only
- MauritaniaPart of the country only
- NigerPart of the country only
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
- SudanPart of the country only
- Togo
- Uganda
The Americas13 countries
- ArgentinaMisiones and Corrientes provinces
- BoliviaPart of the country only
- BrazilPart of the country only
- ColombiaPart of the country only
- EcuadorPart of the country only
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- PanamaPart of the country only
- ParaguayPart of the country only
- PeruPart of the country only
- Suriname
- Trinidad & TobagoPart of the country only
- VenezuelaPart of the country only
“Part of the country only”: the risk exists only in some areas of the country. WHO publishes the detail in its “International Travel and Health” country list.
Good to know
- WHO lists a country when yellow fever is reported there, now or in the past, and the presence of vectors and animal reservoirs is a potential risk of infection and transmission.
- Since 11 July 2016, the yellow fever vaccination certificate has been valid for the lifetime of the person vaccinated: a country cannot refuse it because it is more than 10 years old, nor require a booster.
- A country that requires the certificate may apply a different list from this one, or also count a layover of more than a few hours in a country at risk. Requirements can change at any time: check with the embassy or consulate of the country you are going to.
Source: World Health Organization, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 (18 November 2022, revised 3 January 2023). © WHO 2022, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. List extracted from the document and presented in English by MyTripWise; only the official WHO document is authoritative.