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Yellow Fever in Ethiopia

22 November 2018

The World Health Organisation has reported 35 cases of yellow fever in Ethiopia from 21 August to 5 November 2018. All cases have been reported from Wolayita Zone in South Nation, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) region in the southwest of the country. A vaccination programme is underway.

Advice to travellers

Yellow fever is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes that bite most often in daylight. Rigorous mosquito bite avoidance is advised at all times.

Yellow fever vaccination is advised for travellers to western (including southwest) Ethiopia.

A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travellers over 9 months of age arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and for travellers having transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of a country with risk of yellow fever transmission.

For further information see Yellow Fever.