HealthCompulsory vaccinations: polio immunisation is required for children between the ages of 3 months and 6 years
Yellow fever certificate if arriving within 3 months and have visited or transited through the following countries
Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo Dem Rep, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone & Sudan
Americas: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru & Venezuela Recommended immunisations: diphtheria, hepatitis A, *hepatitis B, *malaria, polio, *TB, tetanus, typhoid, *yellow fever for travellers to rural areas in the states of Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Rondonia, Roraima, Tocantins & certain areas of Minas Gerais, Parana & Sao Paulo
* recommended in some circumstances, travellers making 3 or more visits per year, stays of more than 3 months in a rural area, high-risk occupational groups & backpackers staying more than 1 month Risks: malaria risk is high all year in most forested areas below 900 metres within the "Legal Amazonia" regions of: Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Maranhao (western part), Mato Grosso (northern part), Para (except Belem City), Rondonia, Roraima & Tocantins). Risk is very high in jungle mining areas & agricultural areas, however the risk is reduced in urban areas. Outside the "Legal Amazonia" region risk is negligible. Rabies
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