Travel Medicine

Vaccination − African Continent

Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries & territories

HA

HB

JE

MV

PM

TD

TF

RV

YF

Angola

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

R

Benin

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

C

Burkina Faso

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

C

Burundi

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

R

Cameroon

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

C

Cape Verde

R

A

- -

R

R

R

- -

Central African Republic

R

R

-

R

R

R

R

A

C

Chad

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

R

Comoros

A

R

- -

R

R

R

A

-

Congo (Congo Brazaville)

R

R

- -

R

R

R

R

C

Congo Democratic Republic (Zaire)

R

R

- -

R

R

R

R

C

Djibouti

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

- -

Equatorial Guinea

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

R

Eritrea

R

R

-

R

R

R

R

A

-

Ethiopia

R

R

-

R

R

R

R

R

R

Gabon                                   topÇ

R

R

-

R

R

R

R

R

C

Gambia

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

R

R

Ghana

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

C

Guinea

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

R

Guinea Bissau

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

R

Ivory Cost

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

C

Kenya

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

R

Liberia

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

C

Madagascar

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

-

Malawi

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

-

Mali

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

C

Mauritania

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

-

Mauritius

R

A

- -

R

R

R

- -

Mozambique

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

-

Niger

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

C

Nigeria

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

R

Reunion (France)

A

A

- -

R

R

A

- -

Rwanda

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

C

Sao Tome and Principe

R

R

- -

R

R

R

 -

R

Senegal                                   topÇ

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

-

Seychelles

R

A

- -

R

R

R

- -

Sierra Leone

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

-

Somalia

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

R

Sudan

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

R

R

Tanzania

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

R

Togo

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

C

Uganda

R

R

-

A

R

R

R

A

R

Zambia

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

R

Zimbabwe

R

R

- -

R

R

R

A

-

Vaccines:  HA: hepatitis A;  HB: hepatitis B;  JE: japanese encephalitis;  MV: meningococcal;

PM: poliomyelitis;  TD: tetanus and diphtheria;  TF: typhoid fever;  RV: rabies;  YF: yellow fever.

A: according to the risk (extended or rural area stay, seasonal risk, intimate contact with local people, etc.)

C: compulsory

R: recommended

© Fernando Costa Silva, 1999 (2006)