Travel Medicine

Vaccination − American Continent

Central America

Countries & territories

HA

HB

JE

MV

PM

TD

TF

RV

YF

Antigua and Barbuda

R

-

-

-

R

R

R

-

-

Aruba (Netherlands Antilles)

R

-

-

-

R

R

R

A

-

Bahamas

R

-

-

-

R

R

R

-

-

Barbados

R

-

-

-

R

R

R

-

-

Belize

R

-

-

-

R

R

R

A

-

British Virgin Islands

R

-

-

-

R

R

R

-

-

Cayman Islands

R

-

-

-

R

R

R

-

-

Costa Rica

R

R

-

-

R

R

R

A

-

Cuba

R

A

-

-

R

R

R

A

-

Dominica

R

-

-

-

R

R

R

-

-

Dominican Republic

R

A

-

-

R

R

R

-

-

El Salvador

R

A

-

-

R

R

R

A

-

Grenada

R

-

-

-

R

R

R

-

-

Guadeloupe

R

A

-

-

R

R

A

-

-

Guatemala

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)