Safe and sensible travelers make sure their international travel insurance and their vaccinations for travel are up-to-date before a trip. It’s common to be immunized against hepatitis, typhoid and tetanus but should you include yellow fever immunization in your travel preparations?

Yellow fever is a virus spread through the bite of an infected mosquito and is classified as jungle or urban yellow fever depending on where the mosquitoes live and breed. Yellow fever incubates in around three to six days and causes a sudden fever, backache, nausea, muscle pain and vomiting. If you are infected with yellow fever you need medical care – 60 percent of those infected will die – so make sure you only travel with international health insurance.

Certain countries require proof of immunization if you are travelling from countries where the risk of yellow fever transmission is high. Only certain clinics are authorized to administer the injection so check with your doctor for your nearest.

Yellow fever is only found in parts of Central and South American and in Sub-Saharan Africa. Check with your healthcare professional as to whether you will be at risk if you are travelling to these areas.

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