REQUIRED VACCINES TO TRAVEL TO COSTA RICA
There are cases, in which it is necessary to get vaccinated against the yellow fever in order to travel to Costa Rica.
Who should be immunized against the yellow fever?
All travelers intending to visit the country and that are traveling from or through any of the following countries:
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AFRICA
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Camerún
- Chad
- Costa de Marfil
- Eritrea
- Etiopía
- Gabón
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- Kenia
- Liberia
- Malí
- Mauritania
- Níger
- Nigeria
- República de Africa Central
- República del Congo
- República Democrática del Congo
- República de Sur Sudán
- Senegal
- Sierra Leona
- Somalia
- Sudán
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
AMERICA- Bolivia
- Brasil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Guyana Francesa
- Paraguay
- Perú
- Surinam
- Venezuela
Requirements
Travelers proceeding from these countries must present a valid international certificate of vaccination against the yellow fever so that they are allowed to enter Costa Rica. The vaccine should be applied at least 10 days before the arrival in Costa Rica.
Legal Basis
REFORMA DE RESOLUCION MINISTERIAL N° DM-CB-3109-2018 del 20 de julio de 2018. The document is available here.
