Bolivia

Yellow Fever

  • Requirements: Required if traveling from a country with risk of YF virus transmission and ≥1 year of age. 1
  • Recommendations:
  • Recommended for all travelers ≥9 months of age traveling to the following areas <2,300 m (7,546 ft) in elevation and east of the Andes Mountains: the entire departments of Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz, and designated areas (Map 2-2) of Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, and Tarija departments.
  • Not recommended for travelers whose itineraries are limited to areas >2,300 m (7,546 ft) in elevation and all areas not listed above, including the cities of La Paz and Sucre.

Malaria

  • Areas with malaria: All areas <2,500 m (8,202 ft). None in the city of La Paz (Map 2-3).
  • Drug resistance 3: Chloroquine.
  • Malaria species: P. vivax 93%, P. falciparum 7%.
  • Recommended chemoprophylaxis: Atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, primaquine 4, or tafenoquine. 4
Map 2-2. Yellow fever vaccine recommendations in Bolivia 1
Map 2-2. Yellow fever vaccine recommendations in Bolivia1
1, 2 See footnotes
Map 2-3. Malaria in Bolivia
Map 2-3. Malaria in Bolivia