Cape Verde

Yellow Fever

  • Requirements: Required if traveling from a country with risk of YF virus transmission and ≥1 year of age, including transit >12 hours in an airport located in a country with risk of YF virus transmission. 1
  • Recommendations: None

Malaria

  • Areas with malaria: Rare cases in São Tiago Island.
  • Drug resistance 3: Chloroquine.
  • Malaria species: Primarily P. falciparum.
  • Recommended chemoprophylaxis: None (practice mosquito avoidance).