Ecuador, Including the GaláPagos Islands
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 areas <2,300 m (7,546 ft) in elevation in the following provinces east of the Andes Mountains: Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Sucumbios, and Zamora-Chinchipe (Map 2-11).
- Generally not recommended for travelers whose itineraries are limited to areas <2,300 m (7,546 ft) in elevation in the following provinces west of the Andes mountains: Esmeraldas,* Guayas, Los Rios, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, and designated areas of Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Imbabura, Loja, Pichincha, and Tungurahua (Map 2-11).
- Not recommended for travelers whose itineraries are limited to all areas >2,300 m (7,546 ft) in elevation, the cities of Guayaquil and Quito, or the Galápagos Islands (Map 2-11).
- *The CDC vaccination recommendation for Esmeraldas Province differs from that published on the WHO International Travel and Health website.
Malaria
- Areas with malaria: Areas at altitudes <1,500 m (4,921 ft) in the provinces of Carchi, Esmeraldas, Morona Santiago, Orellana, and Pastaza. Rare cases in other provinces in areas <1,500 m (4,921 ft). Not present in the cities of Guayaquil and Quito or the Galápagos Islands (Map 2-12).
- Drug resistance 3: Chloroquine.
- Malaria species: P. vivax 72%, P. falciparum 28%.
- Recommended chemoprophylaxis: Areas with malaria in Carchi, Esmeraldas, Morona Santiago, Orellana, and Pastaza Provinces: Atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, or tafenoquine. 4 Other areas with rare cases of malaria: None (practice mosquito avoidance).
Map 2-12. Malaria in Ecuador
Citation
Brunette, Gary W., editor. "Ecuador, Including the GaláPagos Islands." CDC Yellow Book, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018. Relief Central, relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204265/all/Ecuador__Including_the_GaláPagos_Islands.
Ecuador, Including the GaláPagos Islands. In: Brunette GWG, ed. CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2018. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204265/all/Ecuador__Including_the_GaláPagos_Islands. Accessed October 2, 2023.
Ecuador, Including the GaláPagos Islands. (2018). In Brunette, G. W. (Ed.), CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204265/all/Ecuador__Including_the_GaláPagos_Islands
Ecuador, Including the GaláPagos Islands [Internet]. In: Brunette GWG, editors. CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2018. [cited 2023 October 02]. Available from: https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204265/all/Ecuador__Including_the_GaláPagos_Islands.
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