CDC Yellow Book
Nicaragua
Yellow Fever
- Requirements: Required if traveling from a country with risk of YF virus transmission and ≥1 year of age.
- Recommendations: None
Malaria
- Areas with malaria: Present in Región Autónoma Atlántico Norte (RAAN) and Región Autónoma Atlántico Sur (RAAS). Rare cases in Boaco, Chinandega, Esteli, Jinotega, Leon, Matagalpa, and Nueva Segovia. No malaria in the city of Managua (Map 2-20).
- Drug resistance 3: None.
- Malaria species: P. vivax 90%, P. falciparum 10%.
- Recommended chemoprophylaxis: Región Autónoma Atlántico Norte (RAAN) and Región Autónoma Atlántico Sur (RAAS): Atovaquone-proguanil, chloroquine, doxycycline, mefloquine, or tafenoquine. 4 Other areas with malaria: None (practice mosquito avoidance).
Map 2-20. Malaria in Nicaragua
Citation
Brunette, Gary W., editor. "Nicaragua." CDC Yellow Book, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018. Relief Central, relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204354/all/Nicaragua.
Nicaragua. In: Brunette GWG, ed. CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2018. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204354/all/Nicaragua. Accessed December 8, 2023.
Nicaragua. (2018). In Brunette, G. W. (Ed.), CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204354/all/Nicaragua
Nicaragua [Internet]. In: Brunette GWG, editors. CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2018. [cited 2023 December 08]. Available from: https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204354/all/Nicaragua.
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