More countries dropped from yellow fever list

SOUTH Africans who are
travelling to and from Eritrea,
Somalia, São Tomé and
Principe, and Rwanda will no
longer be required to produce
a yellow fever vaccination
certificate in South Africa,
as these countries have
been included in the World
Health Organisation’s list of
countries with low potential
for exposure to the disease.
This was announced
during the 136th session
of the WHO executive board
meeting, which reviewed
countries with risk of yellow
fever transmission and
countries requiring yellow
fever vaccinations.
The provision has been
made with immediate effect.
Earlier this year, yellow
fever requirements were
dropped for Zambia and
Tanzania.