Yellow Fever Vaccine
If you are travelling to Africa, the Caribbean, Central or South America, you should be aware of the risk of yellow fever and take the steps to protect yourself from infection.
What is yellow fever?
Yellow fever is a disease caused by a virus that is spread through mosquito bites. Symptoms take 3–6 days to develop and include fever, chills, headache, backache, and muscle aches. About 15% of people who get yellow fever develop serious illness that can lead to bleeding, shock, organ failure, and sometimes death.
Yellow Fever declared places
Yellow fever vaccine may be required if you are visiting any of the countries listed below. This list is guided by World Health Organization’s list of yellow fever endemic countries and also takes into account recent international surveillance data.
Africa
Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Mali |
Mauritania Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone South Sudan Sudan Togo Uganda |
South America & Central America
Argentina – Misiones Province Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador excluding Galapagos Islands |
French Guiana Guyana Panama Paraguay Peru |
Suriname Trinidad Venezuela |

Yellow Fever
Warrandyte Road clinic has been approved by the World Health Organization as a yellow fever vaccination centre.
Some countries require all travelers to show proof of yellow fever vaccination before they can enter the country. Proof of vaccination is not valid until 10 days after you get the vaccine, so plan to get the vaccine early if you need it.
Your vaccination will be accompanied by a WHO-approved certificate. This vaccination certificate is valid for 10 years and begins 10 days after vaccination.