Madagascar - Obtain a Yellow Fever Certificate

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Procedure

1. Visit a health care provider (such as a doctor, physician assistant, nurse, nurse practitioner, or pharmacist) to get any vaccines, medicines, and advice you need before your trip. Going at least 46 weeks before you travel is best, so that any vaccines you need have time to take effect and you have plenty of time to get vaccines that require more than one dose.
2. If you are visiting several countries or countries with a variety of health risks, or if you have a pre-existing health condition, you may need to see a clinician who specializes in travel medicine.
3. If your travel plans include traveling to or from a South American or African country that is infected with yellow fever or is located in areas where yellow fever transmission has occurred (ENDEMIC AREAS), then the easiest and safest thing to do is to get a yellow fever vaccination and a signed certificate. Be aware, the age requirements for vaccination can vary from country to country.
4. After immunization an International Certificate of Vaccination is issued and is valid 10 days after vaccination to meet entry and exit requirements for all countries.

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Required Documents

Health records.

Office Locations & Contacts

Hospitals in Antananarivo, Madagascar
Cenhosoa (Previously HOMI),
Address: Route de Tamatave,
Tananarive,
AntananarivoMadagascar
Tel: +261 20 23 397 51
Fax: +261 20 23 645 69

Centre de Diagnostic de Tananarive
Address:BP 5120 - 101
Lot IVL - 176 Anosivavaka
Ambohimanarina
Antananarivo,Madagascar
Tel: +261 2 30760

Clinic Saint Francois d'Assise
Address: Lalana Dokotera Rajaonale
Ankadifotsy,Antananarivo
101, Madagascar
Tel: +261 2 230 95
Fax: +261 2 230 95

Clinic St. Francois d'Assise
Address: Lalana Dokotera Rajaonale
Ankadifotsy
Antananarivo
101
Madagascar
Tel: +261 32 12 230 95

Espace Medical
Address: 65 bis Rue Pasteur
Rabary
Antananarivo
Madagascar
Tel: +261 20 23 625 66

Hopital Josephe Ravoahangy
Address: Andrianavalona
Ampefiloha
Antananarivo
101
Madagascar
Tel: +261 2 279 79

Eligibility

Required for all travelers arriving from a yellow-fever-infected areas.

A vaccination certificate is required for children of all ages. However, Yellow Fever vaccination is not recommended for children under nine months of age. If travel is unavoidable and the child's physician considers vaccination unwise, ask for a certificate on the physician's own stationary stating the child's age being less than one year as a contraindication to vaccination. Although this is in accordance with World Health Organization resolutions, some countries may not honour such a certificate and the infant may be put under surveillance upon arrival.

Fees

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Validity

The certificate is valid 10 days after the vaccination and for 10 years thereafter.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

Sample Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate

Sample Yellow Fever Vaccination Waiver

Processing Time

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Instructions

All travelers should visit either their personal physician or a travel health clinic 4-8 weeks before departure. If you arrive from a country without yellow fever, there is no requirement for a yellow fever vaccination.

Travelers who have a medical reason not to receive the yellow fever vaccine should obtain a medical waiver.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Gender
• Age
• Address
• Nationality
• Vaccination received
• Date of vaccination

Need for the Document

A Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is only required for travellers coming from a country with risk of Yellow Fever transmission. The vaccination requirement is imposed by this country for protection against Yellow Fever since the principal mosquito vector Ades aegypti is present in its territory.

There is no risk of yellow fever in Madagascar. The government of Madagascar requires proof of yellow fever vaccination only if you are arriving from a country with risk of yellow fever. This does not include the US. If you are traveling from a country other than the US, check this list to see if you may be required to get the yellow fever vaccine: Countries with risk of yellow fever virus (YFV) transmission.

Information which might help

A day-biting mosquito transmits yellow fever. In forest areas monkeys may be a reservoir. The risk of infection is small, but the infection serious.

Yellow fever often occurs in small epidemics. The local population is usually vaccinated and with a reservoir in monkeys it is impossible to predict where the non-vaccinated traveller are at risk.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/madagascar

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/africa/madagascar/yellow-fever-certificate-for-madagascar

http://www.travelconnections.com/Health/yelfever.htm http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destinations/africa/madagascar.php

http://www.traveldoctor.info/diseases/8.html

http://opwall.com/expeditions/madagascar/madagascar-vaccinations/

Others

The WHO recommends that all travellers to countries with yellow fever be vaccinated.

Countries with yellow fever can request a valid vaccination certificate from travelers, and countries without yellow fever can request a certificate from travelers entering from a country whith yellow fever.

MEDICAL REASONS NOT TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE:

• Infants under 4 months must not be immunized.
• Persons severely allergic to eggs should not be given the vaccine. Generally, persons able to eat eggs or egg products can safely receive the vaccine.
• It is prudent on theoretical grounds to avoid vaccinating pregnant women, and for non-immunized pregnant women to postpone travel to epidemic areas until after delivery. (Pregnant women who must travel to HIGH RISK areas should be vaccinated.)
• Persons, whose immune systems are suppressed due to HIV infection, or those travelers undergoing treatments for cancers (leukemia, lymphoma, etc.), or receiving corticosteroids, alkylating drugs, antimetabolites, or radiation, in general, should not be vaccinated unless traveling to an area of known yellow fever transmission. (Patients with suppressed immune systems have a theoretical risk of encephalitis due to the yellow fever vaccine virus.)