Yellow Fever Vaccine for Buenos Aires?
Jul 12th, 2009, 07:54 AM
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Yellow Fever Vaccine for Buenos Aires?
I want to travel to Buenos Aires in the next couple of weeks and wanted to know if the yellow fever vaccine is recommended/required to enter Argentina? I will only be traveling for 1 week; therefore, I will not venture out of BA.
I know many people have already proposed this question, but I'm a bit confused. Hope you can help
I know many people have already proposed this question, but I'm a bit confused. Hope you can help
Jul 12th, 2009, 09:55 AM
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I'm traveling to Buenos Aires, and will spend a day in Montevideo, Asuncion, then take a bus to Iguazu and back, then back to Buenos Aires - just over two weeks in all. I went to a travel clinic here in San Diego and due to my visit to Asuncion and accross southern Paraguay to the Falls, they advised the Yellow Fever, Typhoid, and Malaria vaccinations or prevention pills. From their consultation, the material they provided, and my own online research, vaccines aren't necessary for Buenos Aires. Please note that the H1N1 flu is ripping through Buenos Aires and they have many cases currently. There is no vaccine as of yet, but precautions are clearly necessary. I'll be there at the same time! We're staying in a hostal. Did you find appropriate accomodations? I'm really looking forward to my first South American visit.
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Jul 12th, 2009, 11:55 PM
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I do not know whether YF vaccine is recommended for BA specifically but Argentina is a recognised YF area and as such you should check with a recognised travel health organisation. The thing with YF is that some countries will not allow entry if you are coming from a YF area without a YF certificate. The vacination does last for 10 years and IMO is worth getting if you plan to travel a lot in the future. Have fun in BA it is a great city to spend some time. we were there last december for a montha and it just wasn't emough time!
Jul 13th, 2009, 07:39 AM
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Thanks everyone. I leave for BA in a week and will spend 9 nights there! I'm very excited about it. My first trip to South America. Buenos Aires looks like a vibrant and beautiful city!
Jul 15th, 2009, 06:03 AM
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Being Winter in Argentina and BA is kind of cold now, I think you will find even less worry about Malaria.
Look at the Embassy website..that might help you with any other questions you have ..
This is the page that will be of interest to you.
http://argentina.usembassy.gov/passp...-diseases.html
Look at the Embassy website..that might help you with any other questions you have ..
This is the page that will be of interest to you.
http://argentina.usembassy.gov/passp...-diseases.html
Jul 17th, 2009, 08:08 PM
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I just got my Yellow Fever injection and am taking the typhoid pills. I'm not sure I will be up to the North in October, but I'd rather be ready than not.
My practioner said that there seems to be an increase of countries that require the Yellow Fever vaccine insisting on vaccinating you if your passprt reflects travel to any country where Yellow Fever may be preent. She said most of them will vaccinate you at immagration if you can't prove it. Whether or not you need it may depend how much travel you do even if you aren't going anywhere in Argentina where you might contract it.
My practioner said that there seems to be an increase of countries that require the Yellow Fever vaccine insisting on vaccinating you if your passprt reflects travel to any country where Yellow Fever may be preent. She said most of them will vaccinate you at immagration if you can't prove it. Whether or not you need it may depend how much travel you do even if you aren't going anywhere in Argentina where you might contract it.
Jul 18th, 2009, 08:50 AM
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Thanks. I will be traveling from the U.S. and will only go to Buenos Aires and maybe La Plata (50 minutes south of BA), so I don't think that I will be needing the vacccine. Thanks for your help!
