Colombia yellow fever vaccination

Colombia is requiring visitors to the country’s national parks along the Atlantic coast to show proof of yellow fever vaccination.

Last year through mid-March 2004, cases of yellow fever were reported from the departments of Guajira, Magdalena, Cesar and Meta. Four national parks located in the endemic zone (Tayrona, Salamanca, Cienaga Grande and Flamencos) were closed to the public for several weeks. The Colombian government conducted a vaccination campaign and instituted vector control measures. The outbreak began to wane in mid-March, and the parks were reopened on March 20.

For info on yellow fever, visit www.cdc.gov/travel/vaccinations/cert-requirements2.htm.