Parque Nacional do Iguaçu Travel Forum

Hey Travellers,

do I need for the Nacional do Iguacu a yellow fever immunisation ?

I hear from my doctors its necessary, from friends I hear its not necessary.
mmh, what now?

thanks for all postings,

S

there has been a lot of recent outbreaks of yellow fever in brazil and you might very well be asked for it at the airport.


if it's requeired and you don't have it you will be send to a local hospital to have it done.
that is a very cheap way to get it.

No, only for the Amazon region.

To check on all jabs required everywhere, see http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationList.aspx

last time i was in rio they were giving free jabs to everyone at the bus station and recommended it for all travel in rural brazil.

i don't think it was compulsory though.

if you plan to enter a country that neighbours brazil then they will often require it as they are afraid that it will spread to their country from brazil.
bolivia won't let you in from brazil without a yellow fever jab for instance.

According to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Foz do Iguaçú and many other towns in Paraná are risk areas for Febre Amarela.

http://www.cives.ufrj.br/informacao/fam/fam-pr.html

The interior of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo are considered risk areas also, besides the obvious states of the Pantanal and Amazonas. The disease is actually spread by the same mosquito that spreads dengue (for which there is no vaccine), which is more common in Rio de Janeiro.

Here´s a list with countries that require the international vaccination certificate for entry or transit:
http://www.cives.ufrj.br/informacao/fam/vistos.html

You're right, Sveer, and I was wrong. According to the site I recommended earlier, "Vaccination (against yellow fever) is recommended for travelers visiting Iguaçu Falls". Sorry about the earlier misinformation.