Travel advisories
At Jamaica’s ports of entry, travellers who have visited countries where malaria or yellow fever is endemic are given a health alert card. If you become ill while in Jamaica, even if it is just a fever, see a doctor and say where you have travelled.
Malaria endemic countries
Countries that have reported at least one indigenous malaria case since 2022, by WHO region.
WHO African Region (42)
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
WHO Region of the Americas (16)
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (7)
- Afghanistan
- Djibouti
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Pakistan
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Yemen
WHO South-East Asia Region (6)
- Bangladesh
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- India
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Thailand
WHO Western Pacific Region (9)
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
- Viet Nam
Yellow fever risk countries
Countries the World Health Organization has determined to be at risk of yellow fever transmission (its list of November 2022): countries reporting it now or in the past, and where the mosquitoes and animal hosts that could spread it are present.
Africa (31)
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (Former Zaire)
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Togo
- Uganda
Caribbean, Central and South America (13)
- Argentina (Misiones and Corrientes Provinces)
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador (including Galapagos Islands)
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Source: National Surveillance Manual