Yellow fever vaccine recommendations for Africa^*¶

* As of November 2022. This map is an updated version of the 2010 map created by the Informal WHO Working Group on the Geographic Risk of Yellow Fever.

¶ Yellow fever vaccination is generally not recommended for travel to areas where the potential for yellow fever virus exposure is low. Vaccination might be considered, however, for a small subset of travelers going to these areas who are at increased risk for exposure to yellow fever virus due to prolonged travel, heavy exposure to mosquitoes, or inability to avoid mosquito bites. Factors to consider when deciding whether to vaccinate a traveler include destination-specific and travel-associated risks for yellow fever virus infection; individual, underlying risk factors for having a serious yellow fever vaccine-associated adverse event; and country entry requirements.