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Yellow Fever
Health Requirements
A person seeking to enter the Republic of South Africa may be required to produce an international health certificate containing details of vaccination.
Immunization for yellow fever is a requirement if the journey starts or entails passing through the yellow fever belt of Africa or South America. The following countries fall within the belt:
Africa
| Angola |
| Burundi |
| Benin |
| Burkina Faso |
| Cameroon |
| Central Africa Republic |
| Chad |
| Congo |
| Equatorial Guinea |
| Ethiopia |
| Gambia |
| Gabon |
| Ghana |
| Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau |
| Ivory Coast |
| Kenya |
| Liberia |
| Mali |
| Niger |
| Nigeria |
| Rwanda |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
| Senegal |
| Sierra Leone |
| Somalia |
| Sudan |
| Tanzania |
| Togo |
| Uganda |
| Zaire |
South America
| Bolivia |
| Brazil |
| Colombia |
| Ecuador |
| French Guyana |
| Guyana |
| Panama |
| Peru |
| Surinam |
| Venezuela |
Yellow fever certificates are valid for a period of 10 years commencing 10 days after the date of immunization or, in the case of re-immunization, within such a period of 10 years, from the date of that re-immunization.
