Bolivia

• High in Pando Department and northern areas of the departments of Beni and La Paz.  
  
  • Prevention: mosquito-repellent measures and preventive malaria tablets. 

• Moderate in the regions below 2500 m west and south of the departments of Pando and Beni, in the north of La Paz Department and regions bordering Brazil. 
  
  • Prevention: mosquito-repellent measures. Sometimes in combination wih preventive malaria tablets for people with an increased risk.

• Low in the regions below 2500 m in the southern part of Beni Department and in parts of the departments of Santa Cruz, La Paz, and Tarija.
  • Prevention: mosquito-repellent measures.

• None in areas above 2500 m including La Paz, Sucre, Oruro, Lake Titiaca and most of the central and southern part of the country. 

In case of fever during or after your journey, get tested for malaria as soon as possible.

There is a risk of yellow fever east of the Andes; the entire departments of Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz and the coloured regions of Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz and Tarija.

The risk of yellow fever is very low or absent in the areas above 2300m and the areas that are not mentioned in the list above, the cities of La Paz, Sucre and Cochabamba included.

There is an outbreak of chikungunya. Protect yourself against mosquitoes; vaccination is recommended.

Insects can transmit diseases such as dengue,  zika, leishmaniasis, oropouche and Chagas disease.

Protect yourself against insects. 

Ticks can transmit diseases.

Dogs and other mammals can be infected with rabies.

You may experience altitude sickness in areas above 2500 metres.

Tuberculosis

Read these tips before you leave.

Yellow fever vaccination is recommended for all travellers to a region at risk of yellow fever. In addition, vaccination is compulsory if you have recently been visited certain countries.

This vaccination must be administered at least ten days prior to arrival by an official yellow fever vaccination centre.

Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for all travellers.

The Chikungunya vaccine is recommended.

• Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis 
• Polio  
• Measles-mumps-rubella:
  • Check your vaccination status. Early measles vaccination is recommended for some young children.

Discuss with your doctor whether one of the following vaccinations is recommended for you:

• Rabies
• Dengue
• Hepatitis B 
• Influenza
• Pneumococci
• COVID-19