Yellow Fever Vaccination Clinic
What is yellow fever?
Yellow fever is caused by a virus infection spread by a bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquito injects the yellow fever virus into the bite.
What are the symptoms of yellow fever?
Many yellow fever infections are mild, but the disease can cause severe, life-threatening illness. Symptoms of severe infection are high fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, vomiting, and backache. After a brief recovery period, the infection can lead to life threatening medical condition with bleeding, kidney and liver dysfunctions. Liver failure causes jaundice (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes), which gives yellow fever its name
Where is it common?
Yellow fever is common in West and Central Africa and in parts of South America
| Africa | CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA |
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| Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Cote d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo |
Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger |
Nigeria Rwanda Sierra Leone Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Somalia Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda |
Argentina Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela |
Periodic outbreaks in Africa lead to hundreds of thousands of cases.
Who needs to get Yellow fever vaccine?
The yellow fever vaccine should be administered to:- People who are travelling to, or living in, areas known for yellow fever, even if these countries do not require evidence of immunization on entry.
- People who are travelling to countries that require an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) for entry.
When is the proof of yellow fever vaccination required?
Proof is required to travel to and from certain countries . People who get vaccinated should be given an International Certificate of Vaccination
Yellow fever vaccine
Yellow Fever is preventable by a safe, effective vaccine.
Yellow fever vaccine is given as a single shot, and booster doses are given once every 10 years
How long prior to traveling should the vaccine be administered?
Immunization with Yellow fever should be performed at least 10 days prior to traveling.
What should be expected post vaccination?
Individuals who are severely allergic to egg proteins may need skin testing to determine if the yellow fever vaccine can be given safely- Adverse reactions following yellow fever vaccine are typically very mild and consist of headache, muscle ache, low grade fever, and/or soreness at the injection site. Injection site reactions usually occur in 1-5 days after immunization.
- Severe allergic reaction (shortness of breath, lip or tongue swelling, etc) is extremely rare (estimated to be 1 case per 130,000 doses of vaccine).
Where can traveler get Yellow fever vaccine in New York City?
Yellow fever vaccine is given only at designated vaccination centers. Our travel clinic is one of few certified places conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan.
Please contact us today at (212) 696 5900 to ensure your travel safety.
For more information please go to: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/yellowfever/index.html