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Costa Rica Studies Requirement
For Visitors To Be
Vaccinated For Yellow Fever
The local channel 7 television
news Telenoticias reports that
the Minister de Salud (Health
Ministry) is considering
requiring foreigners visiting
Costa Rica to be vaccinated for
"yellow fever".
Health officials say they will
make a decision in a couple of
months while it study the
situation as the risk is high
for the illness to be introduced
in Costa Rica.
Health officials say that the
same mosquito that spreads
Dengue can carry yellow fever.
Countries like Colombia, Brazil,
Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela
top the list of countries with
known cases of yellow fever.
Once the Health Ministry makes
the decision, it will then
require a decree by the
Executive Branch (the
presidency) of the government.
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