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      Tanzania

      Latest update: - Authors: Mieke Croughs, Ula Maniewski

      Outbreaks

      • There is an outbreak of the Marburg virus in Kagera, a region in the north-west.

      This page contains the main health risks for travellers and general recommendations. Travel conditions are different for everyone and each patient's health condition varies. Discuss your trip during a travel consultation with your doctor or in a travel clinic, preferably six to eight weeks before departure.

      Read also the information on security, healthcare and other practical aspects on the FPS Foreign Affairs website.

      Important health risks

      Malaria

      The malaria risk is high in the entire mainland, including national parks, in the city of Dar es Salaam on islands Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia. We recommend the use of mosquito-repellent measures from dusk till morning, in combination with the use of malaria tablets.  

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

      Other insect-borne diseases

      Insects can transmit diseases such as denguechikungunya and sleeping sickness.

      Protect yourself against insects.

      Tick-borne diseases

      Ticks can transmit diseases such as African tick bite fever.

      Rabies

      Dogs and other mammals can be infected with rabies.

      Schistosomiasis

      There is a risk of infection with schistosomiasis when swimming or bathing in lakes and rivers.

      Altitude sickness

      You may experience altitude sickness in areas above 2500 metres.

      Female circumcision

      Girls who visit their family in this country are sometimes circumcised.

      COVID-19

      Take a look at the general preventive measures related to COVID-19.

      Other possible infections

      Other frequent health risks while travelling

      Read these tips before you leave.

      Vaccinations

      Hepatitis A

      Recommended

      Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for all travellers.

      Update of basic vaccinations

      Recommended

      Polio

      Recommended

      A single booster of polio vaccination is recommended for all travellers to Asia or Africa aged 16 years or older.

      Other vaccinations

      Recommended for some travellers

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

      Yellow fever

      Mandatory for some travellers

      Yellow fever vaccination is not necessary if you are travelling from Belgium.

      Vaccination is exceptionally compulsory if you have been in a country where yellow fever may occur the past six days from the age of one year. This also applies to transit through an airport that takes more than twelve hours. 
      This vaccination 
      must be administered at least ten days prior to arrival by an official yellow fever vaccination centre and must be registered in an International Certificate of Vaccination and Prophylaxis.

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