Panama health recommendations
Sanitary advices to visit Panama
Panama is a small country with around 4M Panamanian. Official language is Spanish. Panama uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is UTC-05:00. Currency used in Panama is Balboa (PAB).
🏙️ Panama City🗣️ Spanish
👨👩👦👦 4M ☀️ ~25 °C 🌧 ~218 mm 👍 Developing 🚩 75k km2 (29k mi²)
Sanitary Recommendations
General recommendations
Zika outbreaks have been reported in Panama. Because of the risk of birth defects in babies born to women who were infected with Zika while pregnant, women who are pregnant should not travel to Panama. For further information on this recommendation, please visit the CDCZika Virus in Panama.
Chikungunya cases have been reported in Panama. For further information, please visit the CDC Chikungunya Advice.
Dengue cases have been reported in Panama. For further information, please visit the CDC Dengue Advice.
Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis) is spread by the faeces of insects found in Panama. For further information, please visit the CDCChagas Disease Advice.
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