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Sanitary advices to visit Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo is a big country with around 85M Democratic Republic of Congo. Official language is French. DR Congo uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is from UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00. Currency used in Democratic Republic of Congo is Congolese Franc (CDF).
🏙️ Kinshasa🗣️ French Kongo Lingala Luba-Katanga Swahili
👨👩👦👦 85M ☀️ ~24 °C 🌧 ~124 mm 👍 Least Developed 🚩 2345k km2 (905k mi²)
Sanitary Recommendations
General recommendations
Zika is a risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Because of the risk of birth defects in babies born to women who were infected with Zika while pregnant, women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant should discuss their travel plans with their doctor. For further information on this recommendation, please visit the CDCZika Risk in Countries with Endemic Zika.
Dengue, chikungunya, African tick-bite fever and African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness) are diseases carried by insects that occur in Africa. For information on disease prevention, please visit the CDCInsect Protection Advice.
Many countries in Africa have high incidence rates of tuberculosis (TB). For further information, please visit the CDC Tuberculosis Advice.
Many countries in Africa have high HIV prevalence rates. For further information, please visit the CDC HIV Advice.
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