Gabon health recommendations
Sanitary advices to visit Gabon
Gabon is a medium sized country with around 2M Gabonese. Official language is French. Gabon uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is UTC+01:00. Currency used in Gabon is Central African CFA franc (XAF).
🏙️ Libreville🗣️ French
👨👩👦👦 2M ☀️ ~25 °C 🌧 ~151 mm 👍 Developing 🚩 268k km2 (103k mi²)
Sanitary Recommendations
General recommendations
Zika is a risk in Gabon. 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 visitZika Risk in Countries with Endemic Zika.
Dengue, African tick-bite fever, chikungunya, and African sleeping sickness (African Trypanosomiasis) are diseases carried by insects that are found 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 CDCHIV Advice.
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