Senegal health recommendations
Sanitary advices to visit Senegal
Senegal is a medium sized country with around 15M Senegalese. Official language is French. Senegal uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is UTC+00:00. Currency used in Senegal is West African CFA franc (XOF).
🏙️ Dakar🗣️ French
👨👩👦👦 15M ☀️ ~28 °C 🌧 ~66 mm 👍 Least Developed 🚩 197k km2 (76k mi²)
Sanitary Recommendations
General recommendations
Zika is a risk in Senegal. 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 sleeping sickness (African Trypanosomiasis) are diseases carried by insects that are found in Senegal.For information on disease prevention, please visit the CDC Insect Protection Advice.
Many countries in Africa have high incidence rates of tuberculosis (TB). For further information, please visit the CDC Tuberculosis Advice.
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