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Stay period : November 8~11, 1987.
Place : Accra, Capital, Republic of Ghana
To enter Ghana, be required the certification of yellow fever vaccine.
WHO recommendation:
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Yellow Fever
Country requirement: a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers
Country requirement: a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers
over 9 months of age.
Malaria
Malaria risk due predominantly to P. falciparum exists throughout the year in the
Malaria risk due predominantly to P. falciparum exists throughout the year in the
whole country. Resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported.
Recommended prevention: Mosquito bite prevention plus atovaquone-proguanil
Recommended prevention: Mosquito bite prevention plus atovaquone-proguanil
chemoprophylaxis doxycycline or mefloquine (select according to reported resistance pattern)
Rabies
Rabies risk: High risk. pre-exposure immunization recommended for travellers and other
Rabies risk: High risk. pre-exposure immunization recommended for travellers and other
people for whom contact with domestic animals particularly dogs and other rabiesvectors is likely.
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