Health Alerts

In mid-October we posted an alert on the sale of stolen e-yellow cards in Nigerian markets; last week a Ugandan news service exposed a scam that has been underway for some time in which forged yellow fever vaccination certificates are being sold on the streets to unvaccinated travellers for around A$24 (compared to around $40 for the actual vaccine + certificate). A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for all travellers aged 1 year or over arriving into Uganda (and for residents departing). Read more.