Which countries is Mosquitos relevant for?

LCR mentions Mosquitos for 164 destinations, including Afganistán, Samoa Americana, Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos, Angola, Anguila (Brits overzees gebied). Open a country for the full advice.

Is vaccination against Mosquitos required?

LCR lists Mosquitos mainly as advice, not as a required entry vaccination. Whether you need it depends on your trip.

¿Cuándo debo ponerme las vacunas de viaje?

Pide cita en una clínica de vacunación de viaje 4 a 6 semanas antes de la salida. Algunas vacunas requieren más de una dosis.

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Mosquitos

Mosquitoes can infect you with diseases if you are bitten while travelling.

Fuente: Centro Nacional de Coordinación para la Salud del Viajero (LCR). Última actualización 27 de enero de 2025 · Abrir la página del LCR

What is Mosquitos?

According to LCR (Dutch travel advice)

Mosquitoes can infect you with diseases if you are bitten while travelling.

Diseases you can get from mosquitoes include yellow fever, malaria, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile virus, chikungunya, Eastern equine encephalitis, Barmah Forest virus, Murray Valley encephalitis, Ross River virus, Saint Louis encephalitis, Zika and Oropouche virus.

Which mosquito-borne diseases matter for your trip is in the LCR advice per country. Keep mosquitoes away with repellent, covering clothing and a mosquito net where needed.

According to WHO

Vector-borne diseases, including those spread by mosquitoes, cause more than 700,000 deaths a year.
Aedes mosquitoes can transmit chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and Zika; Culex mosquitoes can transmit Japanese encephalitis, among others.
WHO describes dengue as the most prevalent viral infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.

Open the WHO page

Consejo general

Preguntas frecuentes

What is Mosquitos?: Mosquitoes can infect you with diseases if you are bitten while travelling.
Which countries is Mosquitos relevant for?: LCR mentions Mosquitos for 164 destinations, including Afganistán, Samoa Americana, Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos, Angola, Anguila (Brits overzees gebied). Open a country for the full advice.
Is vaccination against Mosquitos required?: LCR lists Mosquitos mainly as advice, not as a required entry vaccination. Whether you need it depends on your trip.
¿Cuándo debo ponerme las vacunas de viaje?: Pide cita en una clínica de vacunación de viaje 4 a 6 semanas antes de la salida. Algunas vacunas requieren más de una dosis.

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