{"id":255095,"date":"2025-10-22T16:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=255095"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:49:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:49:41","slug":"residents-attending-major-climate-conference-in-brazil-told-to-get-yellow-fever-and-measles-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/residents-attending-major-climate-conference-in-brazil-told-to-get-yellow-fever-and-measles-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents attending major climate conference in Brazil told to get yellow fever and measles vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ahead of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), scheduled for November 10\u201321, 2025, in Bel\u00e9m, Par\u00e1 state, Brazil, the Pan American Health Organization\/World Health Organization (PAHO\/WHO) is recommending that travelers \u2014 including heads of state, scientists, activists, and civil society representatives among the 60,000 expected attendees from 198 countries \u2014 review their vaccination status for yellow fever and measles before traveling.<\/p>

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Yellow fever<\/a> is a serious viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that can cause high fever, liver damage, and \u2014 in up to 50% of severe cases \u2014 death. So far in 2025, the Americas have reported 294 human cases, including 121 deaths, across six countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru. In addition, Costa Rica reported one imported case. While no cases have been reported in the city of Bel\u00e9m this year, its location in the Amazon region \u2014 a permanent risk area \u2014 requires caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measles<\/a>, a highly contagious viral disease, has made a global comeback, with 177,469 cases reported worldwide and 12,163 across 10 countries in the Americas as of mid-October, primarily among unvaccinated individuals or those with unknown vaccination status. Canada currently reports the highest number of cases in the region, while Brazil has recorded 35 cases during the same period \u2014 none of them in Bel\u00e9m.<\/p>

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While Brazil does not require proof of yellow fever or measles vaccination to enter the country, PAHO\/WHO recommends the following:<\/p>

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