YELLOW FEVER CERTIFICATES REQUIRED
To get into the DRC you need a Certificate of Yellow Fever Immunization to show at the border. That means that you must actually get the shot. It’s not cheap, it hurts like hell and leaves permanent small red dots on you. Well it did me anyway. Before you think this is just some hassle from the DRC authorities – please remember this. It could save your life around here. You may or may not be able to pay a bribe to get around this, but it would be very unsound travel planning. DRC is right at the heart of the African Yellow Fever endemic zone. I have always known other African countries routinely do not ask Tourists for it. This is the second thing they wanted to see after my passport. So what is Yellow Fever? It is a deadly virus spread via the bite of an infected (female) Aedes Aegypti mosquito. It does occur both in CITIES and rural areas. It damages the Liver leading to jaundice –...
