
If you have traveled to an area where you may have been
exposed to maleria, you must wait one year before donating.
If you have emigrated from a country where malerial infection
may have ocurred, you must wait three years to donate.
| Azerbaijan | Angola (All areas are at risk.) |
Argentina (Rural areas near Bolivian border, [i.e., Salta and Jujuy Provinces] and along border with Paraguay [i.e., Misiones and Corrientes Provinces].) |
| Bangladesh | Benin | Bhutan |
| Botswana | Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) | Burma |
| Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon |
| Cape Verde | Colombia | Comoros |
| Congo | Costa Rica | Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast) |
| Egypt | Guyana | Eritrea |
| Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Gambia |
| Ghana | Haiti | Honduras |
| Indonesia | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Iraq |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | Liberia |
| Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia |
| Mali | Mauritius | Mayotte (French territorial collectivity) |
| Mexico (areas include: Ixtapa Huatulco Zihuatanejo) |
Morocco | Mozambique |
| Namibia | Nepal | Nicaragua |
| Niger | Nigeria | Oman |
| Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay |
| Peru | Philippines | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sierra Leone |
| Solomon Islands | Somalia | South Africa |
| Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname |
| Swaziland | Syrian Arab Republic | Tajikistan |
| Tanzania, (United Republic of) | Thailand | Togo |
| Turkey | Uganda | United Arab Emirates |
| Venezuela | Vietnam | Yemen |
| Zaire | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
For more detailed information regarding malarial risk and international travel,
please utilize the following links to the CDC:
CDC - Travelers' Health - Yellow Book Online
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