Are you leaving soon for Martinique (F)? After reading our travel advice about this country, you will know better how to prepare yourself for your trip. Which specific vaccinations and precautions Martinique requires depends on your trip and the length of your stay in this country.
Martinique is an island and French overseas department in the Caribbean Sea, about 700 kilometers southeast of the Dominican Republic. It is located south of Dominica and north of Saint Lucia, and belongs to the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.
You can contract diseases in Martinique against which you are normally not resistant. Proper vaccinations and precautions can protect you against these diseases.
Vaccination against yellow fever is required when coming from or having been in transit for more than 12 hours in a country with a high risk area.
Mandatory vaccinations
In this country Yellow Fever is prevalent. There is a potential risk for travellers. Vaccination is recommended. Vaccination is possibly COMPULSORY when traveling from a Yellow Fever area. Please contact KLM Health Services to discuss or vaccination applies to you.
Recommended vaccinations and risks
In this country Chikungunya is prevalent. A good protection against mosquito bites in the daytime is necessary.
In this country dengue fever is prevalent. A good protection against mosquito bites in the daytime is necessary.
Vaccination against hepatitis A is recommended for all travelers to this country.
In this country Schistosomiasis is prevalent. Please contact KLM Health Services for personal advice.
In this country Zika virus is prevalent. A good protection against mosquito bites in the daytime is necessary.