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Algeria

North Africa · Africa · Physician brief

📝Draft — pending physician review

📝Draft — pending physician review. This brief was compiled from CDC, WHO, and EKRM/HealthyTravel sources (June 2026) and has not yet been verified by a clinician. Confirm specifics with a travel-medicine professional before relying on it.

Polio — booster recommended

Poliovirus has been detected in the wider region in recent years. Travelers should ensure their polio immunization is complete, with at least one adult IPV booster, per Swiss BAG and WHO guidance.

WHO / CDC ↗ · Updated 2026

Yellow fever entry certificate

Algeria has no yellow fever risk. A valid YF vaccination certificate is required for travelers aged ≥1 year arriving from a country with risk of YF transmission. Direct travel from Switzerland is not affected.

WHO / Algeria entry requirements ↗ · Updated 2026

Malaria

None

Dengue

None

Yellow fever

None

Chikungunya

None

Vaccines

VaccineRecommendationReference

Routine vaccines

Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip — per the Swiss BAG schedule. These include:

BAG Impfplan

Hepatitis A

Recommended for all travelers aged 1 year and older. Note for Swiss travelers: hepatitis A is not part of the routine Swiss BAG childhood schedule, so most adult travelers will need vaccination.

CDC Yellow Book

Hepatitis B

Consider per individual risk and stay duration (medical/dental care, new sexual contacts, tattoos/piercings, stays >4 weeks). Routine in the Swiss childhood schedule — younger travelers are usually already covered.

CDC Yellow Book

Rabies

Rabid dogs are commonly found in Algeria. Pre-exposure vaccination is recommended for long stays, higher individual risk (cycling/motorbike trips, hiking, young children, animal workers) or where prompt post-exposure care and immunoglobulin may be hard to access.

CDC Yellow Book

Typhoid

Recommended for long-term travelers, those visiting friends and relatives, traveling to rural or southern desert areas, or staying in poorer hygienic conditions.

CDC Yellow Book

Disease-specific guidance

Malaria

None

No malaria risk. Algeria was certified malaria-free by the WHO in 2019; no antimalarial prophylaxis is needed.

Status: WHO-certified malaria-free (2019)
Prophylaxis: Not needed

About malaria CDC details

Yellow fever

None

No yellow fever risk in Algeria. A YF vaccination certificate is required only for travelers aged ≥1 year arriving from a YF-risk country. Direct travel from Switzerland is not affected.

Risk in country: None
Entry rule: Cert required if arriving from YF-risk country
From Switzerland: Not affected

About yellow fever CDC details

General prevention

Food & water

Tap water quality varies. Outside major hotels, prefer bottled or treated water and avoid raw produce you haven't peeled yourself. The risk of traveler's diarrhea is moderate; standard food-and-water precautions also reduce the risk of hepatitis A and typhoid.

Mosquito protection

Algeria is malaria-free, and mosquito-borne disease risk is low. Light mosquito- and sand-fly-bite precautions are still sensible during warm months — sand flies can transmit leishmaniasis in some areas.

Sources

Based on CDC Travelers’ Health, CDC Yellow Book, and the Swiss Federal Vaccination Schedule (BAG). Always verify current recommendations before travel.

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This brief is for informational purposes and does not replace personalized medical advice.
Consult a travel medicine specialist 4–8 weeks before departure.