Myanmar

Yellow fever entry certificate

Myanmar (Burma) requires a yellow fever vaccination certificate from travelers arriving from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission. There is no yellow fever in Myanmar itself. Direct travel from Switzerland is not affected.

WHO / EKRM ↗ · Updated 2026

Cholera transmission reported

CDC reports cholera transmission in Burma. The main protection is strict food and water hygiene; cholera vaccination may be discussed with your travel medicine specialist for higher-risk itineraries (long stays, work in affected or low-resource areas).

CDC Travelers' Health ↗ · Updated 2026

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

• Chickenpox (Varicella)
• Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTaP, Tdap)
• Influenza (flu)
• Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR)
• Polio
• COVID-19

Qdenga® vaccination currently recommended only for travelers with documented prior dengue infection who will be exposed in a region with high dengue transmission.

Recommended for all travelers to tropical and subtropical countries. Note for Swiss travelers: Hepatitis A is not part of the routine Swiss BAG childhood schedule, so most adult travelers will need vaccination.

CDC recommends Hepatitis B for unvaccinated travelers of all ages. Routine in the Swiss childhood schedule since 1998 — younger travelers are usually already covered; older travelers should check their status.

Consider for travelers spending a month or more in rural areas, or shorter stays involving extensive rural/outdoor exposure or an uncertain itinerary. Risk varies by region and season.

Particularly recommended for: long stays; high individual risk regardless of duration (cycling/motorbike trips, hiking in remote areas, infants and children, those working with animals, cavers — bats!). Rabid dogs are commonly found in Burma and reliable post-exposure care can be hard to access.

Recommended for most travelers, particularly those visiting friends and relatives, smaller cities or rural areas, long-term travelers, or those with individual risk factors.