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Sanitary advices to visit South Africa
South Africa is a big country with around 56M South African. Official languages are Zulu, Tsonga, Swazi, Southern Ndebele, Sotho, Northern Sotho, Afrikaans, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and English. South Africa uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is UTC+02:00. Currency used in South Africa is Rand (ZAR).
🏙️ Johannesburg🗣️ Swati Southern Sotho Tswana Tsonga Venda
👨👩👦👦 56M ☀️ ~18 °C 🌧 ~38 mm 👍 Developing 🚩 1221k km2 (471k mi²)
Sanitary Recommendations
General recommendations
Cholera may be a risk in South Africa. Travellers to certain areas should take care to keep their food and water fresh and sanitary. More information can be found on the National Institute for Communicable DiseasesCholera.
African Tick-Bite Fever and chikungunya are diseases carried by insects that are found in South Africa.For information on disease prevention, please visit the CDC Insect Protection Advice.
H5N1 Avian Influenza has been reported in South Africa. For further information, please visit theCDC Avian Flu Advice.
Many countries in Africa have high incidence rates of tuberculosis (TB). For further information, please visit the CDC Tuberculosis Advice.
Many countries in Africa have high HIV prevalence rates. For further information, please visit the CDC HIV Advice.
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