Yellow Fever Recommendations for Tourists to Kenya: A Flawed Risk Assessment?

Until recent political events, Kenya was a popular tourist destination for European and North American travelers. The International Health Regulations 1 consider Kenya as an area or country with risk of yellow fever transmission as the vector and primary host are present. The World Health Organization (WHO) with a number of national bodies recommends that all visitors to the country receive yellow fever vaccine on the basis that yellow fever transmission can occur and all travelers should be protected. 2As a result of this pragmatic policy, many travelers from Western Europe and North America to Kenya are immunized against … Corresponding Author: Ronald H. Behrens, MD, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. E‐mail: ron.behrens{at}lshtm.ac.uk