Location: Countrywide Event: During the last six weeks, three adults have had fatal infections with Rickettsiosis rickettsii disease in areas just east and south of San Jose in Cartago and Aserri. Rickettsiosis rickettsii, also called Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF), is transmitted by ticks. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that severe illness is ...
Read More» By ramirezej | 31 July, 2023 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Aserri, Cartago, CDC, DEET, DEET is an effective tick repellent, disease, EPA, pets’ tick protection, Rickettsiosis rickettsii, RMSF, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, south of San Jose, ticks
Location: Countrywide Event: There have been reports of an increase in the number of Malaria cases in Costa Rica. Though these cases have been reported primarily in the Caribbean province of Limon, there is an increased risk anywhere in Costa Rican, especially in coastal or low-lying zones. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a ...
Read More» By ramirezej | 13 April, 2023 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Caribbean province of Limon, CDC, Malaria
Location: Countrywide Event: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for
Monkeypox in Multiple Countries . The World Health Organization has determined the multi-country outbreak of
monkeypox is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (
click here to view the WHO’s determination). Actions to Take: Travelers should AVOID: Close contact with sick people, including those with skin lesions or ...
Read More» By ramirezej | 5 August, 2022 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases | Tags: Alert, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Issues, monkeypox, News, ublic Health Emergency of International Concern
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy San Jose, Costa Rica (January 19, 2022) Reconsider travel to Costa Rica due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Costa Rica due to crime. Read the Department of State’s
COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a
Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Costa Rica due to COVID-19, indicating a high level of COVID-19 in the country. ...
Read More» By ramirezej | 19 January, 2022 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: CDC, Costa Rica Level 3: Reconsider Travel, COVID-19, crime, STEP, travel
Subject: Alert:New CDC Requirements for Entry to the United States Beginning November 8, 2021 Travel Alert: U.S. Embassy San Jose (26 October 2021) Location: Costa Rica — Level 4 Do Not Travel Event: New CDC requirements beginning November 8, 2021, that all airline passengers traveling to the United States must show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in addition to ...
Read More» By ramirezej | 27 October, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases | Tags: acs, CDC, Consular Outreach, COVID-19 test, negative COVID-19 test, travel alert, U.S. Citizens
