Mexico Population: 104,959,594 (July 2004 est.) Capital: Mexico [ Select Another Country ]

Tabular Data - Mexico Health

Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements :	Not required
Malaria Area of Risk :	Risk in rural areas, including resorts in rural areas of the following states: Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, and Tabasco. In addition, risk exists in the state of Jalisco (in mountainous northern area only). Risk also exists in an area between 24° N and 28° N latitude and 106° W and 110° W longitude, which lies in parts of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Durango. No risk along the United States-Mexico border. No risk in the major resorts along the Pacific and Gulf coasts.
Malaria Chloroquine Resistance :	None
CDC Yellow Book Region Overview :	Region Introduction Mexico and Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama) ranges from the deserts of the north to the tropical rain forests of the southeast. Anthropod Borne Diseases Of the arthropod-borne diseases, malaria and cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis occur in all eight countries. Visceral leishmaniasis occurs in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is found in two small foci in the south of Mexico and four dispersed foci in Guatemala. Chagas' disease (American trypanosomiasis) has been reported to occur in localized foci in rural areas in all eight countries. Bancroftian filariasis is present in Costa Rica. Dengue fever and Venezuelan equine encephalitis can occur in all countries. Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Foodborne and waterborne diseases, including amebic and bacillary dysenteries and other diarrheal diseases, and typhoid fever are very common throughout the area. All countries except Panama reported cases of cholera in 1996. Hepatitis A occurs throughout the area, and hepatitis E has been reported in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama. Brucellosis occurs in the northern part of the area. Many Salmonella Typhi infections from Mexico and Shigella dysenteriae type 1 infections from mainland Middle America as a whole have been caused by drug-resistant enterobacteria. Other Diseases Rabies in animals (usually dogs and bats) is widespread throughout the area. Other Hazards Other hazards: Snakes can be a hazard in some areas.