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fiogf49gjkf0d HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE
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ECUADOR DOES NOT REQUIRE A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OR VACCINATION
AGAINST CHOLERA IN ORDER TO ENTER THE COUNTRY. THE CASES IN
WHICH CHOLERA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IN ECUADOR HAVE BEEN IN
MARGINAL URBAN AND RURAL ZONES WITH PRECARIOUS SANITATION.
NO CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
FREQUENTED BY TOURISTS. THE RISK OF TOURISTS AND TRAVELLERS
CONTRACTING CHOLERA IS PRACTICALLY INEXISTANT IF THEY
TAKE SENSIBLE PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS:
1. BOIL WATER BEFORE DRINKING OR ELSE CONSUME BOTTLED WATER
2. DO NOT EAT FOOD THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED & SOLD BY STREET
VENDORS
3. DO NOT CONSUME ICECREAM OR DRINKS IF THEIR ORIGIN IS
DOUBTFUL
4. EAT FOOD THAT IS WELL COOKED, FRIED OR CANNED AVOIDING
THE CONSUMPTION OF RAW FISH AND MOLLUSKS.
5. DRINK BOILED OR PASTEURIZED MILK
6. TAKE SPECIAL CARE OF PERSONAL HYGIENE
7. GO IMMEDIATELY TO A HEALTH CENTRE IN THE CASE OF SUDDEN,
ABUNDANT OR FREQUENT DIARRHEA.
8. IF DURING YOUR FLIGHT YOU HAVE A CASE OF DIARRHEA OR
VOMITING, IMMEDIATELY ADVISE THE FLIGHT PERSONNEL WHO WILL
TREAT YOUR NEEDS WITH COMPLETE DISCRETION.
9. IF DURING YOUR STAY IN ECUADOR YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH A
CASE OF DIARRHEA, VOMITING, DEHYDRATION, NEURALGIA -
ACHES, INTENSE THIRST, VERY DRY SKIN, IMMEDIATELY CONSULT
THE FOLLOWING PHONE NUMBERS:
QUITO: 580-785
GUAYAQUIL: 04-3003-160
CUENCA: 07-822-201
AMBULANCE 131
HEALTH INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
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