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Increase in bacterial infections in Cape Verde triggers FCDO warning

Destinations
Will Payne
1 March 2023

An increase in the number of reported bacterial infections in Cape Verde has prompted the UK Foreign Office to update its travel advice for the destination.

Cape Verde

According to the FCDO, an uptick in the number of cases of Shigellosis – a form of dysentery – was recorded in the Santa Maria region on the island of Sal last month.


The authority advised travellers to follow the health advice issued by the country’s National Travel Health Network and Centre.

"Make sure you are observing standard food, water and personal hygiene precautions, such as washing hands," it added.

The FCDO also warns medical facilities in Cape Verde are limited, and some medicines are in short supply or unavailable.