Portugal Embassy: 202-332-3007 Lisbon GMT +0 hrs

Entry Requirements:
Passport/Visa: A valid passport is required.
HIV Test: Not required.
Vaccinations: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travelers more than 1 year of age coming from infected areas; this requirement applies only to travelers arriving in or destined for the Azores or Madeira Islands. However, no certificate is required from transit passengers on the islands of Funchal, Porto Santo, or Santa Maria.
Telephone Country Code: 351

Embassies/Consulates: U.S. Embassy: Avenida das Forças Armadas, Sete Rios, Lisbon; Tel: 351-21-727-3300; Fax: 351-21-726-9109; Web: www.american-embassy.pt.
Consulates: on the island of San Miguel in the Azores, Avenida D. Henrique, Ponta Delgada; Tel: 351-96-282216/7/8/9; Rua Tentente Coronel Sarmento, Ed. Infante, Bloco b-4 Andar, Apt. B, 9000 Funchal, Madeira; Tel: 351-29-174-3429, Fax: 351-29-174-3808.
Canadian Embassy: Avenida da Liberdade 196-200, 3rd Floor, Lisbon; Tel: 351-213-16-4600; Fax: 351-213-16-4693; E-mail: lsbon@dfait-maeci.gc.ca; Web: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/lisbon.

Hospitals / Doctors:
Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon (1,384 beds); most medical specialties, including eye surgery and ENT; Tel. (1) 797-5171 or 797-8035.
The British Hospital, Lisbon; Tel. (1) 602-020 or 678-161.
Clínica Médica Internacional de Lisboa (CMIL), Lisbon and Cascais; Tel: (351) 1-353-0817 (Lisbon); (351) 1-486-5946/7/8 (Cascais); private clinic with outpatient medical centers serving the Portuguese and international communities in the greater Lisbon area.
AT&T Dial: 05017-1-288 -- -- MCI Dial: 05-017-1234

Current Advisories & Health Risks:

Accidents & Medical Insurance:
Accidents and injuries are the leading cause of death among travelers under the age of 55 and are most often caused by motor vehicle and motorcycle crashes; drownings, aircraft crashes, homicides, and burns are lesser causes.
Heart attacks cause most fatalities in older travelers.
Infections cause only 1% of fatalities in overseas travelers, but, overall, infections are the most common cause of travel-related illness.
MEDICAL INSURANCE: Travelers are advised to obtain, prior to departure, supplemental travel health insurance with specific overseas coverage. The policy should provide for direct payment to the overseas hospital and/or physician at the time of service and include a medical evacuation benefit. The policy should also provide 24-hour hotline access to a multilingual assistance center that can help arrange and monitor delivery of medical care and determine if medevac or air ambulance services are required.

Hepatitis: All nonimmune travelers should receive hepatitis A vaccine. The carrier rate of the hepatitis B virus in the general population is estimated at 1.3%—high for western Europe. Hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for stays over 3 months and for short-term travelers wanting increased protection. Travelers should be aware that the risk of hepatitis B is increased by unsafe sex and the use of unsterile needles and syringes.

Influenza: Influenza is transmitted from November through March. The flu vaccine is recommended for all travelers over age 50; all travelers with chronic disease or a weakened immune system; travelers of any age wishing to decrease the risk of this illness; pregnant women after the first trimester.

Leishmaniasis: Cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis are rare but reported sporadically. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is said to be increasing. Eighty percent of cases of VL occur in the Douro River Basin in the districts of Real, Braganca, Viseau, and Gaurda. Travelers should take measures to prevent sandfly bites.

Malaria: There is no risk of malaria in Portugal.

Mediterranean Spotted (Boutonneuse) Fever: Countrywide incidence below 1,000 meters elevation, especially in the Mediterranean coastal areas. Travelers should avoid close contact with dogs, which are carriers of the infective brown dog tick.

Other Diseases/Hazards: Amebiasis and giardiasis (endemic), schistosomiasis (may occur in the Algarve Province in the extreme south), ehrlichiosis, echinococcosis, fascioliasis (infection rates of 2% to 7% reported from northern rural communities), leptospirosis, tick-borne relapsing fever, and typhoid fever.

Rabies: No risk; Portugal is currently rabies-free.

Travelers' Diarrhea: Medium risk; most sections of major cities have piped, potable water. In rural areas, water supplies may be contaminated. A quinolone antibiotic, combined with loperamide (Imodium), is recommended for the treatment of acute diarrhea.