Cape Verde - Geographical disease risk index

Malaria

No Risk

Previous Malaria risk:

Malaria testing required for donors who:

  • Lived anywhere in the country until 31 December 1993.
  • Lived on the Islands of Boa Vista or Santiago between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 2023.

Malaria testing not required for donors who:

  • Only lived in the country from 1 January 2024 onwards.
Trypanosoma Cruzi

No Risk

West Nile Virus

No Risk

Viral haemorrhagic fever

No Risk

Tropical viruses

Risk

  • Chikungunya Virus
  • Dengue Virus
  • Zika Virus

Risk applies all year in whole country.

Search for Tropical virus guidance

Reason for change:
Clarification of all-year risk for tropical viruses
Version details:

GDRI Edition 002 Release 54 (19 January 2026)