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Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions

The risk of malaria (especially the malignant form P. falciparum) exists everywhere, all the year round and in all the regions of the country. However, there is less risk from January to  June in the  western central region. Moreover, the virus is resistant to chloroquine in most cases.
In order to avoid traveler's diarrhea, tourists should avoid risky foods such as: dishes prepared and then eaten cold, sea food, fish that is little or badly cooked, raw vegetables, as well as fruits that are not peeled by oneself. Tap water should be boiled, filtered and then drunk from bottles that are correctly sealed.

Since 2005, cholera is rampant throughout the country. Travelers should thus scrupulously follow the basic rules of hygiene. Another virus that is equally dangerous is the Appolo virus that is particularly rife during the month of September. This virus causes a type of conjunctivitis and it is found in all the countries of the region. Travelers should avoid touching their eyes with dirty hands and should wash their hands as often as possible.

For further information on sanitary conditions

Kassoumay: Health Precautions

For further information on safety conditions

Contacter votre ambassade

Embassy of Tunisia in Senegal
Rue Alpha Hachamiyou Tall
BP 3127 Dakar
Phone: +221 823 47 47 / 46 90
Fax: +221 823 72 04
ambtndkr@telecomplus.sn

Emergency numbers

SOS Doctor	889 15 15
EMS	824 24 18
Fire brigade	18
Police	17 or 23 23 33 ; in Dakar, (221) 823 71 49/823 25 29

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Dakar (GMT)

Summer time period

The hottest period is from June to October and is also the monsoon season.

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

There is tropical climate in the south. The average temperature in the south is 27 degrees C, but very often reaches 40 degrees C in summer. The average temperature in the north is 21 degrees C. The monsoon season : from mid-May to mid-September. The dry period : mid-October to mid-March.

For further information

Au Senegal : website for information on Senegal

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

In Senegal: website for information on tourism

To find an apartment

Renting an apartment or a house in Senegal

To find a job

Online Employment

Communications

Telephone codes

To call in Senegal from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +221.
To call Tunisia from Senegal, dial 00 (ou +) 216.

Mobile telephone standards

Internet suffix

.sn

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Last updates: February 2012