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Costa Rica
Updated: February 12, 2026
Source: July 30, 2025
Guinea Pigs Regulations
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Vaccinations
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Certifications
Description:
Use the APHIS guinea pig certificate for Costa Rica. USDA endorsement is required.
- Applies to personal shipments up to the number allowed on the certificate
- Premises free of tularemia; animals born/raised in exporting country; no listed clinical diseases
- Quarantine/observation for 21 days prior to boarding
- Negative leptospirosis microagglutination test (MAT) during the 21-day quarantine; attach results
- Endo- and ectoparasite treatment within 21 days prior to departure recorded on the certificate
Microchip
Not specified.
Origin Requirements
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21-day pre-travel quarantine with a negative leptospirosis microagglutination test; endo/ecto parasite treatments within 21 days recorded on the certificate.
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Pre-travel Quarantine and Testing
21-day quarantine and leptospirosis testing per the APHIS guinea pig certificate.
- Maintain 21-day pre-travel quarantine/observation
- Obtain and attach a negative leptospirosis MAT result
- Record parasite treatments administered within 21 days before departure
