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Travel Health Notices

Types of Notices

Warning Level 3, Avoid Nonessential Travel

Alert Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions

Watch Level 1, Practice Usual Precautions

Current Notices

Travel notices are designed to inform travelers and clinicians about current health issues related to specific destinations. These issues may arise from disease outbreaks, special events or gatherings, natural disasters, or other conditions that may affect travelers’ health. See below for more information on our travel notice categories.

Updated Novel (New) Coronavirus in the Arabian Peninsula Updated May 17, 2013 As of May 2013, a total of 40 people in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, the United Kingdom (UK), the United Arab Emirates, and France were confirmed to have respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. Twenty of these 40 people died. Read More >>
New! Dengue in Kenya Released May 17, 2013 An outbreak of dengue in Mombasa, Kenya, has been reported by the Kenyan Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MOPHS). Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya and is a major shipping port and tourist destination. This is the first identified dengue outbreak in Mombasa since 1982. Read More >>
Updated Cholera in Haiti Updated May 01, 2013 An outbreak of cholera has been ongoing in Haiti since October 2010. Read More >>
Updated Cholera in the Dominican Republic Updated May 01, 2013 An outbreak of cholera has been ongoing in the Dominican Republic since November 2010. Read More >>
Avian Flu (H7N9) in China Updated April 29, 2013 On April 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that influenza A (H7N9), a type of flu usually seen in birds, has been identified in a number of people in China. Read More >>
Malaria in Greece Updated April 26, 2013 Cases of malaria continue to be reported in Greece. Read More >>
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Vietnam Updated January 16, 2013 As of November 4, 2012, the Vietnam Ministry of Health has confirmed that approximately 134,929 people in 63 provinces have had hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) since the beginning of 2012; 43 people in 15 provinces have died. Read More >>
Yellow Fever in Sudan Updated January 16, 2013 The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) of Sudan and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that there is an outbreak of yellow fever in Sudan. Read More >>
Sarcocystosis in Malaysia Updated November 06, 2012 CDC has received reports from GeoSentinel of 55 cases of sarcocystosis that have been associated with 2012 summer travel to Tioman Island in Malaysia. Read More >>

Travel Notice Definitions

CDC issues different types of notices for international travelers. As of April 5, 2013, these definitions have been refined to make the announcements more easily understood by travelers, health-care providers, and the general public. The definitions are laid out below. They describe both levels of risk for the traveler and recommended preventive measures to take at each level of risk.

Notice Level	Traveler Action	Risk to Traveler	Outbreak/Event Example
Level 1: Watch	Reminder to follow usual precautions for this destination	Usual baseline risk or slightly above baseline risk for destination and limited impact to the traveler	Dengue in Panama-Outbreak Watch: Because dengue is endemic to Panama, this notice most likely would signify that there is a slightly higher rate of dengue cases than predicted. Travelers are to follow “usual” insect precautions. Olympics in London-Event Watch: There may be possible health conditions in London that could impact travelers during the Olympics, such as measles. Travelers are to follow usual health precautions making sure they are up to date on their measles vaccine, follow traffic safety laws and use sunscreen
Level 2: Alert	Follow enhanced precautions for this destination	Increased risk in defined settings or associated with specific risk factors	Yellow Fever in Brazil-Outbreak Alert: Because an outbreak of yellow fever was found in areas of Brazil outside of the reported yellow fever risk areas, this would be a change in “usual” precautions. Travelers should follow “enhanced precautions” for that risk area by receiving the yellow fever vaccine. Flooding in El Salvador-Event Alert: There are possible conditions that could affect the health of the traveler and parts of the destination’s infrastructure could be compromised. Travelers are to follow special precautions for flooding
Level 3: Warning	Avoid all non-essential travel to this destination	High risk to travelers	SARS in Asia-Outbreak Warning: Because SARS spread quickly and had a high case fatality rate, a warning notice signifies there was a high chance a traveler could be infected. Travelers should not travel if possible. Earthquake in Haiti-Event Warning: The destination’s infrastructure (sanitation, transportation, etc.) cannot support travelers at this time.