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COVID-19 is spreading worldwide. CDC recommends you avoid all nonessential international travel. If you must travel, follow the recommendations in the Global COVID-19 Pandemic Notice, in addition to any travel health recommendations provided on the webpage for your destination and in relevant notices below.
Travel Health Notices inform travelers and clinicians about current health issues that impact travelers’ health, like disease outbreaks, special events or gatherings, and natural disasters, in specific international destinations. See types of travel notices.
Department of State Safety and Security Alerts: Travel Advisories.
Warning Level 3, Avoid Nonessential Travel
- New Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia June 29, 2020 The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is not permitting anyone who is not currently in country to perform Hajj this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. CDC recommends that Americans in Saudi Arabia not make the pilgrimage. Read More >>
- Global COVID-19 Pandemic Notice June 05, 2020 Widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally. CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential international travel. Read More >>
- COVID-19 and Cruise Ship Travel April 20, 2020 CDC recommends that travelers defer all cruise travel worldwide. Read More >>
- Health Infrastructure Breakdown in Venezuela April 20, 2020 CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Venezuela. The country is experiencing outbreaks of infectious diseases, and adequate health care is currently not available in most of the country. Read More >>
Alert Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions
- Rubella in Japan April 20, 2020 There is an outbreak of rubella in Japan. Travelers to Japan should make sure they are vaccinated against rubella with the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine before travel. Read More >>
- Yellow Fever in Nigeria April 20, 2020 A large, ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria began in September 2017. The outbreak is now spread throughout the country. Travelers going to Nigeria should receive vaccination against yellow fever at least 10 days before travel and should take steps to prevent mosquito bites while there. Read More >>
- Polio in Africa April 20, 2020 There are polio outbreaks in several countries in Africa. CDC recommends that all travelers to these countries be vaccinated fully against polio. Read More >>
- Polio in Asia January 03, 2020 There are polio outbreaks in several countries in Asia. CDC recommends that all travelers to these countries be vaccinated fully against polio. Read More >>
Watch Level 1, Practice Usual Precautions
- Updated Dengue in the Americas June 09, 2020 Dengue is a risk in many parts of Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Some countries are reporting increased numbers of cases of the disease. Travelers to the Americas can protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites. Read More >>
- New Yellow Fever in Ethiopia April 23, 2020 There is an outbreak of yellow fever in the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Travelers going to Ethiopia should receive vaccination against yellow fever at least 10 days before travel and should take steps to prevent mosquito bites while there. Read More >>
- Monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo April 20, 2020 There is an ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read More >>
- Monkeypox in Nigeria April 20, 2020 There is an ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Nigeria. Read More >>
- Meningococcal Disease in Benin April 20, 2020 There is an outbreak of meningococcal disease in northwest Benin. Read More >>
- Malaria in Burundi April 20, 2020 There is a malaria epidemic in Burundi, a country in central Africa. To prevent malaria infection, travelers should take prescription medicine and take steps to prevent mosquito bites. Read More >>
- Lassa Fever in Nigeria April 20, 2020 Nigerian health officials have declared an outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria. Travelers to Nigeria should avoid contact with rats. Read More >>
- Chikungunya in Ethiopia April 20, 2020 There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Ethiopia. You can protect yourself against chikungunya disease by preventing mosquito bites Read More >>
- Dengue in Africa and the Middle East April 20, 2020 Dengue is a risk in many parts of Africa and the Middle East. Some countries are reporting increased numbers of cases of the disease. Travelers to Africa and the Middle East can protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites. Read More >>
- Dengue in Asia and the Pacific Islands April 20, 2020 Dengue is a risk in many parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Some countries are reporting increased numbers of cases of the disease. Travelers to Asia and the Pacific Islands can protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites. Read More >>
- XDR Typhoid Fever in Pakistan April 20, 2020 There is an ongoing outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid fever in Pakistan. Extensively drug-resistant infections do not respond to most antibiotics. Read More >>
Types of Notices
Warning Level 3 (Red): Avoid all non-essential travel to this destination. The outbreak is of high risk to travelers and no precautions are available to protect against the identified increased risk.
Alert Level 2 (Yellow): Practice enhanced precautions for this destination. The Travel Health Notice describes additional precautions added, or defines a specific at-risk population.
Watch Level 1 (Green): Practice usual precautions for this destination, as described in the Travel Health Notice and/or on the destination page. This includes being up-to-date on all recommended vaccines and practicing appropriate mosquito avoidance.
Page last reviewed: June 29, 2020