Are you familiar with the Center of Disease Control (CDC)—an arm of the U.S. Government which keeps close watch on health issues and disease prevention strategies for U.S. citizens? If you’re concerned about your health, safety and well-being when you travel, you should be!
Just as the U.S. State Department issues travel alerts and warnings, the CDC issues travel health notices which are designed to inform travelers and clinicians about current health issues related to specific destinations. Travel health notices are divided into 3 categories:
Level 1 Watch: Limited impact to travelers; important to follow usual precautions for this destination.
Level 2 Alert: Increased risks to travelers; follow enhanced precautions for this destination.
Level 3 Warning: High-risk to travelers; avoid all non-essential travel to this destination.
For your convenience, we’ve gone ahead and compiled the CDC’s full line-up of current travel health notices in a quick-glance, easy-to-read format. For more information on the current situation as well as prevention tips, click on the health risk(s) listed in the column on the right-hand side of your page.
| Date Released/Updated | Alert Type | Health Risk | |
| Angola | July 1, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | Dengue |
| Arabian Peninsula | July 12, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | MERS-CoV |
| Brazil | May 23, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | Several health risks due to World Youth Day |
| China | May 17, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | H7N9 |
| Dominican Republic | June 19, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | Cholera |
| Ethiopia | June 14, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | Yellow Fever |
| Haiti | June 19, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | Cholera |
| Japan | June 19, 2013 | Alert Level 2 | Rubella (German Measles) |
| Kenya | July 11, 2013 | Alert Level 2 | Polio |
| Kenya | May 17, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | Dengue |
| Malaysia | June 12, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | Sarcocystosis |
| Poland | June 19, 2013 | Alert Level 2 | Rubella (German Measles) |
| Saudi Arabia | July 12, 2013 | Level 1 Watch | Several unique health risks due to Hajj & Umrah Pilgrimages |
| Somalia | July 11, 2013 | Alert Level 2 | Polio |
Staying on top of the CDC’s travel health notices is one of the best and easiest ways to help protect your health and safety while traveling. On Call Members: give us a call if you need help preparing for your trip to a destination with a CDC-issued travel notice in effect—your travel medicine specialist and the CDC’s destination pages are also great pre-trip resources.
Safe Travels!
