34 international destinations have circulating poliovirus in the recent weeks.
Polio is a serious infection caused by the poliovirus. It can infect the spinal cord, causing inability to move parts of the body (paralysis) and in some cases can become life threatening.
Before travel to any destination listed below, CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine.
What is the current situation?
The following destinations have circulating poliovirus:
1. Afghanistan
2. Algeria
3. Benin
4. Burkina Faso
5. Cameroon
6. Central African Republic
7. Chad
8. Côte d'Ivoire
9. Democratic Republic of the Congo
10. Djibouti
11. Egypt (in healthcare facilities and humanitarian aid settings only)
12. Eritrea
13. Ethiopia
14. Gambia
15. Ghana
16. Guinea
17. Guinea-Bissau
18. Israel
19. Liberia
20. Madagascar
21. Malawi
22. Mauritania
23. Mozambique
24. Niger
25. Nigeria
26. Pakistan
27. Senegal
28. Sierra Leone
29. Somalia
30. Togo
31. Uganda
32. Ukraine
33. United Kingdom
34. Yemen
What can travelers do to prevent polio?
• Get the polio vaccine
• Children should be up to date on their routine polio vaccines.
Adult travelers should get an inactivated polio vaccine booster if they:
• are going to a destination that has circulating poliovirus;
• have completed their routine polio vaccine series; and
• have not already received one adult booster dose.
