CDC advises travellers to check polio vaccinations before overseas trips
The CDC’s Level 2 notice says poliovirus is circulating in destinations across five regions and recommends travellers be up to date on polio vaccines.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises people to check that their polio vaccinations are up to date before any international travel, citing poliovirus circulation in some destinations.
The CDC classifies its global polio notice as Level 2, or “Practice Enhanced Precautions”. The supplied notice does not specify a vaccination schedule or describe additional precautions.
The listed destinations span Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific. They include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, as well as countries across Africa.
The CDC’s list also names regions within some destinations, including Zanzibar in Tanzania and England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom. The notice does not establish that poliovirus circulation is at the same level or of the same type in every listed destination.
The notice is dated 23 September 2026 in the supplied material. It does not state when the destination list was last reviewed.