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State Department, WHO, CDC Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, Etc.

June 21, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Other U.S.

The State Department, World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently issued the following travel warnings, travel alerts, country specific information sheets, and disease outbreak-related information:

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State Department

Travel Warningsare issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. The State Department has issued the following travel warning since BP's most recent update:

Burundi05/19/10
Afghanistan05/25/10
Nigeria06/15/10
Nepal06/15/10
Guinea06/16/10

Travel Alerts are a means to disseminate information about terrorist threats, natural disasters, and other relatively short-term conditions posing significant risks to the security of American travelers. The State Department has issued the following travel alerts since BP's most recent update:

South Africa05/25/10
Jamaica06/14/10
Hurricane Season06/16/10
Pacific Typhoon Season06/16/10
Canada06/17/10

Country Specific Information Sheets are available for every country of the world and include a variety of information. The State Department has issued the following country specific information sheets since BP's most recent update:

Malaysia06/16/10
Guyana06/16/10

(These and other travel warnings, travel alerts, and country specific information are available at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html)

World Health Organization

WHO has issued the following disease outbreak-related information since BP's most recent update:

· Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 -- update 103 (dated 06/04/10)

· Avian influenza -- situation in China (dated 06/08/10)

· Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 -- update 104 (dated 06/11/10)

· Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 -- update 105 (dated 06/18/10)

(Disease outbreak-related updates are available on the WHO's Web site at http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC has issued the following disease outbreak-related information since BP's most recent update.

· Hand, foot, and mouth disease in China (dated 05/13/10)

· Dengue, Tropics & Subtropics (dated 06/02/10)

· Polio Outbreak in Tajikistan, Possible Cases in Uzbekistan (dated 06/03/10)

· Chikungunya Fever in Asia, Indian Ocean (dated 06/08/10)

(Disease outbreak-related updates are available on the CDC's Web site at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx)