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State Dept. Travel Warnings
Reissued after periodic review without changes. Exercise normal precautions in Bhutan. Read the coun
Updated to reflect new information on poliovirus and new recommendation in “If you decide to travel”
Reissued after periodic review with minor updates and information about dual nationality. Exercise i
Reissued after periodic review without changes. Exercise normal precautions in Iceland. Read the cou
Updated to reflect a shift to Level 2 “Exercise increased caution” for Mainland China. Summary: Exer
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise normal precautions in Zambia. Read the
Updated to reflect changes in the Do Not Travel section. Exercise increased caution in Armenia due t
Updated to reflect the risk of unjust detention and updates to the Syrian conflict. Do not travel to
Reissued after annual review. Exercise increased caution in Bolivia due to civil unrest. Some areas
Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise normal precautions in Taiwan. Read the Tai
CDC Health Warnings
Some international destinations have circulating poliovirus. Before any international travel, make s
An increased number of cases of yellow fever have been reported in parts of South America. Country L
Dengue is a year-round risk in many parts of the world, with outbreaks commonly occurring every 2-5
Areas in several countries are reporting a low number of cases of Oropouche. Oropouche is spread pri
There is an outbreak of clade I mpox in Central and Eastern Africa. Country List : Burundi, Central
Many international destinations are reporting increased numbers of cases of measles. Country List :
Uganda is experiencing an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD). SVD is a type of Ebola disease caus
There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Réunion. Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes chikungunya.
There are outbreaks of Oropouche in Espírito Santo, Brazil, and Darién Province, Panama. Oropouche i
There is an outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia. An increased number of cases have been reported from al
UnderstandingWar.org – Middle East
Taiwan is facing growing political discord and uncertainty amid high-profile quarrels between the tw
Russia is extracting economic benefits from occupied Ukraine by exploiting Ukrainian infrastructure
Iran reportedly asked the United States during nuclear talks in Rome on April 19 to negotiate an int
The official Kremlin spokesperson and the Russian Security Council secretary repeated a series of lo
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in the Sahel carried out its deadliest-ever attack in Benin as it continues to
The United States reportedly recently presented Ukraine with a seven-point proposal to end the war i
A Salafi-jihadi group ideologically close to the Islamic State (IS) is conducting extrajudicial kill
The Kremlin appears to be increasingly concerned with the Russian military's ability to retain
The Financial Times (FT) reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to end the war in
Unspecified Iranian sources told a Qatari-owned, London-based outlet on April 22 that the US-Iran nu