41 Countries Identified in Polio Travel Alert

According to today's Travel Health Advisory issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), circulating poliovirus is a risk in 41 countries.

On June 16, 2025, the CDC reissued its Level 2 - Practice Enhanced Precautions alert for countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the western Pacific.

Last week, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative confirmed six countries had reported cases of wild poliovirus type 1.

The CDC stated that before traveling to any destination listed, including Indonesia, the UK, and Spain, adults who have previously completed the routine polio vaccine series may receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine.

Furthermore, children should be fully protected against this severe disease before traveling abroad.

In the United States, the IPV polio vaccine is offered at health clinics and pharmacies.