ATLANTA — The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning travelers about traveling to dozens of countries because of polio.
The CDC has identified 32 countries that have circulating poliovirus, and say travelers should be cautious before traveling there.
Most of the countries included in the warning are in Africa, but some are in Europe and the Middle East.
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Before going to any of these countries, the CDC says you should be up to date on your polio vaccine.
Adults who have gotten their polio vaccine can get a single, lifetime booster dose of the vaccine before traveling.
The listed countries include:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- Gaza
- Germany
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Israel
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Poland
- Senegal
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- United Kingdom
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
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