Travel Warnings for Canadians
The latest Global Health Travel Advisories and Travel Notices are shown below.
Similar to US State Department Travel Warnings and US State Department Travel Advisories, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada publish and maintain public notices of caution to travelers, but from a public health perspective.
We have consolidated these public health advisories and travel alerts from these agencies and present them here for your convenience.
This up-to-date listing of the current Medical Travel Health Alerts, Current Global Travel Health Notices, Travel Health Advisories and Travel Warnings
allows you to stay informed about current potential travel health problems in your destination, prompting you to take the recommended precautions when planning your trip.
Please take a minute to review this list before you reach for your passport to ensure you are adequately prepared for travel to your destination with travel health vaccinations or other travel safety precautions.
Each Travel Advisory is marked by a colour corresponding to a Travel Health Alert Level. Please refer to the Travel Alert Level Key below for more information.
This current list of Medical Travel Health Warnings and Alerts is consolidated with the latest Travel Health information for your convenience from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
If you wish to view more detailed information, clicking on each Travel Alert listed below will open a new window to the issuing site for further details on that Travel Advisory.
This page is updated daily, so check back often to stay abreast of the latest developments in travel health safety related to your travel destination.
Global Travel Health Warning Alert Level Key
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Level 1:
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Watch. Practice Usual Travel Health Precautions. Reports of sporadic cases. Usual or slightly increased risk.
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Level 2:
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Alert. Practice Special or Enhanced Precautions. Limited outbreak or change in existing disease patterns. Increased risk.
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Level 3:
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Avoid all non-essential travel. Large-scale outbreak in a large geographic area. High risk.
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Level 4:
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Avoid all travel to the area. Outbreak expanding; inadequate containment measures. Very high risk.
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Alert List last updated: Jul 15, 2019
| Date | Type | Travel Alert Description | Level | Source |
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7/11/2019
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Updated
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Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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2
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CDC
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7/5/2019
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New
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Cyclone Idai in southern Africa
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2
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PHAC
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6/28/2019
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New
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Polio: vaccine advice
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2
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PHAC
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6/13/2019
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New
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Hajj 2019
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1
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PHAC
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6/12/2019
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New
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Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
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2
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PHAC
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6/10/2019
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New
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Global Measles Outbreak Notice
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1
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CDC
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5/31/2019
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New
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Hajj in Saudi Arabia
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1
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CDC
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5/31/2019
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New
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Cholera in Africa and Yemen
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1
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PHAC
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5/31/2019
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New
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Monkeypox in Africa
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1
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PHAC
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5/28/2019
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New
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2019 Pan American Games in Peru
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1
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PHAC
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5/21/2019
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New
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Monkeypox in Nigeria
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1
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CDC
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5/21/2019
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New
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Measles in the United States
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1
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PHAC
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5/14/2019
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New
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Measles in Africa
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1
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PHAC
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5/10/2019
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New
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Rubella in Japan
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2
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PHAC
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4/25/2019
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New
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Lassa fever in West Africa
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1
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PHAC
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4/25/2019
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New
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Measles in Europe
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1
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PHAC
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4/25/2019
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New
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Measles in South America
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1
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PHAC
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4/25/2019
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New
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Measles in Asia
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1
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PHAC
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4/25/2019
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New
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2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France
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1
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PHAC
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4/5/2019
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New
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Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe
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3
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CDC
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3/20/2019
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New
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Middle East
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1
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PHAC
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3/11/2019
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New
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Rubella in Japan
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2
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CDC
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2/28/2019
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New
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Polio in Indonesia
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2
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CDC
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2/7/2019
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New
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Lassa Fever in Nigeria
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1
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CDC
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1/30/2019
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New
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Extensively drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan
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1
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PHAC
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1/28/2019
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New
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Yellow Fever in Nigeria
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2
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CDC
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1/28/2019
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New
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Avian influenza
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1
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PHAC
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1/22/2019
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New
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Diphtheria: Global update
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1
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PHAC
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1/17/2019
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New
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Zika virus: Advice for travellers
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2
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PHAC
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12/19/2018
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New
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Yellow fever in Brazil
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2
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PHAC
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12/14/2018
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New
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Polio in Niger
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2
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CDC
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10/26/2018
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New
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Polio in Nigeria
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2
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CDC
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10/26/2018
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New
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Polio in Somalia
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2
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CDC
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10/26/2018
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New
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Polio in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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2
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CDC
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10/26/2018
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New
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Polio in Papua New Guinea
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2
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CDC
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10/11/2018
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New
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Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia
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3
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CDC
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5/17/2018
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New
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Yellow Fever in Brazil
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2
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CDC
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5/15/2018
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New
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Health Infrastructure Breakdown in Venezuela
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3
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CDC
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8/14/2017
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New
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Cholera in Yemen
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1
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CDC
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