Threat Alert
Level 2 - Global Polio
Level 2 - Global Polio; CDC notice issued or updated 2026-03-09T04:00:00.000Z.
General Safety AlertElevatedActive
Afghanistan
August 2, 2026
Confidence
Verified
Source Reliability
Official
Source
CDC Travel Health Notices
Affected Countries
Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Guinea, Angola, Senegal, Ethiopia, Republic of South Sudan, Djibouti, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, Burkina Faso, Papua New Guinea, Central African Republic, Tanzania, including Zanzibar, Laos, Namibia
CDC is the issuing source for Afghanistan.
Source organization: CDC Travel Health Notices.