CDC updates polio vaccine recommendations

ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated a health advisory, recommending an inactivated poliovirus booster for adults traveling to countries with an active wild polio virus in circulation. 

These countries include Cameroon, Pakistan and the Syrian Arab Republic. The United States is not expected to issue any requirements for entry into the United States, however, according to the CDC.

According to reports, the CDC is aligning its vaccination recemmendation to that of the World Health Organization. As many as seven countries that have reported polio cases but have not exported the disease, including Afghanistan, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Somalia and Nigeria, are encouraged to ensure polio vaccination boosters among residents and long-term travelers.