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CDC Travel Advisory Issued For These Islands Amid Chikungunya Outbreak

<strong><span rel="noindex">CDC Travel Advisory</span>: </strong>The US has warned travelers to be careful if they plan to visit the <span>Seychelles islands</span> anytime soon. The island is located in northeast of Madagascar and is known for its secluded beaches. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a '<strong>Level 2</strong>' advisory for the island has been issued and travelers have been asked to 'practice enhanced precautions' if they do plan to visit. 

<h2>CDC <span rel="noindex">Travel Advisory</span>: Why Did US Issue Health Warning?</h2>

The warning has been issue in response to an outbreak of <span><a href="https://www.healthandme.com/health/chikungunya">chikungunya</a></span>, which is a viral disease that could spread to humans by mosquitoes. 

A Level 2 travel advisory has been issued, which means the travelers are expected to practice enhanced precautions as compared to a Level 1 advisory that only asks travelers to practice usual precautions. 

In more serious cases, Level 3 advisory is issued that asks travelers to reconsider non-essential travel, whereas a Level 4 advisory asks travelers to avoid all travel.

Read: <a href="https://www.healthandme.com/health-news/chikungunya-spreads-across-tamil-nadu-all-you-need-to-know-article-153486536" data-type="tilCustomLink">Chikungunya Spreads Across Tamil Nadu: All You Need To Know</a> 

<h2>CDC Travel Advisory: What Is Level 2 Health Warning?</h2>

As CDC issues travel advisory, here is what travelers are expected to do:

<ul><li>Travelers are expected to protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites, which includes using insect repellent, wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants, and staying in places where air conditioning or that have screens on the windows and doors</li><li>The CDC also tells travelers to get vaccinated for those who are visiting the area affected by a chikungunya outbreak</li><li>If a traveler is pregnant, they are asked to reconsider travel to affected area, especially if they are closed to delivering their baby. Mothers infected around the time of delivery can pass the virus to their baby before or during delivery. Newborns infected in this way or by a mosquito bite are at risk for severe illness, including poor long-term outcomes</li><li>If someone has a fever, joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash during or after the travel, they must seek medical care</li></ul>

<h2>CDC Travel Advisory: Which Other Places Got The Chikungunya Level 2 Notice</h2>

From September 26, 2025 to February 11, 2026, the CDC issued travel advisory against five places for Chikungunya, which includes:

<ul><li>Bolivia: There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba Departments</li><li>Seychelles: Notice details mentioned above</li><li>Suriname</li><li>Sri Lanka</li><li>Cuba</li></ul>Read: <a href="https://www.healthandme.com/health-news/canada-issues-travel-advisory-for-cuba-as-the-country-battles-infectious-disease-article-153391631" data-type="tilCustomLink">Canada Issues Travel Advisory For Cuba As The Country Battles Infectious Disease</a>

<h2>CDC Travel Advisory: What Is Chikungunya?</h2>

This is a disease that is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans and affects many people in the world. Found in densely populated countries and continents, like Africa, Asia and the tropics of the Americas, this has severe symptoms. This viral disease is caused by the Chikungunya virus of the Togaviridae. 

First identified in the United Republic of Tanzania in 1952 and subsequently in other countries like Africa and Asia. Since 2004 the outbreak of CHIKV virus has become more widespread and caused partly due to the viral adaptations allowing the virus to be spread more easily by Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. The transmission has been noted to persist in countries where there is a large population, but interestingly, the transmission has been interrupted on islands where a high proportion of the population is infected and then immune.

<h2>CDC Travel Advisory: Symptoms of Chikungunya</h2>

The onset of the disease is usually in 4-8 days and after a bite of an infected mosquitoes, it is characterized by an abrupt onset of fever and then joint pain. This joint pain is severed and lasts for a few days but may prolong for months maybe even years. Other signs are joint swelling, muscle pains, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash.

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CDC Travel Advisory: The US has warned travelers to be careful if they plan to visit the Seychelles islands anytime soon. The island is located in northeast of Madagascar and is known for its secluded beaches. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a 'Level 2' advisory for the island has been issued and travelers have been asked to 'practice enhanced precautions' if they do plan to visit. CDC Travel Advisory: Why Did US Issue Health Warning?The warning has been issue in response to an outbreak of chikungunya, which is a viral disease that could spread to humans by mosquitoes. A Level 2 travel advisory has been issued, which means the travelers are expected to practice enhanced precautions as compared to a Level 1 advisory that only asks travelers to practice usual precautions. In more serious cases, Level 3 advisory is issued that asks travelers to reconsider non-essential travel, whereas a Level 4 advisory asks travelers to avoid all travel.Read: Chikungunya Spreads Across Tamil Nadu: All You Need To Know CDC Travel Advisory: What Is Level 2 Health Warning?  As CDC issues travel advisory, here is what travelers are expected to do:Travelers are expected to protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites, which includes using insect repellent, wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants, and staying in places where air conditioning or that have screens on the windows and doorsThe CDC also tells travelers to get vaccinated for those who are visiting the area affected by a chikungunya outbreakIf a traveler is pregnant, they are asked to reconsider travel to affected area, especially if they are closed to delivering their baby. Mothers infected around the time of delivery can pass the virus to their baby before or during delivery. Newborns infected in this way or by a mosquito bite are at risk for severe illness, including poor long-term outcomesIf someone has a fever, joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash during or after the travel, they must seek medical careCDC Travel Advisory: Which Other Places Got The Chikungunya Level 2 NoticeFrom September 26, 2025 to February 11, 2026, the CDC issued travel advisory against five places for Chikungunya, which includes:Bolivia: There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba DepartmentsSeychelles: Notice details mentioned aboveSurinameSri LankaCubaRead: Canada Issues Travel Advisory For Cuba As The Country Battles Infectious DiseaseCDC Travel Advisory: What Is Chikungunya?This is a disease that is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans and affects many people in the world. Found in densely populated countries and continents, like Africa, Asia and the tropics of the Americas, this has severe symptoms. This viral disease is caused by the Chikungunya virus of the Togaviridae. First identified in the United Republic of Tanzania in 1952 and subsequently in other countries like Africa and Asia. Since 2004 the outbreak of CHIKV virus has become more widespread and caused partly due to the viral adaptations allowing the virus to be spread more easily by Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. The transmission has been noted to persist in countries where there is a large population, but interestingly, the transmission has been interrupted on islands where a high proportion of the population is infected and then immune.CDC Travel Advisory: Symptoms of ChikungunyaThe onset of the disease is usually in 4-8 days and after a bite of an infected mosquitoes, it is characterized by an abrupt onset of fever and then joint pain. This joint pain is severed and lasts for a few days but may prolong for months maybe even years. Other signs are joint swelling, muscle pains, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash.

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