Polio vaccination and certification requirements for EU travellers to areas affected by Polio

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In May 2014, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) issued temporary recommendations to EU travellers to polio-infected countries, upon request from the European Commission. These recommendations are based on the temporary recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) who recently declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on polio.

Additional information
Information and recent reports from ECDC on polio transmission and risk to Europe

Information on the National immunisation programme and recommendations

More information is available on the HPSC website