Warden Security Messages
Reports of one confirmed case and several suspected cases of polio.
Warden Message
U.S. Embassy Khartoum
June 29, 2008
The United States Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan has received reports of one confirmed case and several suspected cases of polio in Juba, located in the south of Sudan. Polio is a highly infectious, vaccine-preventable disease, and the oral polio vaccine is widely available at health clinics throughout Sudan. All adults should be vaccinated if they are traveling to polio-endemic or high-risk areas of the world, or if they are health care workers who have close contact with a person who could be infected with the polio virus. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against all travel to Sudan.
For more information on polio, please consult the website of the World Health Organization at http://www.who.int/topics/poliomyelitis/en/
All Americans living or traveling in Sudan are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website, http://travelregistration.state.gov, to obtain updated information on travel and security within Sudan. Americans without Internet access may register directly with the United States Embassy in Khartoum. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located at Sharia Ali Abdul Latif, Khartoum; tel. (249-183) 774-701/2/3 (outside Sudan); tel. (0183) 774-701/2/3 inside Sudan. Americans may call between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. For after-hours emergencies, please call 249-183-774-705 and leave a message for the Consular Duty Officer.