Current warnings for December 2008

As ITN went to press, the State Department had travel warnings on 27 destinations: Somalia, Sudan, Pakistan, Israel/West Bank/Gaza, Yemen, Iran, Georgia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Algeria, Kenya, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Chad, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Eritrea, Côte d’Ivoire, Nepal, Haiti, Burundi, Syria, Central African Republic, Philippines and Nigeria.  

For details, call the State Department at 202/647-5225 or visit http://travel.state.gov/travel/warnings.html.

For health news, call the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention at 888/246-2675 or visit www.cdc.gov… or visit the World Health Organization website at www.who.int.