Post-Travel Evaluation

CDC Yellow Book™ 2026: Section 10
For Health Care Providers

Purpose

Publication name: CDC Yellow Book™: Health Information for International Travel
Edition: 2026
Top takeaway: Healthcare professionals may need to conduct health evaluations of international travelers after travel.
Healthcare professional talking to a traveler.

Chapters

Healthcare professional talking to a traveler.
Post-Travel Evaluation of the Ill Traveler
Learn how to evaluate ill international travelers for post-travel disease.
Healthcare professional talking to a traveler.
Perspectives: Screening Asymptomatic Travelers
Learn how to determine if or when to screen asymptomatic travelers after international travel.
Traveler sneezing into arm on a plane.
Post-Travel Respiratory Infections
Learn how to evaluate international travelers with respiratory symptoms after travel.
Traveler holds stomach with both hands.
Post-Travel Diarrhea
Learn how to evaluate international travelers with diarrhea after travel.
Traveler itching their arm.
Post-Travel Dermatologic Conditions
Learn how to evaluate international travelers with skin conditions after travel.
Artistic illustration of Wuchereria bancrofti parasite.
Post-Travel Parasitic Disease Including Evaluation of Eosinophilia
Learn how to evaluate travelers with manifestations of parasitic disease after travel.
Artistic illustration of Ebola virus.
Post-Travel Evaluation to Rule Out Viral Special Pathogen Infection
Learn how to rule out infections from viral special pathogens among travelers after travel.

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Content Source:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)