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Worldwide Alerts

The UCEAP Systemwide Office is committed to offering reliable information to UCEAP students and their parents regarding relevant health precautions and potential risks. 

UCEAP participants can have a major impact on their own health and safety through the decisions they make before and during their program and by their daily choices and behaviors while on UCEAP.

Turkey: Demonstrations
LAST UPDATED: 6/17/2013 7:00 AM (Pacific Daylight Time)
 
All UCEAP programs in Turkey will proceed as scheduled​.
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Korean Peninsula
LAST UPDATED: 6/7/2013 8:00 AM (Pacific Daylight Time)
 
The UCEAP spring/year programs in South Korea and the region continue as scheduled.
 
The U.S. Department of State has not issued a Travel Warning or Travel Alert for South Korea.
 
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul has not changed its security posture and they have not recommended that U.S. citizens who reside in, or plan to visit, the Republic of Korea take special security precautions at this time.

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Avian Influenza A(H7N9)
LAST UPDATED: 5/16/2013 3:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time)
 
UCEAP programs in China are proceeding as scheduled.
 
The number of cases identified in China is very low. WHO and CDC do not advise any travel measures with respect to visitors to China or to persons leaving China.
 
Travelers are not considered to be at increased risk of infection unless direct and unprotected exposure to infected birds (including feathers, feces, and under-cooked meat and egg products) occurs.

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Update: Egypt
LAST UPDATED: 5/11/2013 6:00 AM (Pacific Daylight Time)
 
UCEAP students are safe. The Study Center Director in Egypt, UCSB professor Nancy Gallagher, is in contact with students on a regular basis. She has asked them to remain in contact with families and friends back in the U.S., keep a low profile, be aware of their surroundings, stay away from large gatherings, and not participate in demonstrations.​

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Mexico
LAST UPDATED: 11/20/2012 7:30 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
 
UCEAP in Mexico proceeds as scheduled. 

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Additional Information from the U.S. Department of State

The Department of State’s Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management (ACS) administers the Consular Information Program, which informs about conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security while traveling.