Rabies High Risk Countries
Why So Strict?
CDC’s animal importation program manages dog importation regulations. These include regulations that address the risk of reintroduction of canine (dog) rabies into the United States from imported dogs. While rabies is found in several wildlife species in the United States (including bats, foxes, raccoons, and skunks), the U.S. has been relatively free of dog rabies since 2007. The strict import protocols are designed to prevent the reintroduction of this type of canine rabies.
List of High Risk Countries & Areas; in Alphabetical Order
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Ceuta
Chad
China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan)
Colombia
Comoros
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Melilla
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Russia
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania (Including Zanzibar)
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe