U.S. Embassy Warden Message
August 8, 2006

Subject: Health advisory

This Warden Message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens to an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea, possible cholera, typhoid, or other bacterial diarrhea, in South Oromiya (in six Woredas adjacent to Shashemane).  It is likely that unreported cases exist in parts of the Southern Nations, Nationality and Peoples Region (SNNPR).  For further information on prevention and treatment of cholera and other diarrheal diseases please refer to the Center for Disease Control travelers’ health website: www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases.htm.
 
U.S. citizens living or traveling in Ethiopia are urged to register with the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa or through the State Department's travel registration website, <https://travelregistration.state.gov>, and to obtain updated information on travel and security within Ethiopia.  By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact you in the event of an emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located on Entoto Avenue in Addis Ababa; telephone (251-(0)11) 124-2424; emergency after-hours telephone (251-(0)11) 124-2400; fax (251-(0)11)-124- 2435; web site <http://addisababa.usembassy.gov>.

Updated information on travel and security for Ethiopia may be obtained from the Department of State at 1-888-407-4747 within the U.S. and Canada, or at 1-202- 501-4444 from other countries.  U.S. citizens should consult the Consular Information Sheet for Ethiopia, the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, the East Africa Public Announcement, and the travel publication A Safe Trip Abroad, all of which are available on the State Department's Internet site at <http://travel.state.gov>.