Federated States of Micronesia Travel Health Guide: No Malaria, a Multi-State Outbreak Year, and Chuuk Lagoon's One-Chamber Dive-Safety Gap

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) carries no malaria risk, so our clinical team does not prescribe antimalarials for this trip. The bigger 2026 story is a run of outbreaks in Pohnpei State: pertussis reached 40 cumulative cases since January 5, 2026, and a separate norovirus outbreak detected January 28, 2026 hospitalized 83% of its 18 confirmed cases and caused two pediatric deaths, according to Pacific regional disease surveillance. FSM's four states (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae) have a combined population of roughly 113,700 people across 702 square kilometers, and Chuuk Lagoon's only recompression chamber is privately owned and not always staffed. The US State Department rates FSM Level 1, Exercise Normal Precautions. Our clinical team recommends hepatitis A and typhoid vaccination, mosquito-bite prevention, and a prepared medication kit. Start your visit on Wandr before you fly.

By Mark Karam, PA-C Reviewed by Alec Freling, MD Last updated: October 16, 2026

Quick Facts: Federated States of Micronesia Health at a Glance

• Region: Western Pacific, made up of four states spread across more than 600 islands: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. Combined land area is about 702 square kilometers, with a total population of roughly 113,700 people. The capital, Palikir, sits on Pohnpei.
• CDC-equivalent Malaria Risk: None. Malaria is not present in FSM, and no antimalarial prophylaxis is needed.
• Key Health Risk: A Pohnpei State outbreak year. Pertussis reached 40 cumulative cases since January 5, 2026 (as of the most recent available regional update), and a separate norovirus outbreak first detected January 28, 2026 hospitalized 83% of its 18 confirmed cases, with two pediatric deaths reported.
• Also on the radar: A small, non-outbreak dengue signal in Chuuk State (12 of 51 people tested positive by late January 2026) and two confirmed leptospirosis cases in Yap State in mid-August 2026, alongside routine traveler's diarrhea pathogens.
• Yellow Fever: Not required for direct US travelers; FSM is not a yellow fever risk country.
• Recommended Vaccines: Hepatitis A, typhoid, and tetanus for most travelers; hepatitis B, tuberculosis screening, and dengue precautions considered depending on itinerary and length of stay.
• US Government Advisory: Level 1, Exercise Normal Precautions, the lowest advisory tier, though US-government-linked reporting flags Chuuk State specifically for a higher local crime rate than the other three states.
• Diving Infrastructure Note: Chuuk Lagoon, one of the world's best wreck-diving destinations, has only one recompression chamber. It is privately owned, not always staffed, and depends on volunteers to open it.
• Travel Insurance Recommended: Yes, including medical evacuation coverage. Complex medical and dive-injury cases are typically evacuated to Guam, Hawaii, or the Philippines, a trip that can take days.

Overview

The Federated States of Micronesia is a loose federation of four states scattered across the western Pacific: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae, each with its own governor, hospital, and local health department. Most US travelers connect through Guam or Honolulu on the "island hopper" route, which can mean several short hops before landing at a final destination state.

Our clinical team prepares FSM-bound travelers around three things: there is no malaria here, 2026 has been a genuinely active year for vaccine-preventable and foodborne disease activity in Pohnpei specifically, and the country's healthcare and dive-safety infrastructure is thin and spread across four states rather than concentrated in one place. None of that should discourage a visit to a destination known for Micronesian history, the Chuuk Lagoon wreck-diving sites, and Pohnpei's Nan Madol ruins. It does change what belongs in a travel medication kit and a travel insurance policy.

Malaria: Not a Risk Here

Malaria is not present in the Federated States of Micronesia, according to MASTA's country-specific travel health guidance, and FSM does not appear on current malaria-endemic country lists for the Pacific. Our clinical team does not prescribe atovaquone-proguanil or any other antimalarial for a standard FSM itinerary.

That said, mosquito-borne illness still deserves planning. Dengue has a small but real foothold in the region, which is a different threat than malaria and calls for a different prevention strategy, since no vaccine or daily pill protects against dengue the way antimalarials do against malaria.

Pohnpei's 2026 Outbreak Year: Pertussis and Norovirus

Pohnpei State, home to the national capital Palikir, has had an unusually active year for two very different diseases, both tracked through the Pacific region's syndromic disease surveillance network.

Pertussis (whooping cough). FSM's Department of Health and Social Affairs worked with a US CDC rapid-response team, eight staff who arrived in Pohnpei on March 30, 2025, to support vaccination-coverage review and cold-chain logistics after pertussis outbreaks had already moved through Kosrae and Chuuk earlier that year. A fresh cluster was then tracked starting January 5, 2026: by the most recent regional surveillance report we could verify, cumulative cases reached 40, including 16 laboratory-confirmed and 24 suspected, with no new cases reported since late April 2026 and the alert level downgraded from red to blue. Most of the cases in the confirmed outbreak reporting were adults, not infants, which matters clinically since pertussis is generally far more dangerous for unvaccinated infants.

Norovirus. Separately, Pohnpei State identified a norovirus outbreak on January 28, 2026. By the March 20, 2026 update, cumulative cases reached 18, and the demographics were notably different from the pertussis cluster: 72% of cases were children under five, 83% of cases required hospitalization, and two pediatric deaths were reported. This is a serious outbreak by any measure, and travelers with young children on an FSM itinerary, particularly to Pohnpei, should take food and water precautions seriously and know where the nearest pediatric care is before they need it.

Both outbreak sections above describe medically significant events with documented pediatric severity and fatality; per our medical-sensitive content policy, they are flagged here for human clinical and factual review for tone, currency, and completeness before this post leaves Draft status.

Our clinical team does not offer a vaccine against norovirus, which is viral and managed with supportive care: hydration, rest, and anti-nausea medication. Ondansetron can help manage the vomiting that comes with norovirus and other acute gastrointestinal illness, and it is included in our Comprehensive Travel Package.

Traveler's Diarrhea, Leptospirosis, and Water Safety

Beyond the Pohnpei outbreaks, FSM's four states each report routine traveler's diarrhea activity. Yap State's August 2026 communicable disease surveillance reported laboratory-confirmed E. coli among its diarrhea cases for that week, alongside leptospirosis: two patients tested positive in mid-August 2026, a reminder that walking through flooded ground, mud, or freshwater streams barefoot or with open cuts carries a real infection risk in a wet, tropical environment like FSM's.

Our clinical team recommends carrying azithromycin as a first-line antibiotic for bacterial traveler's diarrhea, with ciprofloxacin as an alternative, plus dicyclomine for cramping and ondansetron for nausea. These are bundled into our Comprehensive Travel Package, built for exactly this kind of multi-island itinerary where restocking at a pharmacy between states is not something to plan around. For leptospirosis specifically, prevention matters more than treatment: avoid wading through standing water or mud with cuts or scrapes exposed, and seek medical evaluation promptly for fever that develops after freshwater or flood exposure, since early treatment changes the course of the illness.

Dengue: A Signal Worth Watching, Not a Declared Outbreak

Chuuk State's surveillance reporting around January 2026 showed 12 positive dengue tests out of 51 people tested, with no new cases reported that specific week and no outbreak declared. This is meaningfully different from the active, named epidemics documented elsewhere in the Pacific this year. Our clinical team still recommends standard mosquito-bite prevention everywhere in FSM: an EPA-registered repellent, long sleeves and pants where practical, and screened or air-conditioned sleeping arrangements where available.

If you develop a high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, or a rash within two weeks of visiting FSM, seek medical evaluation and mention your travel history. Avoid ibuprofen or other NSAIDs if dengue is suspected, since they can increase bleeding risk; ondansetron is the appropriate option for dengue-associated nausea instead.

Vaccines and Routine Immunizations

FSM is not a yellow fever risk country, so direct travelers from the United States do not need a yellow fever certificate. MASTA's travel health guidance recommends tetanus, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever for most travelers, and lists hepatitis B, tuberculosis screening, and dengue precautions as considerations depending on your itinerary, activities, and length of stay. World Travel Guide's health summary for the broader Micronesia region lists a similar core set, with rabies and typhoid noted as "sometimes" recommended depending on specific plans.

Given ongoing global measles activity, our clinical team also confirms every traveler is current on the MMR vaccine before any international departure. Schedule your vaccine appointment through Wandr ahead of your trip so there is time for a multi-dose series if one applies to you.

Rabies: Not Flagged as a Current Risk

FSM appears on at least one government import-classification list of rabies-free countries and territories, but our clinical team has not found an independent FSM-specific rabies surveillance confirmation to match the certainty we give destinations with a clear official rabies-free designation. Treat any animal bite the same way regardless: wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water for several minutes, seek medical evaluation promptly, and ask about rabies post-exposure guidance based on the specific animal and circumstances, since this is the safe default whether or not a destination carries an official rabies-free designation.

Chuuk Lagoon's Dive-Safety Gap

Chuuk Lagoon is one of the premier wreck-diving destinations on Earth, home to dozens of Japanese Imperial Navy vessels sunk during World War II's Operation Hailstone. It is also, by a diving-medicine authority's account, short on decompression-sickness treatment infrastructure. Divers Alert Network (DAN) reports that Chuuk Lagoon has only one functional recompression chamber, privately owned and not always staffed, that depends on volunteers to open and run when a diver needs it. If that chamber is not operational when a case of decompression sickness occurs, DAN arranges medical evacuation, which typically means an air ambulance flying in from the US mainland or the Philippines and a transfer to a treatment facility in a location such as Hawaii, Guam, or the Philippines, a trip that can take days door to door.

Older destination guides have cited three chambers across Yap, Pohnpei, and Chuuk; that figure predates DAN's more recent, diving-medicine-specific reporting and should not be relied on for current trip planning. If diving is part of your FSM itinerary, dive conservatively, confirm your operator carries oxygen on board, and verify current chamber status with your dive operator directly rather than assuming historical figures still apply. Explore travel insurance options through Wandr that explicitly cover dive-injury evacuation before you book any dive trip here.

The Safety Picture Beyond Health

The US State Department rates the Federated States of Micronesia at Level 1, Exercise Normal Precautions, its lowest advisory tier, with no Crime, Kidnapping, Terrorism, Civil Unrest, or Wrongful Detention indicators attached at the country level. US-government-linked security reporting does single out Chuuk State specifically, noting crime rates there run meaningfully higher than in Yap, Pohnpei, or Kosrae, including assaults on US citizens where alcohol was reportedly a factor, and flags that police and fire response times across FSM can be slow or, in some cases, unavailable. None of this changes the overall Level 1 rating, but it is a reason to take standard nighttime and alcohol-related precautions more seriously if your itinerary includes Chuuk.

Getting There and Getting Around: Motion Sickness and Travel Fatigue

Most US travelers reach FSM via Guam or Honolulu on a multi-stop regional routing that can include several short hops between states before reaching a final destination, plus inter-island boat transfers once there. That combination, a long-haul flight followed by several short, often turbulent regional legs, is exactly the profile where travelers who handle ordinary long-haul flights fine start to struggle.

Meclizine and the scopolamine patch both work well for shorter, bumpier regional flights and boat transfers between FSM's states, and hydroxyzine is a reasonable option for the anxiety and disrupted sleep that can come with a long, multi-stop itinerary and limited rebooking options if a connection changes. Our Comprehensive Travel Package bundles these with the traveler's diarrhea medications above into one pre-trip order.

Practical Prep Timeline

• 4-6 weeks out: Complete hepatitis A vaccination (ideally at least two weeks before departure), confirm your MMR status, and ask our clinical team whether typhoid, hepatitis B, or other vaccines fit your specific state-by-state itinerary.
• 1-2 weeks out: Pack an EPA-registered mosquito repellent, and confirm your travel insurance explicitly covers medical evacuation, including dive-injury evacuation if diving is on your itinerary.
• Before you fly: Pack your full medication kit rather than planning to restock locally between states, confirm your multi-stop flight routing and connection times, and if visiting Pohnpei with young children, review food and water precautions given this year's norovirus activity there.

Medical Disclaimer

This guide is for general educational purposes and does not replace individualized medical advice. Health risks, vaccine guidance, and travel advisories change, and our clinical team reviews your specific itinerary, health history, and travel dates before prescribing anything. Entry and immigration requirements are set by the FSM government and the US Department of State; confirm current requirements directly with the Federated States of Micronesia government or travel.state.gov before you travel, since this guide does not make visa or immigration determinations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need malaria pills for the Federated States of Micronesia? No. Malaria is not present in FSM, and our clinical team does not prescribe antimalarials for a standard trip there.

What is happening with the pertussis outbreak in Pohnpei? A cluster tracked since January 5, 2026 reached 40 cumulative cases (16 confirmed, 24 suspected) by the most recent regional update we verified, with no new cases reported since late April 2026 and the alert level downgraded from red to blue. It followed earlier pertussis outbreaks in Kosrae and Chuuk that prompted a US CDC rapid-response visit to Pohnpei in March 2025.

Is the norovirus outbreak in Pohnpei still active? It was first detected January 28, 2026, and by the March 20, 2026 update had reached 18 confirmed cases, with 83% requiring hospitalization and two pediatric deaths reported. Confirm current status with our clinical team before travel if your itinerary includes Pohnpei with young children.

Is dengue a risk in Micronesia right now? Chuuk State reported 12 positive dengue tests out of 51 people tested around January 2026, with no outbreak declared. Standard mosquito-bite precautions are still worth taking anywhere in the Pacific.

Do I need a yellow fever vaccine for FSM? No, not for direct travel from the United States. FSM is not a yellow fever risk country.

What vaccines should I get before traveling to the Federated States of Micronesia? Hepatitis A, typhoid, and tetanus are recommended for most travelers, with hepatitis B, tuberculosis screening, and dengue precautions considered depending on your itinerary and length of stay. Current MMR vaccination is also advised given ongoing global measles activity.

Is it safe to dive in Chuuk Lagoon? Diving is a major draw, but dive-safety infrastructure is thin: DAN reports Chuuk Lagoon has only one recompression chamber, privately owned and not always staffed. Dive conservatively, confirm your operator carries oxygen, and buy travel insurance that explicitly covers dive-injury evacuation.

Is it safe to visit the Federated States of Micronesia right now? The US State Department rates FSM at Level 1, Exercise Normal Precautions, its lowest advisory tier, though Chuuk State specifically is flagged for a higher local crime rate than the country's other three states.

How far in advance should I prepare for an FSM trip? Start 4 to 6 weeks out for vaccines, and finalize your mosquito repellent, medication kit, and evacuation-inclusive travel insurance 1 to 2 weeks before departure.

Sources

1. MASTA. Federated States of Micronesia travel health guidance (malaria status, recommended and considered vaccines). https://masta.com/continent/australasia-pacific/micronesia-federated-states-of/
2. World Travel Guide. Pacific Islands of Micronesia health information (vaccines, water safety, decompression chamber figures, last substantively updated 2019). https://www.worldtravelguide.net/guides/oceania/pacific-islands-of-micronesia/health
3. FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs (hsa.gov.fm). "CDC Rapid Response to Pertussis Outbreak in Pohnpei" (CDC team arrival date, scope of support, prior Kosrae/Chuuk outbreaks). https://hsa.gov.fm/cdc-rapid-response-to-pertussis-outbreak-in-pohnpei/
4. FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs, Surveillance reports (Chuuk dengue testing totals, Yap hand-foot-mouth disease cases, Pohnpei pertussis confirmed-case counts, January-February 2026). https://hsa.gov.fm/surveillance/
5. Yap State Government. Yap Communicable Disease Report, Epidemiological Week 33, 2026 (leptospirosis, dengue-like illness, diarrhea case counts, published August 20, 2026). https://www.yapstate.gov.fm/post/yap-communicable-disease-report-week-33
6. ReliefWeb (UN OCHA), mirroring the Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System's PacNet report. Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific, as of May 5, 2026 (Pohnpei pertussis cumulative counts, Yap diarrheal illness, confirmed pathogens). https://reliefweb.int/map/world/epidemic-and-emerging-disease-alerts-pacific-05-may-2026
7. Samoa Ministry of Health, hosting Pacific regional surveillance. Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific, report as of June 2, 2026, and prior reports as of March 20, 2026 (Pohnpei pertussis and norovirus case counts, hospitalization rate, pediatric deaths, alert-level changes). https://www.health.gov.ws/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Epidemic-and-emerging-disease-alerts-in-the-Pacific-map-and-report-as-of-02-June-2026.pdf
8. Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), US Department of State. Federated States of Micronesia country security report (Level 1 advisory confirmation, Chuuk-specific crime data, police/fire response limitations). https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/f4685b02-eea6-46a9-8b0d-1cc0fda2e5cc
9. Divers Alert Network (DAN). "Diving in Remote Destinations" (Chuuk Lagoon recompression chamber ownership, staffing, and medical evacuation pathway). https://dan.org/alert-diver/article/diving-in-remote-destinations/
10. Worldstats.io. Federated States of Micronesia country profile (population, land area, capital). https://worldstats.io/country/fm
11. PetTravel.com. Rabies-free countries and territories list, by import-classification source (FSM inclusion on New Zealand's list). https://pettravel.com/passports_rabies_free_countries.cfm

Note for reviewer: this run continued the destination-not-yet-covered priority category used in the recent Pacific sub-series, per the methodology logged in the 2026-10-15 (Tuvalu) run entry. Phase 2 inventory of content-pipeline/drafts/, content-pipeline/published/, and content-pipeline/rejected/ found zero Idea-status rows remaining in the NEW TOPICS table (consistent with every run since 2026-09-09). The prior-run shortlist of zero-coverage Pacific candidates was Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) alone, since Tuvalu was drafted on 2026-10-15 and every other Pacific nation researched in this sub-series (Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Palau, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji) has already been drafted or published. Independently re-verified via fresh Drive title and fullText searches across drafts/, published/, and rejected/ (searching "Micronesia" and "FSM") that zero dedicated posts exist for FSM. Picked Federated States of Micronesia as NT115 (slug travel-health-guide-federated-states-of-micronesia, kw "Micronesia travel health", T2, Destination Health Hub). The 2026-10-15 (Tuvalu) run log noted that FSM had previously been passed over because research surfaced only a "map-label-level 'Pertussis (Pohnpei)' mention with no corroborating case data, dates, or a second independent source." This run's research cleared that bar: a live WebFetch of hsa.gov.fm (FSM's own Department of Health and Social Affairs) found a named CDC rapid-response deployment (8 staff, arrived March 30, 2025) following prior Kosrae/Chuuk pertussis outbreaks, and a live WebFetch of a May 5, 2026 ReliefWeb mirror of the Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System's PacNet report, corroborated by a June 2, 2026 Samoa Ministry of Health-hosted report, provided dated, numbered pertussis case counts (40 cumulative, 16 confirmed, 24 suspected, alert downgraded red to blue) and, separately, a March 20, 2026 report in the same series surfaced a previously-missed norovirus outbreak in Pohnpei with a documented 83% hospitalization rate and two pediatric deaths. A live WebFetch of Yap State's own government website (yapstate.gov.fm, Epidemiological Week 33, published August 20, 2026) added two confirmed leptospirosis cases and routine E. coli-confirmed diarrhea activity, and FSM's own surveillance page (hsa.gov.fm/surveillance) corroborated a non-outbreak Chuuk dengue testing signal (12 of 51 positive) from January 2026. This clears the citation and statistics bar the 2026-10-15 log applied, with four independent, dated, government-or-WHO-surveillance-linked sources rather than one unsourced map label. Live WebFetch attempts against CDC's own traveler-destination pages (wwwnc.cdc.gov) returned ROBOTS_DISALLOWED on every attempt this run, so MASTA and World Travel Guide (the latter last substantively updated in 2019, flagged as such in the body text and sources list) were used as corroborating secondary sources for the "no malaria" finding instead, consistent with precedent from prior runs when primary CDC fetches are blocked. A live WebFetch of a peer-reviewed BMC Infectious Diseases hospital-based febrile illness survey on leptospirosis in FSM was attempted but blocked by a reCAPTCHA interstitial on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; rather than cite statistics from a source whose content could not actually be read this run, it was dropped and the Yap State government surveillance report was used instead for the leptospirosis case count, which is dated and sourced rather than generalized from the inaccessible study. Pillar 6 weighting check: the last 8 drafted/published posts (Samoa, Tonga, Palau, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu) include 0 Travel Planning posts, no cap conflict, and this remains a Tier 2 Destination Health Hub topic rather than Pillar 6. Catalog-fit gate passed via direct fits: no malaria medication is offered or implied (the "no malaria" finding is itself the correct, honest guidance); ondansetron is a direct fit for norovirus- and dengue-associated nausea (explicitly NOT framed as a norovirus cure, since it is supportive care only); azithromycin/ciprofloxacin/dicyclomine are a direct fit for routine bacterial traveler's diarrhea; meclizine/scopolamine/hydroxyzine are a direct fit for the multi-stop regional-flight and inter-island-boat motion-sickness and travel-anxiety angle. Leptospirosis is discussed as a risk-awareness and prevention item only, deliberately without naming a specific Wandr antibiotic as leptospirosis treatment, since doxycycline (the typical first-line agent) is not in our catalog and azithromycin's role there is situational; this avoids overclaiming catalog fit where it would not be honest. No "delivered to your door" framing used anywhere in the post; CTAs used "start your visit," "schedule your vaccine appointment," and "explore travel insurance options" instead. No visa or immigration determination given; the medical disclaimer directs readers to the FSM government and travel.state.gov for current entry requirements. Rabies status is deliberately hedged (listed on one government import-classification source but not independently confirmed via FSM-specific surveillance), consistent with the cautious-language precedent set in the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Nauru run logs, with bite-care guidance given regardless of status. The Chuuk Lagoon decompression-chamber figure is sourced from DAN (Divers Alert Network), a diving-medicine authority, and is explicitly flagged in-body as superseding an older, less current three-chamber figure from World Travel Guide (2019), rather than silently picking one source over the other. Author rotation: the last three confirmed posts were Nauru (2026-10-13, Mark Karam, PA-C), Marshall Islands (2026-10-14, The Wandr Team, with Alec Freling, MD as medical_reviewer), and Tuvalu (2026-10-15, Alec Freling, MD, with Mark Karam, PA-C as medical_reviewer); continuing the PA-C -> Team -> MD cycle lands on Mark Karam, PA-C for this post, with Alec Freling, MD added as medical_reviewer (the reviewer is whichever of the two named clinicians is not the byline author, consistent with every prior run in this sub-series). Author bio copied verbatim from _agent-instructions.md Section 5b; no credentials or claims added beyond the approved string. 0 em-dashes and 0 smart quotes used in this draft (validated programmatically); straight ASCII quotes only. YAML front matter validated with yaml.safe_load before this file was saved to Drive (29 top-level keys parsed cleanly). Approximately 2,650 body words excluding sources and frontmatter (within the T2 destination-guide 2,000-3,000 word range), 9-question FAQ, 11 numbered sources (exceeding the 2+ CDC/WHO/peer-reviewed-equivalent minimum via the FSM government health department, Yap State government, and the Samoa Ministry of Health's Pacific-wide WHO-fed surveillance reports) and well over the 3+ statistic minimum (pertussis case counts, norovirus case counts/hospitalization rate/deaths, Chuuk dengue testing totals, Yap leptospirosis count, population, land area, advisory level, among others). Given the "medical-sensitive content always needs human review" guardrail, the Pertussis Outbreak and Norovirus Outbreak sections (the latter with two documented pediatric deaths) are each flagged in their own in-body reviewer note for human clinical and factual review before this post leaves Draft status. Featured image NOT selected this run: a live WebFetch attempt against Unsplash's search page for "micronesia" returned a PROVENANCE_REQUIRED error (no one available to approve in this unattended session), consistent with the access-wall pattern noted in every run log since late September. Rather than invent an unverified photo ID, this draft ships with query-only image fields (no url) and an image_status: NEEDS VERIFICATION flag; nothing was appended to _image-registry.md or featured-images-log.md this run since no real photo ID was chosen, and the curated image pool in _image-registry.md was checked and found to contain no close match for Micronesian lagoon/atoll imagery. Internal links checked against _approved-internal-links.md (/destination-check, /features/vaccines, /features/insurance, /medication/atovaquone-proguanil, /medication/azithromycin, /medication/ciprofloxacin, /medication/ondansetron, /medication/meclizine, /medication/scopolamine, /medication/hydroxyzine, /medication/comprehensive-kit); dicyclomine is named in body text only, not hyperlinked, since it is not in the confirmed medication-slug list in _approved-internal-links.md, consistent with prior-run precedent. Blog cross-links reused from the same confirmed-published set as prior runs (malaria-prevention-travelers-complete-guide, dengue-fever-travelers-prevention-symptoms-treatment, travel-health-guide-fiji) rather than re-verified fresh this run; a human reviewer should spot-check these are still live before publish. Saved to content-pipeline/drafts/2026-10-travel-health-guide-federated-states-of-micronesia.md.

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