Current Travel Health News
Travel Health News Digest (26 February 2013 - 4 March 2013)
Cambodia: Avian Influenza, human
The Ministry of Health of Cambodia reported one more new human case of H5N1 Avian Influenza. The ninth case was a 35-year-old man from Kbal Ou Village, Stueng Trang District in Kampong Cham Province. He developed symptoms on 8 February and died on 25 February 2013.
(Source: World Health Organization 27 February 2013)
A 53-year-old woman was infected with Chikungunya Fever after returning from a trip to Bali, Indonesia in December 2012.
(Source: ProMED-mail 27 February 2013)
The number of rubella cases in Japan, especially in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, has been increasing rapidly since January 2013.
(Source: ProMED-mail 28 February 2013)
In Thailand, the number of patients with dengue fever has increased 5 times compared to that reported during the same period in 2012.
(Source: ProMED-mail 25 February 2013)
In Kenya, a dengue fever outbreak is taking place in Mandera District, along the Ethiopian and Somali borders.
(Source: ProMED-mail 25 February 2013)
62 confirmed cases of measles were reported in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, between October 2012 and January 2013. The number is a significant spike compared to previous years.
(Source: ProMED-mail 24 February 2013)
In Uganda, 159 cases of measles were reported in Hoima district.
(Source: ProMED-mail 24 February 2013)