Travel Health Service Year 2005

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2005

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December
25 December 2005 Vietnam: Avian Influenza, bird [update]
Thailand and Cambodia: Hong Kong travellers contracted Dengue Fever
Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human [update-11]
Malawi: Cholera
Guinea: Yellow Fever
18 December 2005 Romania: Measles
Kazakhstan: Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
Costa Rica: Dengue Fever
Sri Lanka: Dengue Fever
Indonesia: Dengue Fever
Mainland: Avian Influenza, human [update-4]
Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human [update]
11 December 2005 Indonesia: Hong Kong travellers contracted Dengue Fever
Russia: Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
Mainland: Avian Influenza, human [update-3]
Thailand: Avian Influenza, human [update-5]
Ukraine: Avian Influenza, bird
Zimbabwe: H5N2 Avian Influenza, bird
Romania: Avian Influenza, bird
4 December 2005 Russia: Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
Russia: Hepatitis A
Mali: Yellow Fever [update-3]
Sudan: Yellow Fever [update]
Asia: Dengue Fever
Ukraine: Avian Influenza, bird
Romania: Avian Influenza, bird [update-3]
Indonesia: Avian Influenza
Mainland: Avian Influenza
November
28 November 2005 Mainland: Avian Influenza, bird [update-6]
Mainland: Avian Influenza, human [update-2]
Vietnam: Avian Influenza, human [update-5]
Sudan: Yellow Fever
Indonesia: Malaria
Venezuela: Yellow Fever [update-2]
21 November 2005 Indonesia: Hong Kong travelers contracted Dengue Fever
Mali: Yellow Fever [update 2]
Romania: Avian influenza, bird [update 2]
Mainland: Avian Influenza, bird [update 5]
Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human [updated 8]
Thailand: Avian Influenza, human [update 4]
China: Avian Influenza, human [update]
14 November 2005 Vietnam and the Mainland: Hong Kong traveller contracted Dengue Fever
Brazil: Rabies [update]
Mali: Yellow Fever [update]
Mainland: Avian Influenza, bird [update 4]
Vietnam: Avian Influenza, human and bird [update 4]
Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human
7 November 2005 India: Japanese Encephalitis
India: Dengue Fever
Malaysia: Dengue Fever
Bangladesh: Hong Kong traveller contracted Dengue Fever
Thailand: Avian Influenza, human [update]
Japan: Avian Influenza, bird
Russia: Avian Influenza, bird
Mainland: Avian Influenza, bird
Guinea: Yellow Fever
Mali: Yellow Fever
October
31 October 2005 Nigeria: Cholera
India: Coxsackievirus
Russia: Hepatitis A [update-5]
Venezuela: Yellow Fever [update]
Brazil: Rabies
Philippines: Typhoid Fever
Mainland: Avian Influenza, bird
Thailand: Avian Influenza, bird
Mainland: Avian influenza, human
Thailand: Avian Influenza, human [update]
23 October 2005 Venezuela: Yellow Fever
Senegal: Yellow Fever
India: Japanese Encephalitis [update]
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update]
Europe: Avian Influenza, bird
Mainland: Avian Influenza, bird
Thailand and Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human
16 October 2005 Russia: Viral Meningitis
Russia: Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
Russia: Hepatitis A [update-4]
Turkey: Belgian travellers contracted Cholera in Turkey
Africa: Cholera [update-11]
Mainland: Cholera
India and Nepal: Japanese Encephalitis [update]
Turkey: Avian Influenza, bird [update]
Romania: Avian Influenza, bird [update]
Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human [update]
9 October 2005 Russia: Hepatitis A [update-3]
Canada: Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease
North America: West Nile Virus Infection
Japan: Resident contracted West Nile Virus Infection in USA
Mainland: Cholera
Cambodia and Thailand: Hong Kong traveller contracted Dengue Fever
Indonesia: Hong Kong traveller contracted Dengue Fever
Turkey and Romania: Avian Influenza, bird
Indonesia: Avian Influenza
2 October 2005 Russia: Hepatitis A [update-2]
Africa: Cholera [update-10]
Venezuela: Yellow Fever
Venezuela: Dengue Fever
India and Nepal: Japanese Encephalitis [update-5]
Philippines: Cholera
Asia: Dengue Fever [update]
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update-11]
Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human [update-2]
September
25 September 2005 Russia: Hepatitis A [update]
Africa: Cholera [update-9]
Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire: Yellow Fever
India and Nepal: Japanese Encephalitis [update-4]
Japan: Avian Influenza, bird
Mainland: Undiagnosed Illness
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update-10]
Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human [update]
Indonesia: Hong Kong traveller contracted Dengue Fever
Singapore: Foreign traveller contracted Dengue Fever
18 September 2005 Russia: Anthrax, human
Russia: Hepatitis A
South Africa: Typhoid Fever
Africa: Cholera [update-8]
Somalia: Poliomyelitis
Kyrgyzstan: Typhoid Fever
Azerbaijan: Anthrax, human
Iran: Cholera
India: Japanese Encephalitis [update-3]
Nepal: Typhoid Fever
Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human
Indonesia: Hong Kong traveller contracted Dengue Fever
Vietnam: Avian Influenza, human [update-3]
Mainland: Cholera
11 September 2005 USA: Tularemia [update]
USA: La Crosse Encephalitis
Russia: West Nile Virus Infection
Comoro: Measles
Costa Rica: Dengue Fever
Democratic Republic of Congo: Undiagnosed Disease
UK: Legionnaires’ Disease
Iran: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
India: Japanese Encephalitis [update]
Nepal: Japanese Encephalitis
India: Dengue Fever [update]
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update-9]
Singapore: Dengue Fever [update]
Indonesia: Hong Kong citizen contracted Dengue Fever
Taiwan and Thailand: Hong Kong citizen contracted Dengue Fever
4 September 2005 Russia: Leptospirosis
Russia: Tularemia
Russia and Finland: Avian Influenza, bird
Ethiopia: Poliomyelitis
Guinea: Yellow Fever
Mexico: Dengue Fever
Guadeloupe and Martinique: Dengue Fever
St Lucia: Dengue Fever
India: Japanese Encephalitis [update]
India: Dengue Fever
Philippines: Dengue Fever [update]
Singapore: Dengue Fever [update]
Mongolia: Avian Influenza, bird
Vietnam: Avian Influenza, human [update-2]
August
28 August 2005 Russia: Brucellosis, human
Russia: Tularemia
Africa: Cholera [update-7]
Kazakhstan: Anthrax, human
Kenya: Undiagnosed Disease
Kyrgyzstan: Malaria
Yemen: Poliomyelitis
Angola: Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever [update-15]
Angola: Poliomyelitis [update]
Venezuela: Dengue Fever
Iran: Cholera
India: Japanese Encephalitis
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update-8]
Nepal: Japanese Encephalitis, suspected
Thailand: Hong Kong citizen contracted Dengue Fever
Asia: Dengue Fever [update-6]
21 August 2005 USA: Cryptosporidiosis
USA: Tularemia
Russia and Kazakhstan: Avian Influenza, bird
Africa: Cholera [update-6]
Democratic Republic of Congo: Undiagnosed Disease
Fiji: Typhoid Fever [update]
India: Japanese Encephalitis, suspected
Japan and Mongolia: Avian Influenza, bird
The Philippines: Hong Kong citizen contracted Dengue Fever
Asia: Cholera [update-2]
Asia: Dengue Fever [update-5]
14 August 2005 Brazil: Dengue Fever
USA: Q Fever
Russia: Avian Influenza, bird [update-2]
Africa: Cholera [update-5]
Angola: Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever [update-14]
Kazakhstan: Avian Influenza, bird
Ethiopia: Malaria
India: Leptospirosis
Israel: Q Fever
Mainland: Streptococcus suis Infection [update]
Cambodia: HK citizen contracted Dengue Fever
Indonesia: Hong Kong maid contracted Cholera
Asia: Cholera [update]
Asia: Dengue Fever (update-4)
7 August 2005 Indonesia: Hong Kong maid contracted Cholera
Mainland: HK tour members contracted Food Poisoning
Switzerland: E. coli O157 Infection
Yemen: Poliomyelitis [update]
Tajikistan: Cholera, suspected
Africa: Cholera [update-4]
Russia: Avian Influenza, bird [update]
Mainland: Anthrax, human
Vietnam: Avian Influenza, human [update]
Philippines: Rabies
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update-7]
Asia: Dengue Fever [update-3]
Asia: Cholera
July
31 July 2005 USA: Plague, human
Israel: West Nile Virus Infection
Kazakhstan: Avian Influenza, human
Turkey: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
Angola: Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever
Sri Lanka: Dengue Fever
Niger: Cholera
Taiwan: Melioidosis
Mainland: Streptococcus suis Infection
Malaysia: Malaria
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis
Asia: Avian Influenza, bird
24 July 2005 India: Cholera and Gastroenteritis
Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update-5]
Vietnam: Japanese Encephalitis
Singapore: Dengue Fever
Mainland: Rabies, human
Mainland: Undiagnosed Disease
Russia: Avian Influenza, bird
Russia: Tick-borne Encephalitis
Africa: Cholera [update-3]
Central African Republic: Shigellosis
Kenya: Food Poisoning
Kazakhstan: Anthrax, human
Belgium, France and Germany: Hantavirus Infection
USA: West Nile Virus Infection
17 July 2005 Asia: Avian Influenza, human [update-42]
Asia: Avian Influenza, poultry
Indonesia: Chikungunya Disease
Thailand: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Nepal: Diarrhoea
Russia: Tick-borne Encephalitis
Africa: Cholera [update-2]
Angola: Poliomyelitis
Angola: Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever
Kyrgyzstan: Brucellosis, human
10 July 2005 Asia: Avian Influenza, poultry and human [update-41]
Asia: Cholera
Asia: Dengue Fever
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update-4]
Philippines: Malaria
Cambodia: Influenza
South Korea: Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Infection
Russia (Lipetsk, Astrakhan): Rabies, human and animal
Russia: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
Africa: Cholera [update-1]
Yemen: Poliomyelitis
Angola: African Trypanosomiasis
3 July 2005 Asia: Dengue Fever
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update-3]
Malaysia: Typhoid Fever
Vietnam: Avian Influenza, human
Vietnam: Japanese Encephalitis
Mainland (Gansu): Viral Encephalitis
Mainland (Anhui): Hepatitis A vaccination adverse effect
Japan: Avian Influenza, poultry
Africa: Cholera
Yemen: Dengue Fever
Pakistan: Cholera
Costa Rica: Dengue Fever
USA: West Nile Virus
June
26 June 2005 Afghanistan: Cholera [update]
Kazakhstan: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola hemorrhagic fever [update-4]
Russia: Hepatitis A [update-2]
Taiwan: Cholera
Mainland (Tibet): Plague
Mainland: Avian influenza
Philippines: HK domestic helper contracted rubella
Indonesia: HK citizen contracted dengue fever
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update-2]
19 June 2005 USA (Hawaii): Cholera
USA: Avian influenza, poultry
Afghanistan: Cholera
Zimbabwe: Anthrax, human
Uganda: Cholera
Angola: Marburg hemorrhagic fever [update-11]
India: Meningococcal disease [update-2]
India: Encephalitis
India: Anthrax, human
Russia: Hepatitis A
Mainland (Shenzhen): Measles
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis [update]
Asia: Avian influenza [update-40]
12 June 2005 Kenya: Cholera
Angola: Marburg hemorrhagic fever [update-10]
Australia: Spotted fever
Taiwan: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Mainland (Guangzhou): Acute conjunctivitis
Thailand: Malaria
Vietnam: Dengue fever
Asia: Avian influenza [update-39]
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis
5 June 2005 Yemen: Poliomyelitis [update-2]
Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola haemorrhagic fever [update-3]
India: Cholera and diarrhoea
India: Meningococcal disease [update]
Taiwan: Monkey B virus
Thailand: Dengue fever warning
May
29 May 2005 Argentina: Viral encephalitis
Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola hemorrhagic fever [update-2]
Angola: Marburg hemorrhagic fever [update-9]
Thailand (Phuket): Dengue fever
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis
Indonesia: dengue fever
Asia: Avian influenza [update-38]
22 May 2005 Yemen: Poliomyelitis
Fiji: typhoid fever
Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola hemorrhagic fever [update]
Angola: Marburg hemorrhagic fever [update-8]
India: Meningococcal disease [update]
India: Measles
Philippines: Dengue fever
Asia: Avian influenza [update-37]
15 May 2005 Canada(Alberta): E. coli O157 infection
Democratic Republic of Congo: Suspected Ebola haemorrhagic fever
Angola: Marburg haemorrhagic fever [update-7]
India: Meningococcal disease
Shenzhen: Influenza
Malaysia (Kelantan): Typhoid fever [update]
South East Asia: Dengue fever
Asia: Avian influenza (update-36)
8 May 2005 Angola: Marburg hemorrhagic fever [update-6]
India: Meningococcal meningitis
Russia: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
Taiwan: Dengue fever alert
Philippines: Dengue fever, Diarrhoea
Malaysia (Sabah): Diarrhoea outbreak
Indonesia: Poliomyelitis
Global report: Malaria
April
17 April 2005 Angola: Marburg haemorrhagic fever [update-4]
Iraq: Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Kyrgyzstan: Rabies
Bangladesh: Filariasis
Japan: Hepatitis B
Jilin: Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Mainland: Infectious diseases statistics in 1st quarter
Taiwan: Dengue fever
Australia (Queensland): Dengue fever alert
Malaysia: Dengue fever
Indonesia: Malaria
Asia: Tuberculosis [update]
Asia: Avian influenza [update-33]
10 April 2005 Mexico: Dengue fever
South America: Yellow fever
Central Africa: Meningococcal disease
West Africa: Cholera
Angola: Marburg haemorrhagic fever [update-3]
Macao SAR: Dengue fever alert
Indonesia: Malaria, dengue fever
Asia: Avian influenza [update-32]
3 April 2005 Angola: Marburg haemorrhagic fever [update-2]
Democratic Republic of Congo: Cholera
Timor-Leste: Dengue fever [update-4]
Vietnam: Highland unidentified disease
Asia: Avian influenza [update-31]
March
27 March 2005 World Tuberculosis Day 2005
Angola: Marburg virus disease [update]
Africa: Meningoccocal meningitis
Gansu: Meningoccocal meningitis
Mainland: Scallop poisoning
Vietnam: Rubella
Thailand: Dengue fever
Singapore: Hand, foot and mouth disease
Singapore: Dengue fever
Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara): Rabies, human
Indonesia: Earthquakes
Asia: Avian influenza [update-30]
20 March 2005 Angola: Acute hemorrhagic fever syndrome
Nepal: AIDS
Sri Lanka: Suspected myocarditis
Mainland: Communicable diseases alert
Taiwan: Alert for malaria & dengue fever when travel to Southeast Asia
South Korea: Viral meningitis
Singapore: AIDS
Indonesia and Timor-Leste: HK visitor contracted dengue fever
Southeast Asia: Dengue fever
Asia: Avian influenza [update-29]
Health Tips for Easter holidays
Democratic Republic of Congo: Plague [update -4]
13 March 2005 Nigeria: Lassa fever
Venezuela: Leptospirosis
USA: Alert on West Nile Virus
Mainland: Infectious diseases statistics in February
Thailand: tourist contracted Meloidosis
Thailand: Dengue fever
Singapore: Dengue fever, 2004
Australia (Queensland): Dengue fever
Asia, UK: Avian Influenza [update-28]
Global: Malaria
Democratic Republic of Congo: Plague [update -3]
6 March 2005 Ethiopia: Poliomyelitis
Africa: Cholera [update-5]
Central America: Rota virus gastroenteritis
Japan: Hay fever
Timor-Leste: Dengue haemorrhagic fever [update-3]
Taiwan: Dengue fever [update-22]
Taiwan: Acute mountain sickness
Jilin: Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Southeast Asia: Avian influenza [update-27]
Democratic Republic of Congo: Plague [update -2]
February
27 February 2005 Global: SARS risks
Russia: Rabies
Africa: Cholera [update-4]
Chile (Puerto Montt): Gastroenteritis
Thailand: Dengue fever, measles
Philippines: Meningococcemia [update-7]
Indonesia: Diarrhoeal disease
Malaysia: Dengue fever [update]
Indonesia: HK traveller contracted dengue fever
Southeast Asia: Avian influenza [update-26]
Yunnam: AIDS
Mainland: Meningoccocal meningitis [update-4]
Ghana: Yellow fever
Democratic Republic of Congo: Plague [update]
20 February 2005 USA, Thailand: new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Africa: Cholera [update-3]
Guinea: Traveller contracted malaria
Africa: Meningococcal meningitis [update]
Australia (New South Wales): Legionnaires’ disease
Philippines: Meningococcal meningitis [update-6]
Timor-Leste: Dengue fever [update-2]
Southeast Asia: Dengue fever [update]
Taiwan: Dengue fever [update-21]
Mainland: Infectious diseases statistics in 2004
Mainland: Meningoccocal meningitis [update-3]
Southeast Asia: Avian influenza [update-25]
Democratic Republic of Congo: Plague
13 February 2005 Guyana: Leptospirosis
United Kingdom: Lymphogranuloma venereum
Saudi Arabia: Poliomyelitis
India : Hepatitis
Bangladesh: Nipah virus
Indonesia: Rabies
Guangxi, Beijing: Road traffic accident
Mainland: Meningococcal meningitis [update-2]
Timor-Leste: Dengue hemorrhagic fever [update]
Southeast Asia: Dengue fever
Southeast Asia: Avian influenza [update-24]
6 February 2005 Health Advisory for Lunar New Year Holidays
Zhejiang: Typhoid fever
China: Meningococcal meningitis [update]
Timor-Leste: Dengue hemorrhagic fever
Malaysia: Dengue fever [update-4]
Philippines: Typhoid fever
Thailand and Africa: HK visitor contracted malaria
Southeast Asia: Avian influenza [update-23]
January
30 January 2005 Health Advisory for Lunar New Year Holidays
Chad: Meningococcal disease
Uganda: Trypanosomiasis
Africa: Cholera [update-2]
Anhui: Meningococcal meningitis
Malaysia, Singapore: Dengue fever [update-3]
Thailand (Phangnga): Melioidosis
Philippines: Meningococcaemia [update-5]
Indonesia: Dengue fever [update-2]
Indonesia: Dysentery
Indonesia: Diarrhoeal disease
Southeast Asia: Avian Influenza [update-22]
23 January 2005 Democratic Republic of Congo: Typhoid fever [update]
Africa: Cholera [update]
Africa: tourist contracted Malaria
Malaysia, Singapore: Dengue fever [update-2]
Australia: Melioidosis
Taiwan: Dengue fever [update-20]
Indonesia: HK domestic helper contracted malaria
Philippines: Meningococcaemia [update-4]
Asia: Tsunami [update-4]
Southeast Asia: Avian Influenza [update-21]
16 January 2005 Antarctica: Acute mountain sickness
Flights triple blood clot risk
Gabon: Typhoid fever
Afghanistan: USA army contracted malaria
India: Hepatitis E
Mainland: Filariasis
Bangladesh: HK visitor contracted dengue fever
Taiwan: AIDS
Taiwan: Dengue fever [update-19]
Malaysia: HK visitor contracted dengue fever
Malaysia: Dengue fever[ update]
Guangdong: Meningococcal meningitis
Philippines: Meningococcaemia [update]
Asia: Tsunami [update-3]
Southeast Asia: Avian Influenza [update-20]
9 January 2005 Dominican Republic: Malaria
South America : Dengue fever
Africa: Poliomyelitis outbreak
Africa: Yellow Fever
Africa: Cholera
Taiwan: Dengue Fever [update-18]
Malaysia: Dengue Fever alert
Philippines: Meningococcaemia
Southeast Asia: Avian Influenza [update-19]
Asia: Tsunami [update-2]
2 January 2005 Africa: HK visitor contracted malaria
Russia: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
Taiwan: Dengue Fever (Update-17)
Singapore: Dengue fever [update-6]
Guangdong: Health Alert
Southeast Asia: Avian Influenza [update-18]
Asia: Tsunami [update]