Current Travel Health News
Current Travel Health News
Take precautions against dengue fever when travelling abroad
Dengue fever is now endemic in more than 100 countries in Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. This includes various popular tourist destinations for Hong Kong people including the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Travellers planning to travel in these areas should take precautions against the disease. Travellers returning from areas where dengue fever is prevalent should seek medical advice as soon as possible if they feel unwell and provide travel details to their doctors.
For more information on dengue fever, including the latest situation in neighbouring and overseas countries and areas, please visit the Centre for Health Protection’s thematic webpage at https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/38847.html
Nepal: Rabies
12 July 2021
In Kavrepalanchok district of
Nepal, 3 cases of lethal
Rabies infection were recorded during the past month.
USA: West Nile Virus [Update]
12 July 2021
As of 9 July, the California Department of Public Health,
USA announced the first confirmed death of
West Nile Virus infection in San Luis Obispo County.
USA: Plague
12 July 2021
In Colorado,
USA state health authorities confirmed a lethal
Plague infection in a 10-year-old girl from La Plata County. The case is the first person in Colorado to die from Plague since 2015.
Ireland: Syphilis
12 July 2021
In
Ireland, 242 cases of
Syphilis infection have been reported during 1 Jan to 30 Apr.
India: Zika Virus
12 July 2021
As of 11 July, 18 cases of
Zika Virus infection have been reported in Kerala state,
India.
Singapore: Dengue Fever [Update]
12 July 2021
As of 9 July,
Singapore’s National Environment Agency reported 3,477 cases of
Dengue infection.
Singapore: Dengue Fever [Update]
9 July 2021
As of 3 July 2021,
Singapore’s National Environment Agency reported 3,387
Dengue cases.
Brazil: Dengue Fever [Update]
7 Jul 2021
São Paulo city of
Brazil reported 6,551 cases of
Dengue fever during the first six months of 2021, compared to 2,026 cases in the whole year of 2020.
Guinea: Lassa Fever
7 Jul 2021
The World Health Organization reported the second confirmed
Lassa fever case and fatality in
Guinea.
Russia: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
7 Jul 2021
Brazil: Chikungunya Fever [Update]
6 July 2021
Health authorities in São Paulo state,
Brazil reported 7,600 cases of
Chikungunya Fever during the first six months of 2021, compared to only 254 cases in the whole year of 2020.
Philippines: Dengue Fever [Update]
6 July 2021
Baguio City in the
Philippines reported an increase in
Dengue this year, 19,202 cases of are recorded till 19 of June.
India: Rabies
6 July 2021
In Dimapur district of Nagaland state in northeastern
India , officials reported two human
rabies deaths.
Nigeria: Measles [Update]
6 July 2021
Health officials in the Borno State in north-eastern
Nigeria reported 8,894 cases and 99 deaths of
measles in 2021.