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
South Africa: Rabies [Update]
26 November 2021
Since the beginning of this year, 17 cases of confirmed
Rabies infection have been reported in
South Africa.
USA: West Nile Virus infection [Update]
26 November 2021
As of 16 November,
United States of America reported 1,974 cases of
West Nile Virus infection and 79 deaths. About half of the cases were reported in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Nigeria: Malaria
26 November 2021
The
Nigeria Minister of Health said that
Malaria is endemic in the whole country, 76% of the population living in high transmission areas and on estimation at least 30 children are lost to malaria daily.
Argentina: Syphilis
26 November 2021
According to official statistics in La Pampa,
Argentina, 460 cases of
Syphilis infection were reported during the first 10 months of this year.
India: Dengue Fever [Update]
25 November 2021
India reported 1,850
Dengue Fever cases in Delhi in the past week, bringing the total cases in the capital to 7,128.
Singapore: Dengue Fever [Update]
23 November 2021
As of 19 November,
Singapore’s National Environment Agency reported 4,869 cases of
Dengue infection.
Pakistan: Dengue fever [Update]
23 November 2021
Health authority in Punjab province,
Pakistan reported 23,576 cases of
Dengue infection and 118 deaths so far this year.
Spain: Scabies
23 November 2021
About 9,000 cases of
Scabies have been reported in the island of Mallorca,
Spain so far this year.
Ukraine: Foodborne botulism
23 November 2021
Two cases of foodborne
Botulism were reported in Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southeastern
Ukraine.
Argentina: Anthrax
23 November 2021
One suspected case of Cutaneous
Anthrax was reported in the rural areas of La Pampa province,
Argentina.