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
Singapore: Dengue Fever [Update]
25 April 2022
As of 22 April,
Singapore's National Environment Agency reported 5,459 cases of
Dengue Fever infection.
Guinea: Lassa Fever
25 April 2022
Guinea Minister of Health and Public Hygiene declared a
Lassa Fever outbreak in the country after the confirmation of a case in Guéckédou.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Virus Disease
25 April 2022
Health authorities in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak of
Ebola after one lethal case of infection was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province.
Pakistan: Poliomyelitis [Update]
25 April 2022
One case of Type-1 wild
Poliovirus infection was confirmed in a 15 month old child from North Waziristan on 22 April by the
Pakistan National polio laboratory in Islamabad. The laboratory also confirmed detection of a positive environmental sample collected on 5 April from Bannu district of the same province. Both these viruses are closely related to each other.
Japan: Syphilis [Update]
25 April 2022
In 2021,
Japan recorded a historical high of 7,873 cases of
Syphilis infection over the last 50 years. Women in their 20s formed the largest group of patients.
As of 13 April 2022, 2,592 cases were reported in the country. Among these, Tokyo reported 781 cases.
Brazil: Dengue Fever [Update]
25 April 2022
From August 2021 to date, 80,004 cases of
Dengue Fever infection and 5 deaths were reported in Paraná,
Brazil.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Plague [Update]
22 April 2022
As of 17 April, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 56 cases of bubonic
Plague, including two deaths. Almost all cases were reported in Lokpa.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Monkeypox [Update]
22 April 2022
The
Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 1,088 cases of
Monkeypox infection during the first quarter of 2022.
Argentina: Trichinosis
22 April 2022
A total of 59 cases of
Trichinosis were reported in Córdoba province,
Argentina.
Zambia: Schistosomiasis
22 April 2022
An outbreak of
Schistosomiasis was first reported on 7 April in Chirundu,
Zambia and ultimately affected some 150 children.
Singapore: Dengue Fever [Update]
19 April 2022
As of 18 April,
Singapore's National Environment Agency reported 4,861 cases of
Dengue Fever infection.
Cameroon: Cholera
19 April 2022
In the past 5 months, a total of 3,407 cases of
Cholera infection and 83 deaths have been reported in
Cameroon.
Brazil: Yellow Fever
19 April 2022
The State Health Department of Tocantins,
Brazil, reported 1 lethal case of
Yellow Fever infection. The victim is an unvaccinated tourist, jointed sport fishing between Peixe, São Salvador and Paranã in the south of the state.
Panama: Hantavirus [Update]
19 April 2022
So far this year, 8 cases of
Hantavirus infection have been reported in Los Santos,
Panama.
Israel: Poliomyelitis [Update]
19 April 2022
According to the
Israel Ministry of Health, 7 asymptomatic cases of circulating vaccine-derived
Poliovirus type 3 infection and one paralysis case have been reported since early March. All are not vaccinated.
Kazakhstan: Anthrax
19 April 2022
Two cases of
Anthrax infection were detected in the Tyulkubas district of the Turkestan region,
Kazakhstan.