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
Take precautions against Monkeypox when travelling abroad
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by Monkeypox virus. Often found in tropical forest regions of Central and West Africa. It is mainly transmitted by contact with infected animals, human-to-human transmission is limited. Incubation period is mainly from 6 to 13 days, symptoms are similar with Smallpox infection, but less severe.
Since 6 May this year, multiple outbreaks were reported in Europe and North America countries, and many patient are self-identified as bisexual or men who have sex with men. Travellers planning to travel in these areas should avoid contact with infected person. Travellers returning from these areas shall notify the doctor to seek medical treatment and inform the travel situation if feeling unwell.
For more information on Monkeypox, including the latest situation in overseas countries and areas, please visit the World Health Organization's thematic webpage at: https://www.who.int/health-topics/monkeypox#tab=tab_1
30 May 2022
30 May 2022
30 May 2022
The Ministry of Health of Mexico confirmed the first imported case of Monkeypox in Mexico City.
Singapore: Dengue Fever [Update]
27 May 2022
27 May 2022
United Arab Emirates: Monkeypox
27 May 2022
27 May 2022
27 May 2022
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Virus Disease [Update]
27 May 2022
Pakistan: Poliomyelitis [Update]
27 May 2022
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Monkeypox [Update]
27 May 2022
27 May 2022
Singapore: Dengue Fever [Update]
25 May 2022
25 May 2022
What is special about these cases is that these cases had not traveled to West and Central Africa regions where the virus is endemic and that many transmissions apparently took place in the context of sexual activities, especially in men who have had sexual contact with other men.
Malaysia: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease [Update]
25 May 2022
25 May 2022
25 May 2022
Another case was reported in Washington areas. The case is an adult male with international travel in the past month to a country that has also reported Monkeypox cases.
25 May 2022
25 May 2022