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.
Detailed information on the latest Dengue fever situation in Hong Kong, as well as neighbouring and overseas countries and areas, can be found at the Centre for Health Protection’s website: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/df_imported_cases_and_overseas_figures_eng.pdf
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 Mpox (also known as monkeypox) when travelling abroad
Mpox (also known as monkeypox) is a zoonotic disease caused by Mpox 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 2022, multiple outbreaks wer
e 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 Mpox, including the latest situation in overseas countries or places, please visit the World Health Organization and Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection’s thematic webpages at: https://www.who.int/health-topics/monkeypox#tab=tab_1
https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/105683.html
Samoa: Dengue Fever [Update]
11 July 2025
The
Samoa Ministry of Health reported 140 lab-confirmed
dengue cases in the last week of June, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 703 and one reported death since the declaration of the outbreak on 17 April 2025.
Philippines: Dengue Fever [Update]
11 July 2025
The
Negros Oriental Provincial Health Office reports that official data show a total of 1,115
dengue fever cases in 2025 to date, with one death from January 1 to July 5.
France: Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Fever [Update]
11 July 2025
According to French health authorities, a total of 10 new episodes of arboviral transmission have been identified in mainland
France: 9 episodes of
chikungunya and 1 of
dengue fever. This was announced on July 8.
Japan: Pertussis [Update]
11 July 2025
Health officials in
Japan report 39,672 whooping cough, or
pertussis cases since the beginning of the year, far eclipsing the approximately 4,000 cases reported in all of 2024.
Greece: West Nile Virus Infection
11 July 2025
The
Greece National Public Health Organization informs that the first cases of
West Nile virus infection for the 2025 transmission period have been diagnosed in the country.
Panama: Dengue Fever [Update]
11 July 2025
The Ministry of Health of
Panama, through the Department of Epidemiology, reports that as of epidemiological week 25 (June 15-21, 2025), a total of 6,458 cumulative cases of
dengue fever have been recorded nationwide.
Mauritius: Chikungunya Fever [Update]
11 July 2025
During the week ending June 28, the
Mauritius Ministry of Health reported 90 additional confirmed
chikungunya cases (Mauritius- 88 and Rodrigues island- 2), and no deaths. Since the beginning of 2025, 1,440 total confirmed chikungunya cases (1,395 local) and no deaths.
Namibia: Malaria [Update]
11 July 2025
In a follow-up on the
malaria outbreak in
Namibia, health officials report 89,959 confirmed cases and 146 deaths since the start of the outbreak in late 2024.
USA: Dengue Fever [Update]
11 July 2025
In a follow-up on the
dengue fever situation in
Florida in 2025, health authorities report the third autochthonous dengue fever case in the state last week.
USA: Measles [Update]
11 July 2025
The
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported 21 more
measles cases from the past week, pushing the year’s total above a record set in 2019. So far this year, 1,288 cases have been reported from 39 states, and 88% have been part of 27 outbreaks.
Canada: Measles [Update]
11 July 2025
Canada has reported 3,703
measles cases this year, the most since it eliminated the disease in 1998.
Africa: Mpox [Update]
11 July 2025
Officials from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced tracking rises of
mpox cases in several nations, including
Burundi, Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, and Guinea. 23 African countries have reported outbreaks this year, and 18 of them are still active.
Macau: Dengue Fever
8 July 2025
The
Macau Health Bureau received a report of a local
dengue fever case on July 5, and called on residents near the Kida Building, No. 7, Seaside New Street, Macau to take preventive measures to strengthen prevention of dengue fever.
Kenya: Chikungunya Fever [Update]
8 July 2025
In a follow-up on the
chikungunya outbreak in
Mombasa County, in southeastern Kenya, a total of 242 cases including 101 confirmed and zero deaths have been reported through June 15.
Angola: Yellow Fever
8 July 2025
Last month, the Ministry of Health of
Angola officially notified the World Health Organization of the confirmation of seven
yellow fever cases. These cases were identified from samples collected through routine surveillance between July 2024 and February 2025.
Mexico: Measles [Update]
8 July 2025
The Secretary of Health of
Mexico reported that, to date, 2,942 cases of
measles have been recorded nationwide. The majority (93.5%) are concentrated in Chihuahua.
USA: West Nile Virus Infection [Update]
8 July 2025
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed
Illinois’ first human case of
West Nile virus of 2025 in an individual from Southern Illinois.
USA: Dengue Fever [Update]
8 July 2025
The
Hawai‘i Department of Health has confirmed a new travel-related case of
dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of cases reported in Hawai‘i in 2025 to nine.
Taiwan: Japanese Encephalitis
8 July 2025
The
Taiwan Centers for Disease Control announced recently five new confirmed cases of
Japanese encephalitis have been reported in the country, bringing the total number of cases in 2025 to six.
India: Nipah Virus Infection [Update]
8 July 2025
Health officials in Kerala state, on the Malabar Coast of
India, report two additional
Nipah virus cases in the state.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cholera [Update]
8 July 2025
An outbreak of
cholera has been reported in
Kinshasa. To date, cholera cases have been identified in 25 of the city’s 35 zones. According to data provided by Médecins Sans Frontières, there have been 149 confirmed cases and 23 deaths recorded since the start of this outbreak.
United Kingdom: Salmonella
8 July 2025
According to UK Health Security Agency data,
Salmonella infections in
England have risen significantly compared to the previous year. Salmonella infections reached a decade high, with a 17.1% increase from 2023, rising from 8,872 cases in 2023 to 10,388 cases in 2024.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Anthrax [Update]
8 July 2025
In a follow-up on the
anthrax outbreak in
North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as of 26 May 2025, 24 suspected human anthrax cases had been reported.
Mainland China: Naegleria fowleri
8 July 2025
According to a China News Service report, a 5-year-old girl in
Xiamen, Fujian Province in southeastern China was diagnosed with a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by
Naegleria fowleri.
Samoa: Dengue Fever [Update]
8 July 2025
In a follow-up on the
dengue outbreak in
Samoa, the Ministry of Health reported 166 additional dengue cases during the week ending June 22, bringing the outbreak total number of confirmed cases to 563 and one reported death since the declaration of the outbreak on 17 April 2025.
South Sudan: Rift Valley Fever
8 July 2025
According to South Sudan news source Radio Tamazuj, health authorities in Awerial County,
Lakes State, have confirmed a suspected outbreak of
Rift Valley fever in Wunthou Boma. Of the 5 suspected cases, two people have died, and three patients are receiving treatment.
Kyrgyzstan: Measles [Update]
8 July 2025
Kyrgyzstan health officials report as of June 17, 8,211
measles cases, including 982 laboratory confirmed cases, 3,590 clinically confirmed cases and 3,639 epidemiologically related cases. Nine deaths have been reported.
France: Chikungunya Fever [Update]
8 July 2025
As of July 1, 2025, the number of indigenous
chikungunya transmission that have been identified in mainland
France now is 14.
Bolivia: Measles [Update]
8 July 2025
In a follow-up on the
measles outbreak in
Bolivia, the Ministry of Health and Sports now reports 76 measles cases as of July 2, with most cases reported from the department of Santa Cruz.
Cambodia: Avian influenza [Update]
8 July 2025
In Cambodia, health authorities report today, another case of
H5N1 avian influenza in a 5-year-old boy from Kamakor Village, Sam Lahn Commune, Angkor Chey District,
Kampot Province.