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
Mainland China: Chikungunya Fever [Update]
25 August 2025
Shunde Health Bureau reported 13 additional confirmed cases of
Chikungunya fever in
Shunde District, Foshan City on August 23, mainly concentrated in Lecong Town, Beijiao Town and Chencun Town, all of which are mild cases.
Pakistan: Poliomyelitis [Update]
25 August 2025
On August 6, the Regional Reference Laboratory for
Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health,
Islamabad, has confirmed a new case of polio from District Lakki Marwat in South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The case involves a 5-month-old child from Union Council Sulemankhel. This is the 19th case of 2025.
Philippines: Dengue Fever [Update]
25 August 2025
In a follow-up on the
Dengue fever situation in
Quezon City, dengue cases in Quezon City have reached 6,981 from January 1 to August 20, 2025. District 2 recorded its highest case with 2,038 and 23 reported deaths due to dengue across the city. According to officials, the 6,981 cases reported is an 155% increase compared to last year.
USA: Measles [Update]
25 August 2025
The
Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Oconto County Public Health report five additional cases of
Measles in Oconto County last week.
USA: West Nile Virus Infection [Update]
25 August 2025
As of August 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a total of 320
West Nile virus disease from 33 states in
USA. 188 cases were classified as neuroinvasive.
Mexico: Measles [Update]
25 August 2025
In a follow-up on the
Measles outbreak in
Mexico, the Ministry of Health reports 4,226 cumulative confirmed measles cases as of August 22.
Serbia: West Nile Virus Infection
25 August 2025
Based on data provided to the Institute of Public Health of
Serbia, 16 cases of
West Nile fever in the human population were registered in the territory of the Republic of Serbia as of August 17, 2025.
Philippines: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease [Update]
25 August 2025
The
Philippines Department of Health reports as of August 9, 2025, cases of
Hand, Foot and Mouth disease or HFMD have hit 37,368 – up more than seven times compared to 5,081 cases in the same period in 2024.
Ukraine: Norovirus Infection
25 August 2025
A
Norovirus outbreak in a children's camp in the
Lviv region has sickened 53 people, including children and staff, according to local media.
Nauru: Dengue Fever
25 August 2025
Dengue cases were first reported by the Republic of
Nauru Hospital on 27 June 2025. As of 18 August 2025, the Ministry of Health has confirmed 379 dengue cases out of the 1,158 tests conducted.
Fiji: Dengue Fever [Update]
25 August 2025
The
Fiji Ministry for Health and Medical Services is pleased to declare the end of the
Dengue fever outbreak in the Western and Central Divisions.
Uganda: Anthrax [Update]
25 August 2025
Uganda health officials report an
Anthrax outbreak in western Uganda.
Uganda: Rift Valley Fever
25 August 2025
The
Uganda Ministry of Health reported a confirmed human fatal
Rift Valley fever case in the eastern Ugandan district of Mbale on August 8.
USA: Malaria [Update]
25 August 2025
New Jersey health officials report investigating a case of
Malaria in a resident of Morris County with no international travel history.
France: Chikungunya Fever and Dengue Fever [Update]
21 August 2025
In a follow-up on the growing arbovirus situation in France, health officials report as of August 19, 2025, 154 indigenous chikungunya cases have been reported on mainland France.
In addition, 13 locally transmitted dengue fever cases have been reported to date.
USA: Valley Fever
21 August 2025
The
California Department of Health reports during the first six months of 2025, more than 5,500 provisional
Valley fever cases reported to date.
USA: Plague [Update]
21 August 2025
Health authorities with the
El Dorado County health Department report a county resident has tested positive for
plague.
USA: Dengue Fever [Update]
21 August 2025
The
Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County is informing residents of a first confirmed human case of locally-acquired
dengue fever in the county.
Somalia: Diphteria
21 August 2025
Somalia is battling a sustained and intensifying
diphtheria outbreak, particularly Puntland regions of Mudug, Nugal and Bari. According to the latest data, 482 confirmed cases and 27 deaths had been reported.
Mexico: Rabies
21 August 2025
The
Zacatecas Health Secretariat reported a human case of
rabies in a 17-year-old female patient, which is the first case reported in the state in nearly 40 years.
Samoa: Dengue Fever [Update]
21 August 2025
In a follow-up on the
dengue fever outbreak in
Samoa, the Ministry of Health reports that since the beginning of the year, 9,571 clinically diagnosed dengue cases, of which, 3,070 were laboratory confirmed through August 17. There has been six fatalities recorded to date.
Israel: Measles [Update]
21 August 2025
The
Israel Ministry of Health reports that since the
measles outbreak began about three months ago, 526 patients with measles have been diagnosed and there have been 2 deaths.
Mainland China: Chikungunya Fever [Update]
21 August 2025
Shunde Health Bureau reported 12 additional confirmed cases of
chikungunya fever in
Shunde District, Foshan City on August 19, mainly concentrated in Lecong Town, Beijiao Town and Chencun Town, all of which are mild cases.
USA: Measles [Update]
21 August 2025
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today that over the past 2 weeks, it has received reports of 19 more
measles cases, bringing the national total to 1,375, the most since the disease was eliminated in the
United States since 2000.
(Source: CIDRAP 21 August 2025)