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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

Cambodia: Avian Influenza [Update]

30 June 2025

In a follow-up from Cambodia, the Ministry of Health in the kingdom report two additional human H5N1 avian influenza cases from patients in Lek village, Daun Keo commune, Puok district, Siem Reap province.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 30 June 2025)

Bangladesh: Dengue Fever [Update]

30 June 2025

In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Bangladesh in 2025, the Directorate General of Health Services has reported more than 4128 dengue cases since last report 2 weeks ago.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 29 June 2025)

Pakistan: Naegleria fowleri [Update]

30 June 2025

Officials with the Sindh health department report an additional death due to the parasite, Naegleria fowleri.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 29 June 2025)

Mali: Dengue Fever [Update]

30 June 2025

The Mali Ministry of Health reported 52 dengue fever cases (11 confirmed, 41 suspected), and no deaths during the past week.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 29 June 2025)

Bolivia: Measles

30 June 2025

In Bolivia, the Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed 63 positive cases of measles in the country this Thursday. In response, a National Health Emergency was declared on June 23.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 28 June 2025)

Greece: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

30 June 2025

In Greece, the National Public Health Organization reported that a domestic case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever was recently recorded in a settlement in the Municipality of Elassona, Larissa Regional Unit, Thessaly Region.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 28 June 2025)

Pakistan: Poliomyelitis [Update]

30 June 2025

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad, has confirmed a polio case from District Tank in South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This is the 13th polio case of the year.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 28 June 2025)

Cambodia: Dengue Fever

30 June 2025

The National Dengue Control Programme in Cambodia reports 8,803 total dengue cases during the first six months of 2025, an increase of nearly 30 percent, or more than 2500 cases compared to the same period in 2024.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 28 June 2025)

Indonesia: Hantavirus

27 June 2025

The Indonesia Ministry of Health reports 8 cases of Hantavirus type Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome found in 4 provinces. All cases have recovered.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 24 June 2025)

Brazil: Yellow Fever [Update]

27 June 2025

The Brazil Ministry of Health has reported 115 confirmed cases of human yellow fever this year as of 16 June 2025, including 45 deaths.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 24 June 2025)

Taiwan: Chikungunya Fever [Update]

27 June 2025

The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 2 new cases of imported chikungunya fever on 25 June 2025. Both cases were infected in Indonesia.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 25 June 2025)

Ukraine: Syphilis

27 June 2025

According to the Public Health Center of Ukraine, 766 cases of syphilis were recorded in Ukraine in the first 5 months of 2025.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 26 June 2025)

France: Chikungunya Fever [Update]

27 June 2025

6 additional cases of locally transmitted Chikungunya fever cases were identified in France, bringing the total number of local Chikungunya Fever cases this year to 8.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 26 June 2025)

Czech Republic: Scabies

27 June 2025

Czech health officials report 4413 cases of scabies in 2025 so far.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 26 June 2025)

Samoa: Dengue Fever [Update]

27 June 2025

The Samoa Ministry of Health reports 104 laboratory-confirmed cases of dengue fever for 9-15 June 2025, bringing the case total this year to 397.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 27 June 2025)

Japan: Pertussis [Update]

25 June 2025

More than 31,000 people have caught Pertussis this year in Japan, a nearly eight-fold rise from last year that has already surpassed the annual record-high number logged in 2019, data by a national health research institute showed Tuesday.

(Source: The Mainichi 24 June 2025)