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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

Ghana: Typhoid Fever

1 September 2025

A surge in typhoid fever cases has been reported in Ghana’s Oti Region, affecting the districts of Biakoye, Krachi East, Krachi West, and Krachi Nchumuru.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 29 August 2025)

Senegal: Mpox

1 September 2025

Senegal has reported its first mpox case of 2025, involving a foreign national who arrived on August 19 and was hospitalized in Dakar on August 21.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 29 August 2025)

Bangladesh: Dengue Fever [Update]

1 September 2025

Bangladesh has reported 30,376 confirmed dengue cases with 118 deaths through August 28, with Barisal reporting 9,929 cases and Dhaka South City Corporation accounting for 57 deaths.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 29 August 2025)

USA: Dengue Fever

1 September 2025

Florida has reported 16 locally transmitted dengue cases in 2025, with Brevard County (11 cases), Miami-Dade (3), Hillsborough (1), and Pasco (1) affected.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 30 August 2025)

Israel: Measles [Update]

1 September 2025

Israel has reported 770 measles cases with 2 toddler deaths, with 24 currently hospitalized and high-risk areas including Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, and the Galilee region.