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
Senegal: Chikungunya Fever
22 June 2026
The
Senegal Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the first
chikungunya cases of 2026. According to the MOH, six confirmed cases were reported the week ending June 13 from six regions. No deaths were reported.
USA: West Nile Virus Infection
22 June 2026
The
Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) reports an increase in human
West Nile virus (WNV) cases and deaths to date in 2026. Through June 18, health officials have reported 25 locally acquired human WNV cases and two deaths, this is up from 10 cases and no deaths during the same period in 2025.
Greece: Bacillary Dysentery, Hepatitis A
22 June 2026
The
Hellenic National Institute of Health reports cases of
Shigellosis and
hepatitis A involving men who have sex with men (MSM) in the country, prompting an announcement.
Bangladesh: Dengue Fever [Update]
22 June 2026
In
Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported an additional 60
dengue fever cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases to 4,680 since the beginning of the year. As of June 20, the dengue death toll stands at 7. Divisions reporting the most cases include
Barishal (1,243),
Chattogram (956) and
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) with 660.
Philippines: Dengue Fever [Update]
22 June 2026
During the first five months 2026, a total of 50,727
dengue cases were recorded, a 56 percent decrease compared to the same period last year.
Canada: Hepatitis A [Update]
22 June 2026
In a follow-up on the
hepatitis A outbreak in
Manitoba, Canada, as of June 4, there have been 784 cases of hepatitis A virus reported since September 2024, mainly spread through person-to-person contact.
Bangladesh: Measles [Update]
22 June 2026
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in
Dhaka reported 807 additional
measles cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases reported since March 15 to 91,789. 10,949 confirmed cases were reported. The death tally stands at 677, including 93 confirmed fatalities.
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: Ebola Disease [Update]
22 June 2026
As of 17 June, a cumulative of 896 confirmed cases of
Ebola Disease, including 232 deaths, have been reported from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 18 June,
Uganda has reported 19 confirmed cases including two deaths, as well as one probable case who has died.
(Source: WHO 19 June 2026)
India: Bacillary Dysentery
22 June 2026
In a follow-up on the
shigellosis outbreak afflicting
Kerala state, India, on Thursday, the state health department confirmed 19 fresh cases of Shigella, pushing the total number of infections recorded this June alone to 110
Guatemala: Measles [Update]
22 June 2026
Guatemala is experiencing a massive
measles outbreak in 2026, with 23,425 total cases (7,075 laboratory-confirmed and 16,350 clinically suspected) and 22 recorded deaths reported since January and through June 16.
India: Dengue Fever
22 June 2026
Since the beginning of the year,
Kerala has reported 3,565 confirmed and 10, 428 probable cases of
dengue. More than half the confirmed cases have been reported since May. 17 dengue deaths have been reported to date.
Iraq: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever [Update]
22 June 2026
Health officials in the
Kurdistan Region report the first two cases of
CCHF in 2026 in
Erbil.
South Korea: Japanese Encephalitis [Update]
18 June 2026
The
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency issued a
Japanese Encephalitis alert on Wednesday, June 17, after Japanese Encephalitis virus genes were detected in mosquitoes collected in the Daegu area.
Sri Lanka: Dengue Fever [Update]
18 June 2026
In a follow-up on the
dengue fever outbreak in
Sri Lanka, the National Dengue Control Unit reports the total number of cases has now risen to 42,232.
Taiwan: Japanese Encephalitis [Update]
18 June 2026
About a week after
Taiwan health officials reported the first
Japanese encephalitis case of 2026, The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control announced one new confirmed case in a one-year-old girl from Hualien City, Hualien County, who is not yet of age for Japanese encephalitis vaccination.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Disease [Update]
18 June 2026
On June 15, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 29 new confirmed cases of
Ebola disease and 4 deaths, bringing the total confirmed cases to 837 cases and 196 deaths, for a 23.4% case fatality rate. All 29 new cases were reported from Ituri province- Mongbwalu (10), Rwampara (7), Nizi (5), Nyankunde (3), Lita (3), Komanda (1).
USA: Measles [Update]
18 June 2026
Connecticut state health officials announced that it has confirmed a case of
measles in an unvaccinated Hartford County adult.
Haiti: Diphtheria
18 June 2026
Since the beginning of the year through the end of May,
Haiti reported 159 confirmed
diphtheria cases (157 by laboratory testing and two by epidemiological link) and five confirmed deaths. This compares to 58 confirmed cases and four deaths during the same period in 2025.
Bangladesh: Measles [Update]
18 June 2026
The
measles outbreak in
Bangladesh began on March 15. Three months later, Bangladesh health officials report 86,923 total suspect cases, after an additional 972 cases were reported in the past 24 hours. The number of confirmed measles cases now stand at 10,387.