Travel Health Service Year 2026

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

USA: Chikungunya Fever [Update]

2 July 2026

Florida state health officials reported two additional travel associated chikungunya fever cases in the past week- one each in Broward County and Okaloosa Counties. This brings the total travel associated cases to 38 in the state through June 27.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 1 July 2026)

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Disease [Update]

2 July 2026

According to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministry of Health, the Ebola disease outbreak has resulted in 1,307 confirmed cases, including 377 deaths, for a case fatality rate of 28.8% as of June 29.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 1 July 2026)

Solomon Islands: HIV

2 July 2026

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services has reported a cumulative total of 104 confirmed HIV cases as of 31 May 2026 (since the first case in 1994), up from 79 cases reported on 1 December 2025, representing 25 new cases over approximately five months.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 30 June 2026)

Bangladesh: Measles [Update]

2 July 2026

The Bangladesh Directorate General of Health Services in Dhaka reported an additional 1,004 suspected measles cases in the past 24 hours, which brings the outbreak total to 100,211 cases nationwide. The total number of laboratory-confirmed measles infections has risen to 11,851. Four additional deaths over the past 24 hours brings the outbreak death toll to 716, including 93 confirmed.

(Source: Outbreak News Today 30 June 2026)