Flights cancellations and airport closures are possible following the spread of the ash cloud from the Puyehue volcano eruption on June 5, 2011. Travelers are advised to contact their airlines and monitor the situation through local media.
Over 480 confirmed cases of chikungunya have been reported in the Carribean as of January 20, 2014; many additional cases are still under investigation. Cases have been confirmed in Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, British Virgin Islands. The Carribean outbreak of chikungunya was discovered during an on-going dengue fever outbreak. Chikungunya virus…
The Public Health Agency of Canada advises travellers going to warm winter destinations to practise safe food and water precautions and good hand hygiene while travelling abroad. In the last month, there have been a number of reports of travellers returning to Canada from warm winter destinations complaining of symptoms including nausea, vomiting and diarrhea….
According to WHO, one confirmed case of poliovirus type 1 has been reported in Gabon since January 2011. The last reported case of polio in Gabon was in 1996. One clinical case often represents hundreds of asymptomatic infections in the population. Shoreland recommends 1 adult booster of polio vaccine for travelers to Gabon (in addition…
The World Health Organization has reported 10 confirmed cases of wild poliovirus in the province of Dayr as Zawr since early October 2013. Prior to these reports the last case of polio virus was reported in 1999. 1 confirmed case of polio generally represents hundreds of asymptomatic cases in the population. Travellers to Syria are recommended…
Since May 14, 2015, Brazil’s Ministry of Health has reported 16 locally acquired cases of Zika virus. This is the first report of this virus in Brazil. Zika virus is spread to humans through the bite of infected mosquito. The Zika virus mosquito is from the same family as the dengue mosquito (dengue fever is nicknamed…
There has been an ongoing outbreak of Cholera in Cuba since July of last year. The 12 cases reported since July 2013 were from people who had travelled to Havana. The 2 food service centers linked to these outbreaks have since adopted up to date sanitary measures. Travellers are advised to use caution when travelling…