According to Malaysia’s Ministry of Health, 22 confirmed (plus 29 suspected) cases of chikungunya have been reported in travelers to Pangkor Island near Perak State since January 2012. Chikungunya is an arboviral infection, transmitted by mosquitoes. Travelers are advised to practice daytime and nighttime insect precautions.
According to press reports, 9 suspected human cases of yellow fever have been reported in the established yellow fever zone of Baringo District, Rift Valley, since April 2011. Reported cases have been restricted to this area, and initial laboratory testing has been negative; further confirmatory testing is pending. Shoreland continues to recommend vaccination for all…
According to China’s Ministry of Health, 1 confirmed case of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza has been reported from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province (north of Hong Kong) since December 2011. This is the first human case in China in 18 months despite an ongoing poultry reservoir. Since 2005, 40 cases of human infection with H5N1…
The Center for disease control has received reports of patients with suspected acute muscular sarcocystosis from travelers in March and April 2014 to Tioman Island in Malaysia. Sarcocystosis is spread through food, water and soil contaminated with infected animal feces. Symptoms occur from two forms of the disease; one causes diarrhea and the other may include…
ABSTRACT: Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonotic illness globally. It has been classified by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as emerging or re-emerging. Leptospirosis is most frequently recognized in the developing world. It was removed from the U.S. list of nationally reportable infectious diseases in 1995,…
According to WHO, 65 confirmed cases of wild poliovirus have been reported in Chad since January 2011. Cases have been reported in N’Djamena, southern areas bordering Central African Republic and Cameroon, and eastern regions including areas bordering Sudan. One clinical case often represents hundreds of asymptomatic infections in the population. One adult booster of polio…
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to Côte d’Ivoire due to violence and armed conflict. Land and sea borders are closed. A 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew is in place. Tensions related to the 2010 presidential election results have led to ongoing armed clashes. Violence and aggressions against foreigners have…