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Since January 2015, Ecuador’s Ministry of Health has reported 20, 800 cases of dengue fever. More than 2,370 weekly cases of dengue fever are being reported. Cases are primarily occurring in Esmeraldas, Manabí, Guayas, Los Rios and El Oro Provinces. What is Dengue Fever? Dengue fever is a viral infection spread through the bite of…
There are currently 1,280 cases of Chikungunya occurring weekly in Ecuador. Cases of Chikungunya fever are primarily being reported in Esmeraldas, Manabí and Guaya provinces. Chikungunya is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Travellers returning with a fever from Ecuador should seek medical attention and inform their provider of their recent travel. For…
Since January 2015, the Taiwan CDC has reported more than 105 locally acquired cases of dengue fever; they are currently reporting more than 2 cases per week. Most of the dengue fever cases have been reported in Kaohsiung Municipality and County. Dengue Fever is one of the most common mosquito borne viral diseases of humans. There…
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…
Over a one month range from February- March 2015, there have been several reported cases of Hepatitis A among United States travellers returning from Tulum, Mexico. Why get vaccinated? Hepatitis A is one of the most common vaccine preventable illnesses acquired by travelers. It is found in most parts of the world and is most often spread person…
On April 25th, 2015 Nepal was struck with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake resulted in avalanches, extensive damage and thousands of casualties. Hospitals are open and operational but most are overwhelmed as medical supplies and staff are limited. Pokhara has reported minimal damage and medical care is fully available. The international airport and mobile…
Since January 2015 Peru’s Ministry of Health has been reporting more than 310 cases of dengue fever per week in region of Tumbes and 845 per week in region of Piura. This is a significant increase over the average incidence reports of dengue fever. Dengue Fever is also at a significant increase in Ecuador. More than…
Since February 2015 local health authorities and the World Health Organization has reported over 2100 suspected typhoid fever cases in Kampala, Uganda. Identified specimens include both Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi. The main sources of contamination are drinking water and juices. The main water sources are heavily contaminated with E.coli and fecal matter. Typhoid fever…
A resident of Easter Island, Chile was diagnosed with non-travel related dengue fever on February 20th, 2015. The patient had been diagnosed previously with dengue fever during an outbreak in 2002. Current lab work on the patient is compatible with a second dengue infection. The situation is being monitored by the Ministry of Health. Travellers are advised…
January 21, 2015 California health officials have linked 42 cases of measles in the state to an outbreak that began at Disneyland. 59 cases have been diagnoses in California and another 8 related cases have been reported in Utah, Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Mexico. The majority of those infected were not vaccinated. Among those with…