Cholera in the Dominican Republic

Health officials are investigating what could be a new cholera outbreak in the northern Dominican Republic, where one woman died and more than 200 people have sought medical attention, Health Minister Bautista Rojas said lastThursday. He cautioned that only six of the more than 200 cases have been confirmed as cholera, including that of a…

According to Ecuador’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,800 cases of dengue fever, a significant increase over the average incidence, have been reported since January 2012, primarily from El Oro, Guayas, Los Rios, and Manabi provinces. Travelers are advised to practice daytime insect precautions.

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…

The Ministry of Health in Senegal notified the WHO of three cases of yellow fever in Kédougou and Saraya Health districts, near the border with Mali and Guinea Conakry on 26 October 2011.  The Ministry of Health of Senegal plans to organize a vaccination campaign in mid-December 2011, targeting the non-vaccinated individuals aged nine months and…

According to the European Center for Disease Control, the first report of dengue fever continues, there are now 37 confirmed cases of dengue fever on the island of Madeira (there are also 262 probable cases). For further information please see previous post Dengue Fever: Madeira

On August 26, 2011, South Africa published online a revision to its YF entry requirement (the revised webpages are listed below). In Travax, the South Africa profile and the Report Builder YF requirement results have been amended accordingly. The essence of the revision is that effective October 1, 2011, South Africa will require a YF…