Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in several provinces along the coast of southern Thailand. Travelers should expect transportation disruptions, avoid affected areas, and monitor the situation through local media.
Vaccines to prevent and treat Ebola virus diseases are an urgent international priority. A vaccine against Ebola virus is currently under trials in Guinea, West Africa. The first results are promising and show effectiveness in preventing Ebola virus diseases in laboratory diagnoses cases. The vaccine produces a rapid immune response against the Ebola Virus in…
Heavy rain has caused severe flooding in Bolivia, especially in Rurrenabaque. Casualties have been reported. Travelers should expect transportation disruptions, avoid affected areas, and monitor the situation through local media.
According to Hong Kong’s Department of Health, 1 locally acquired case of Japanese encephalitis has been reported since July 2011 in Yuen Long District in the northwest New Territories, a rural farming area rarely visited by foreigners. This is the first report of a local case since 2005. (Two imported cases were reported in 2007.)…
There have been 18 confirmed cases and 40 suspected cases of Zika virus infection in Rarotonga and Aitutaki since Mar 11, 2014. An ongoing outbreak of Zika virus was first reported in October 2013 in French Polynesia. In January 2014 New Caledonia reported it’s first confirmed case. Easter Island has also reported it’s first locally acquired case….
According to Singapore’s Ministry of Heath, the average incidence of dengue fever cases over the year have increased. There have been more than 1900 cases of dengue reported in Singapore so far this year. Travellers are advised to practise daytime insect precautions. For further information please see our page on Dengue Fever