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.
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Since August 26, 2014, Japan’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 80 locally acquired cases of dengue fever. These are the first locally acquired cases since 1945, cases have mainly been reported from visitors to Yoyogi Park. Yoyogi Park, Shinjuku Central Park, and Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden are currently closed. Dengue fever is spread through the bite of…
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 WHO, 4 confirmed cases of wild poliovirus have been reported in the remote Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region near the Pakistan border since July 2011. The last indigenous case of polio in China was reported in 1994. One clinical case often represents hundreds of asymptomatic infections in the population. One adult booster…
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.
Thailand’s general election is scheduled for July 3, 2011. Demonstrations are likely leading up to the election and some may turn violent. Travelers should avoid large crowds and demonstrations.
An outbreak of rabies in dogs has been ongoing in Bali, Indonesia, since November 2008. As of November 1, 2011, more than 100 people have died from rabies in Bali since the outbreak began. Human and animal rabies cases have been confirmed near popular tourist destinations throughout the island. Efforts, including vaccinating dogs for rabies,…