German air traffic controllers are planning a six-hour strike on August 9, 2011, from 6 a.m. to noon local time. Flights over, arriving in, departing from, and transiting through Germany may be disrupted. Travelers should contact their airlines.
The Public Health Agency of Canada released a public health notice on measles on March 26th, 2013. Two Canadians, one from Ontario and one from New Brunswick, travelled outside of Canada to Mexico and became infected with measles; they were not previously vaccinated. It is likely that the individuals contracted the illness from another traveler in the…
Since the beginning of March 2013, there have been violent incidents and casualities due to security operations targeting a Filipino group occupying a village in Sabah State. There have been increased naval patrols of coastal waters and security forces. Travellers are advised to avoid affected areas and to monitor the situation through local media.
As of December 16, 2014 the Ministry of Health in Ecuador has now confirmed 3 locally acquired cases of chikungunya. The 3 cases of chikungunya fever have been confirmed from the Province of Manabí. Chikungunya fever is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. The chikungunya mosquito, like Dengue, are daytime bitters. There is no vaccine…
According to European heath authorities, on October 19th, 2012 the first case of rabies since 1987 was reported. The rabies was found in a red fox from the Western Macedonian Region in Northern Greece. Certain travellers are recommended to receive the rabies vaccination.
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…
The Surveillance Department of the Ministry of Healht and Training in Public Health Intervention Network have created this initiative to help improvbe detection of diseases during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil 2014. The app helps gain access to information about health care and disease prevention, monitor the schedule of games and locations of games etc….