According to press sources, 2 cases of Lassa fever (in previously non-endemic River State) have been reported so far this year. Official confirmation and laboratory testing is pending. Travelers are advised to avoid contact with mice and rats (including their excreta) in rural areas.
21 January 2011 Nairobi — A mandatory yellow fever jab for travellers within East Africa was ordered yesterday to contain an outbreak of the disease in Uganda. Tanzania’s Health minister Dr Hadji Mponda said efforts are being made to establish vaccination centres at all border posts following a meeting of the region’s health ministers in…
The Pan American Health Organization has reported over 20 laboratory confirmed cases of cholera in Cuba since August 2015. Confirmed cases have been reported in Holguin Province; unofficial reports of cholera cases have also been in Las Tunas and Santiago de Cuba provinces. What is Cholera? Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by an infection of the…
OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to Egypt due to demonstrations and protests, civil unrest, high levels of criminal activity and violence throughout the country, and the threat of terrorist attacks. Civil unrest and violent demonstrations have been occurring in many parts of Egypt since January 23, 2011. There…
As of March 31,2013, according to the Ministry of Health in Haiti there has been 652,730 cases of cholera and 8,063 cholera related deaths since the beginning of the outbreak, in October 2010. The outbreak has been reported in all 10 departments of Haiti; the country’s capital has had 176,100 cases reported. It is important to…
On March 11 a major earthquake and tsunami caused widespread destruction primarily in northeastern Japan, with aftershocks continuing, including in Tokyo which is further south. There is an exclusion zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant located in northeastern Japan south of Miyagi Prefecture (see additional information below). Health recommendations for most areas of the…
Zika Virus has now spread over most of the Caribbean Islands, as well as Central and South America. Zika virus is spread by mosquitoes and is from the same family as the dengue and West Nile viruses. The majority of Zika virus infection cases present with fever, headache, joint pain, fatigue, rash and conjunctivitis. Mild…