According to Singapore’s Ministry of Health, approximately 3,500 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), a significant increase over average incidence, have been reported throughout the country since January 2012.
Enterovirus 71 is the most common cause of HFMD in Singapore and periodic epidemics occur. Travelers should exercise particular care in hygiene habits, including frequent handwashing.
Since January 2013, the World Health Organization has confirmed 4 deaths out of 5 cases due to the H5N1 influenza virus (avian influenza) in the provinces of Kampong Spoe, Kampot, Phnum Penh, and Takev. Each cases was reported to have had contact with poultry. Over the past 8 years there have been 26 confirmed cases in…
Flu season 2019 Great news from the Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network! The influenza 2018/2019 vaccine has produced great results in preventing the flu (Influenza A, H1N1)pdm09 illness by 72% among all age groups and especially among young children. Better results than last year! Reference: https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.4.1900055
According to WHO, approximately 18,500 cases of dengue fever, a significant increase over the average incidence, have been reported so far this year, primarily in the southern provinces. Travelers are advised to practice daytime insect precautions.
According to press sources, The Bahamas’ Ministry of Health has reported approximately 200 cases of dengue fever, a significant increase over the average incidence, since May 2011. Travelers are advised to practice daytime insect precautions.
According to international health authorities, 2 confirmed cases of pneumonic plague have been reported from remote villages near Ambilobe and Ambanja in typically non-endemic Antsiranana Province since January 2011. Pneumonic plague is transmitted through inhalation of infective respiratory droplets. Risk to travelers is minimal. Full details of any further possible spread beyond these patients is…
Russia: A state of emergency in eastern Russia (Amurskaya OBlast and Jhabarovskiy Kray) has been declared due flooding as a result of heavy rain fall; residents have been evacuated. Travellers are advised to monitor the situation through local media and to avoid affected areas; disruption of transportation should be expected. Phillipines: Flooding on the island of…