The World Health Organization has update it’s requirement for polio vaccination; Kenya and Somalia are now requiring all travelers to be vaccinated against polio due to re-established transmission in these countries.
Travellers are advised to seek travel health advise a minimum of 4-6 weeks prior to departure date (if possible).
Planning a trip to Cusco or other high altitude places? Here are some tips: Altitude can possibly improve sleep apnea depending if you have central or obstructive sleep apnea. It is best to consult with your doctor. CPAP machine: * can be powered by batteries so bring extras * solar reliant chargers/batteries are helpful for…
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
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to border areas in the Thai provinces of Tak and Mae Hong Son due to ongoing armed conflict on the Burmese side of the border. Incursions and shelling into Thailand have occurred. In November 2010, fighting within Burma between ethnic groups and military forces involved gun and mortar fire and led to injuries…
Chikungunya is an infection cause by mosquitoes causing fever, extreme joint paint, muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. There have been 5 cases confirmed by New Caledonia’s department of health, since April 2013. Chikungunya can share similar symptoms to Dengue fever. There is no cure for the disease. Travellers are advised to practice daytime and…
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…
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.)…