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.
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…
The Public Health Agency of Canada advises travellers going to warm winter destinations to practise safe food and water precautions and good hand hygiene while travelling abroad. In the last month, there have been a number of reports of travellers returning to Canada from warm winter destinations complaining of symptoms including nausea, vomiting and diarrhea….
Mount Lokon volcano, located in North Sulawesi Province, began erupting on July 9, 2011. The alert level for the volcano has been raised and thousands of residents have been evacuated. Travelers should avoid affected areas and monitor the situation through local media.
On December 29th, 2014 a health care worker travelling from Sierra Leone and arriving in Glasgow was confirmed to have Ebola Virus Disease. The health care worker became ill shortly after arriving in Scotland and was admitted to hospital before being transferred to a high-level isolation unit in London. The health care worker was not…
Planning a trip to Russia for the FIFA World Cup on June 14 to July 15, 2018? Consider these precautions for your trip: Rabies Travellers Diarrhea Tick-Bourne Encephalitis Tuberculosis Sexually Transmitted Infections An estimate of 1.3 million people will be attending the event. Come visit your closest Travel Health Clinic for a consult to gain…
According to the European CDC, 11 confirmed cases of legionellosis have been reported in travelers returning from the northern town of Lazise, Verona Province (Veneto Region) since July 2011. Though the exact source of infection has not yet been identified, 3 of the 4 accommodations were geographically clustered together, south of the town center. Legionellosis…