Current Travel Health News

In Indonesia, an outbreak of Cholera which killed 85 people was reported in West Papua.

(Source: ProMED-mail 2 July 2008)

In Malaysia, 3 deaths were reported among 911 Dengue Fever cases diagnosed between 15 and 21 June 2008.

(Source: ProMED-mail 1 July 2008)

In Vietnam, a total of 19 859 cases of Dengue Fever , including 20 deaths, were reported so far this year. In the past week, there was a report of over 1 400 Dengue Fever patients in 27 locations, 4 of them died of the disease.

(Source: ProMED-mail 1 July 2008)

In Brazil, 142 deaths due to Dengue Fever were reported in Rio de Janeiro and more than 30 000 Dengue Fever cases were recorded in Bahia with 6 deaths in 2008.

(Source: ProMED-mail 1 July 2008)

In India, 374 cases of Cholera were reported in Delhi so far this year.

(Source: ProMED-mail 2 July 2008)

In Pakistan, 16 confirmed cases of Cholera were reported in Punjab Province.
(Source: ProMED-mail 2 July 2008)

Turkey so far reported 551 cases of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever with 33 deaths in 2008.

(Source: ProMED-mail 4 July 2008)

Yemen reported 1 903 suspected cases of Dengue Fever with 115 being confirmed since the beginning of this year. Recently, 3 people died in the province of Shabwa due to suspected Dengue Fever.

(Source: ProMED-mail 1 July 2008)

In Kenya, an outbreak of Cholera affecting 219 people including 3 deaths was reported in Nyanza Province.

In South Africa, an outbreak of Cholera affecting 27 people including 4 deaths was reported in Mpumalanga Province.

(Source: ProMED-mail 2 July 2008)