Current Travel Health News
Current Travel Health News
Take precautions against dengue fever when travelling abroad
Dengue fever is now endemic in more than 100 countries in Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. This includes various popular tourist destinations for Hong Kong people including the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Travellers planning to travel in these areas should take precautions against the disease. Travellers returning from areas where dengue fever is prevalent should seek medical advice as soon as possible if they feel unwell and provide travel details to their doctors.
For more information on dengue fever, including the latest situation in neighbouring and overseas countries and areas, please visit the Centre for Health Protection’s thematic webpage at https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/38847.html
South Korea: Japanese Encephalitis
19 October 2020
The
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has reported at least one confirmed and two suspected
Japanese encephalitis cases. All the cases were reported from Gyeonggi Province, or the province surrounding Seoul.
Thailand: Chikungunya fever [Update]
19 October 2020
Thailand health officials reported an additional 600-plus
chikungunya cases in the past week, putting the total so far in 2020 to 10,101 in 72 provinces. No deaths have been reported.
Burkina Faso: Hepatitis E
19 October 2020
The World Health Organization reported from July 1 to September 25, 2020, a total of 71 cases and 10 deaths of
Hepatitis E in
Burkina Faso.
Singapore: Dengue Fever [Update]
13 October 2020
As of 10 October
Singapore’s National Environment Agency reported 31,338
Dengue cases.
Mauritania: Rift Valley Fever
15 October 2020
As of 5 October,
Mauritania reported an outbreak of
Rift Valley Fever with 36 confirmed cases including 13 deaths.
Sudan: Chikungunya fever
15 October 2020
The
Sudan Ministry of Health and Social Development has declared a State of Health Emergency in West Darfur after confirming 45 cases of
Chikungunya Fever .
Taiwan: Dengue Fever [Update]
13 October 2020
As of 12 October,
Taiwan reported 125
Dengue infection including 60 imported cases.
Japan: Syphilis
12 October 2020
Japan ’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo has reported 4,168
Syphilis cases through September 30. This includes more than 1,100 cases in Tokyo, 661 in Osaka and 229 each in Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures.
Saint Lucia: Dengue Fever [Update]
12 October 2020
The Ministry of Health and Wellness in
Saint Lucia has recorded a total of 540 confirmed cases of
Dengue infection including one death, so far this year.
Chad: Chikungunya Fever [Update]
12 October 2020
As of 14 August 2020,
Chad health officials reported 34,445 cases of
Chikungunya Fever infection, including 1 death.
Sudan: Poliomyelitis [Update]
12 October 2020
To date,
Sudan has confirmed 23 vaccine-derived
polio (cVDPV2) cases.
South Africa: Rabies
12 October 2020
To date,
South Africa has reported 7 cases of human
Rabies infection, among these 3 cases in KwaZulu-Natal, 3 cases in Eastern Cape and 1 case in Limpopo.