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.
Detailed information on the latest Dengue fever situation in Hong Kong, as well as neighbouring and overseas countries and areas, can be found at the Centre for Health Protection’s website: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/df_imported_cases_and_overseas_figures_eng.pdf
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
Take precautions against Mpox (also known as monkeypox) when travelling abroad
Mpox (also known as monkeypox) is a zoonotic disease caused by Mpox virus. Often found in tropical forest regions of Central and West Africa.
It is mainly transmitted by contact with infected animals, human-to-human transmission is limited. Incubation period is mainly from 6 to 13 days, symptoms are similar with Smallpox infection, but less severe.
Since 6 May 2022, multiple outbreaks wer
e reported in Europe and North America countries, and many patient are self-identified as bisexual or men who have sex with men. Travellers planning to travel in these areas should avoid contact
with infected person. Travellers returning from these areas shall notify the doctor to seek medical treatment and inform the travel situation if feeling unwell.
For more information on Mpox, including the latest situation in overseas countries or places, please visit the World Health Organization and Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection’s thematic webpages at: https://www.who.int/health-topics/monkeypox#tab=tab_1
https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/105683.html
UK: H5N1 Avian Influenza
3 February 2025
The
UK Health Security Agency reported on 28 January 2025 a confirmed case of
influenza A (H5N1) in a person in the West Midlands region.
Australia: Ross River Virus
3 February 2025
Health authorities in
Queensland, Australia reported 2477 total cases of
Ross River Virus infections in 2024, more than three times the number of cases reported in 2023 (699).
Angola: Cholera [Update]
3 February 2025
Since the beginning of the outbreak, a cumulative total of 1,081 cases of
cholera have been reported from six provinces since 7 January 2025 in
Angola.
UK: Mpox
3 February 2025
The
UK Health Security Agency reported on 28 January 2025 the confirmation of the 7th clade 1b
Mpox case in the country, bringing the total to seven since last October.
USA: Measles [Update]
3 February 2025
Georgia state health officials reports confirming a
measles case in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident.
Texas health officials also announced two confirmed cases of measles in residents of Gaines County.
Brazil: Dengue Fever [Update]
3 February 2025
The
Brazil Ministry of Health reports 162,670 probable cases of
Dengue fever in 2025 so far, with 45,000 confirmed. Health officials are concerned about the high number of deaths (200) compared to case count, estimated at approximately 800 to 900 cases per death.
Brazil: Oropouche [Update]
3 February 2025
The
Brazil Ministry of Health reports 2,791 confirmed cases of
Oropouche virus infection in 2025 so far.
Brazil: Yellow Fever [Update]
3 February 2025
The
Brazil Ministry of Health reports 3 deaths out of 7 confirmed cases of
yellow fever in 2025, all in the state of São Paulo.
USA: Tuberculosis
3 February 2025
Kansas state health officials report a large outbreak of
tuberculosis in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, in the Kansas City area.
Panama: Oropouche Fever
3 February 2025
The
Panama Ministry of Health informs of the detection of an outbreak of the
Oropouche virus in the province of Darien.
Nigeria: Lassa Fever
3 February 2025
Nigeria has officially declared an outbreak of
Lassa Fever in Edo state. The state recorded 3,270 in 2024, of which 292 were confirmed positive.
Uganda: Sudan Ebola Virus Disease
3 February 2025
Philippines: Mpox [Update]
3 February 2025
Baguio City has detected a second new case of
Mpox in the city.
Réunion: Chikungunya [Update]
3 February 2025
The Regional Health Agency La
Réunion reports 339 indigenous
chikungunya cases since August 2024.
Sudan: Cholera
3 February 2025
According to the
Sudan Ministry of Health, a total of 51,290 suspected cases and 69 confirmed cases of
Cholera has been reported in 2025 so far.
Philippines: Chikungunya
3 February 2025
The
Davao City Health Office is monitoring five suspected cases of
chikungunya in Davao City.
Senegal: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
3 February 2025
Australia: Japanese encephalitis
3 February 2025
The
Victoria Department of Health reported a confirmed human case of
Japanese encephalitis (JE) in northern Victoria, the first case of JE in Victoria this season.
Fiji: HIV
3 February 2025
The Minister for Health & Medical Srvices in
Fiji has declared an
HIV outbreak, following 1093 new HIV cases since September last year.
Sierra Leone: Mpox [Update]
3 February 2025
The Ministry of Health of
Sierra Leone has reported 17 confirmed
Mpox cases since 10 January 2025.