Florida inbound continue bringing chikungunya, dengue, and malaria diseases

1 May 2024

Southern Florida health authorities have confirmed the following imported cases of mosquito-transmitted diseases so far in 2024:

London's Measles outbreak continues

1 May 2024

Measles outbreaks continue being confirmed in numerous countries in 2024, with the highest case areas being watched are Chicago and London. The U.K.

Pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak

1 May 2024

Costa Rica's Ministry of Health (MOH) are investigating a potential outbreak of Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough) in the Tibas district, situated north of San Jose.

18 Holiday destinations listed as dengue hot-spots

1 May 2024

18 countries are reporting higher-than-usual dengue cases resulting in ongoing alerts on the increased risk to International travellers of dengue fever.

Pertussis (whooping cough) Outbreak

1 May 2024

The Republic of the Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) has initiated measures to tackle a Pertussis outbreak.

Dengue risk for travellers to Bali

1 May 2024

Bali, Indonesia, has seen a surge in dengue fever cases with over 4,000 cases for 2024 and five fatalities. The escalation of cases has prompted authorities to implement alerts and proactive measures to tackle the situation and safeguard the healt

France warns of surge in imported dengue cases ahead of Olympics

1 May 2024

French health officials are warning the possibility of imported cases of dengue fever by travellers to the Olympics.

Gastro outbreak cruise liner

24 April 2024

Several passengers have been sickened during a cruise ship outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness aboard Silversea Cruises’ Silver Nova.

Polio Public Health Emergency of International Concern

24 April 2024

The thirty-eighth meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) under International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 was convened on 20 March 2024 to review the data on wild poliovirus (WPV) and circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV).

Fatal confirmed Rabies

24 April 2024

The local Timor-Leste government reported its 1st confirmed fatal human case of rabies on the 22nd of March 2024. The country was classified as rabies-free.