The CDC updates the Zika Virus advisory for 55 countries, reports about rabies in Malaysia and Dengue in Sri Lanka, and shares recommendations on how to deal with Traveler’s Diahrrea. GDACS reports on the Tropical Cyclone FRANKLIN-17 in Mexico. WHO shares advice on how to recognize Malaria symptoms.
The CDC updates the Zika Virus travel notice for over 60 countries, updates the advisory for Yellow Fever in Brazil, and releases a new advisory for Measles in Guinea. WHO launches a Zika Virus podcast and shares that all countries with Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are at risk for Zika Virus transmission.
The U.S. Department of State warns about risks for travel to Haiti, Chad and Turkey. The CDC reports Polio on Nigeria, Zika in Mexico, and Chikungunya in Mexico, Fiji, the Caribbean, South America, and Central America.
Take Enhanced Precautions CDC 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio 2016). The 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. The Paralympic Games is scheduled for September 7 to September 18, 2016. If you plan to travel to Brazil for the Olympics or Paralympics, follow CDC’s recommendations […]
Avoid Nonessential Travel U.S. Department of State Philippines Travel Warning. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to the Sulu Archipelago and through the southern Sulu Sea, and to exercise extreme caution when traveling to the island of Mindanao, due to continued terrorist threats, insurgent activities and kidnappings. Chad Travel […]
Avoid Nonessential Travel U.S. Department of State Burundi Travel Warning. The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against all travel to Burundi. Take Enhanced Precautions CDC Lassa Fever advisory. CDC recommends that travelers to Nigeria and Benin avoid contact with rats, especially rat urine and feces; avoid eating rats; and follow hygiene […]
WHO Director-General stated that Zika virus is now spreading explosively in the Americas. Cases have been reported in 23 countries and territories in the region. CDC recommends that travelers to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America, Cape Verde and Samoa, protect themselves from the Zika virus by preventing mosquito bites. Bugs (including […]
