Chikungunya is still spreading throughout Brazil, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which documented 96,288 cases from 3 January 2021 to 1 January 2022, including 14 fatalities. A viral infection called chikungunya, which is spread by mosquito bites, can result in a high fever and...

The ongoing spread of dengue fever has been documented by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in each of the nation's five regions. 1,104,742 dengue cases, including 504 fatalities, were reported between 1 January and 31 May 2022, a 198% rise in cases over the same time period in 2021. Around the...

The first dengue fever outbreak ever has been documented by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Sao Tome and Principe, with 103 cases discovered between 15 April and 17 May 2022. No fatalities have been noted. Around the world, tropical and subtropical regions are home to the dengue virus. ...

Up to 16 June 2022, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health official newspaper reported 60,000 cases of Dengue fever in the country this year. There have also been 36 deaths from Dengue fever, which is more common in the south of Vietnam. Also, on 10 June 2022, media quoting the Sri Lanka Ministry of...

The National Environment Agency of Singapore continues to report increasing numbers of Dengue fever incidences in the country, with 4713 cases in the first 15 weeks of 2022, a greater number than in the equivalent time period in any of the past four years. This document provides current infectious...

This article discusses the prevalence and epidemiology of dengue in Brazil. Between 1 January and 11 March 2022, 161,605 cases of dengue, including 29 deaths, were reported, which represents an increase of 44% in cases compared to the same period in 2021, with the Midwest Region being the part of...

Health advice is presented with regard to COVID-19 for UK travellers going to India and other countries for the Diwali festivities in 2021.

On 28 July 2022, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published a technical report, offering contact tracing guidance to public health authorities in EU and EEA countries which can be utilised during the 2022 monkeypox outbreak. The ECDC note that although monkeypox is not...

On 24 May, 2022, Thai media reported that the Department of Disease Control had discovered 70 cases of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in the provinces of Ranong, Songkhla, and Trat between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022, with nine of these cases coming from the popular tourist island of Koh Chang ...

This article presents a risk-rating is based on a robust public health assessment of the COVID-19 risks for travellers to each country, particularly (1) Each country or territory on the FCDO foreign travel advice page provides up-to-date information on their entry rules, in response to coronavirus...