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21 Jul 2020

COVID-19: resources

Current coronavirus advice from NaTHNaC, PHE and FCO, with links to international information sources Read more
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08 Jul 2020

Measles reminder during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

All travellers are advised to be up to date with measles vaccination Read more
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09 Jul 2020

Malaria reminder during COVID-19 pandemic

Advice for travellers and health professionals Read more
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17 Dec 2019

Worldwide rabies risk reminder

A reminder for travellers of the global risk of rabies Read more

OUTBREAK SURVEILLANCE

29 Jun 2020 Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ebola in DRC

On 25 June 2020, the Minister of Health of DRC declared the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu, Ituri and South Kivu Provinces. The Emergency Committee convened by WHO agreed the current situation in these provinces no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

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04 Aug 2020

New ABTA Resource for travellers

Advice from ABTA for UK travellers planning overseas travel after lockdown Read more

28 Jul 2020

Travelling to Europe?

Travel health reminder for travellers to mainland European countries Read more

21 Jul 2020

COVID-19 (coronavirus): general advice for travellers

Advice for travellers from the UK on travel abroad and reducing spread of respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 outbreak Read more

10 Jul 2020

Bat Lyssavirus (Bat Rabies) confirmed in a cat in Italy

A cat in Tuscany has been diagnosed with rabies caused by a bat virus Read more

08 Jul 2020

Measles reminder during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

All travellers are advised to be up to date with measles vaccination Read more

07 Jul 2020

Self-isolation guidance for travellers arriving in the UK from 10 July 2020

The Government have published details of new rules in place for entering the UK from 10 July 2020 Read more

09 Jul 2020

COVID-19 (coronavirus): advice for Humanitarian Aid workers

Advice for UK humanitarian aid workers deployed overseas during COVID-19 pandemic Read more

08 Jul 2020

Access to medications abroad during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Advice for British travellers overseas during the pandemic Read more

08 Jul 2020

Interrupted vaccination schedules: general principles for travel health professionals

Guidance on how to manage interrupted vaccination schedules Read more

07 Jul 2020

Polio: Public Health Emergency of International Concern

An update on the polio Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) Read more

Outbreak Surveillance

As of 31 July 2020, a case of locally acquired (authochnous) dengue has been confirmed in southern France. This is the first reported autochthonous dengue case reported in France for 2020. Autochthonous dengue was last reported in the Occitanie region in 2018.

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Haemorrhagic fever

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Polio in Guinea

05 Aug 2020 Kankan. Guinea

As of 29 July 2020, a total of eight cVDPV2 cases were reported, the first in the country.

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COVID-19 in Hong Kong

31 Jul 2020 Hong Kong (China)

There is an overall increase in case numbers in Hong Kong. Latest case numbers are provided by the local Government and World Health Organization.

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COVID-19 in Austria

31 Jul 2020 Austria

There is an overall increase in case numbers in Austria. Latest case numbers for Austria are provided by the World Health Organisation.

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Covid-19 in Luxembourg

31 Jul 2020 Luxembourg

There is an overall increase in case numbers in Luxembourg. Latest case numbers are provided by the World Health Organization.

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Ebola in DRC

31 Jul 2020 Équateur. Democratic Republic of the Congo

As of 25 July 2020, a total of 67 cases (63 confirmed and four probable) including 31 deaths have been reported in Équateur Province.

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Haemorrhagic fever

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COVID-19 in Spain

27 Jul 2020 Spain

There is an overall increase in case numbers in Spain, particularly in the regions of Catalonia, Aragon, Pais Vasco and Navarro. Latest case numbers for Spain are provided by World Health Organization.

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Air-borne / Droplet

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Plague in DRC

24 Jul 2020 Ituri. Democratic Republic of the Congo

The health zone of Rethy in Ituri province has seen an upsurge of plague cases since June 2020. From 11 June though 15 July, six out of 22 health areas have been affected within Rethy health zone, with a total of 45 cases including nine deaths.

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Miscellaneous

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COVID-19 in Australia

22 Jul 2020 Victoria. Australia

As of 22 July 2020, the total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 6,739. Latest case numbers are provided by World Health Organization.

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Influenza A(H1N1)v in Germany

21 Jul 2020 Germany

A two-year-old male who had visited a swine farm and had close contact with two pigs, developed an influenza-like illness on 9 June 2020. The case recovered and no further cases were detected among contacts. On 1 July, genetic sequencing characterized this virus as an Eurasian avian-like swine A(H1N1) virus. Current evidence suggests that these viruses have not acquired the ability of sustained transmission among humans.

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