Viral haemorrhagic fever

VHFs (with the exception of dengue) are very rare in UK travellers, they can cause a range of symptoms from a relatively mild illness, to severe, life Read more

Rabies

Rabies occurs in warm-blooded mammals and is transmitted to humans, most often by a bite or scratch from an infected animal, usually a dog Read more

Dengue

Dengue is an infection caused by the dengue virus of which there are four different subtypes. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes
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Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis (polio) is a potentially paralysing viral infection that only occurs in humans Read more

Yellow fever

Yellow fever is caused by a virus, which circulates between infected monkeys or humans and mosquitoes and occurs in parts of the tropical and sub-trop Read more