Travel Advisory: What's New



What is new! The latest updated travel health information.

Fiji, Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Africa, Hong Kong.
Updated: 1 July, 1998.

Fiji

24,000 cases of Dengue Fever reported since December last year.

Congo, Kenya, Uganda

Increased Cholera outbreaks. Strict food and water hygiene needed.

Papua New Guinea

Six deaths from Japanese encephalitis has been confirmed. Rural or long stay travellers should consider immunisation. Typhoid is highly endemic in the country.

Malaysia

50 cases of Typhoid Fever have been reported recently. All travellers should have up to date vaccination. Cholera incidence is also increasing.

Africa

With heavy rains in Africa recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of Malaria. All travellers should have appropriate malaria precaution.

Hong Kong

Warning not to eat fish or shell-fish during the algal outbreak. Algal toxins can cause vomiting ,diarrhoea, numbness of the mouth and impaired muscle coordination.

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