Travellers Infomation
News
When travelling abroad you should be aware of health risks at your destination so that you can fully prepare for your trip. News items provide up to date advice on travel health topics including outbreaks of disease and preparation for travel to specific events. The most recent News items are listed below.
Information on the health risks in a specific country can be found on the Country Information Pages and Outbreak Surveillance Database.
Recent News
11 July 2008
Marburg haemorrhagic fever in a traveller to Uganda
4 July 2008
27 June 2008
Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever in Turkey and Russia
20 June 2008
Polio update and the current situation in Nigeria
19 June 2008
Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul in the United States
17 June 2008
Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing, China 2008 – advice for travellers
5 June 2008
30 May 2008
Avian influenza (H5N1) - Human cases in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Egypt
21 May 2008
Yellow fever in South America - changes in recommendations for Argentina and Ecuador
14 May 2008
14 May 2008
Earthquake in China - advice for relief workers and other travellers to affected areas
7 May 2008
7 May 2008
2 May 2008
UEFA Championship League final in Moscow - advice for travellers
28 April 2008
Canine rabies in France - loss of rabies free status
25 April 2008
Road traffic accidents during international travel - reducing the risk
25 April 2008
Malaria imported into the United Kingdom in 2007
25 April 2008
18 April 2008
Plasmodium falciparum malaria from Great Exuma, Bahamas
16 April 2008
Advice for travellers to the UEFA Euro 2008 Championships
16 April 2008
Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Viet Nam
14 April 2008
Yellow fever in South America - Update
7 April 2008
19 March 2008
19 March 2008
Enteric fever in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
17 March 2008
Avian influenza in birds - update
12 March 2008
Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in China, Egypt and Viet Nam
7 March 2008
Typhoid fever in the Philippines
4 March 2008
29 February 2008
Yellow fever in South America - Changes to vaccination recommendations for travellers to Argentina
25 February 2008
Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in China, Indonesia and Viet Nam
22 February 2008
13 February 2008
Yellow fever in Brazil - update
8 February 2008
25 January 2008
Changes in yellow fever certificate requirements for Costa Rica and Bolivia
18 January 2008
Dengue fever and chikungunya virus activity
17 January 2008
14 January 2008
Avian influenza H5N1 in Dorset, United Kingdom
4 January 2008
Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Viet Nam
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