Where You Should NOT Travel For the Holidays
Being able to travel the world is one of the best benefits of being a free citizen. The world has many interesting places to visit. It can be inspiring and awesome to travel and visit some of the most iconic places More...
Polio in Laos: CDC recommends travelers be fully vaccinated
Earlier this month, health authorities in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) reported on a case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) in a child from the district of Bolikhan, in More...
CDC issues travel notice for the island of Corsica due to schistosomiasis
In a follow-up to a report last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a travel notice for the island of Corsica (France) after reports of a cluster of schistosomiasis cases. France More...
CDC issues travel notice for Vietnam due to measles outbreak
Because of the measles outbreak in Vietnam in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice today for people headed to the southeast Asian country. Image/CIA According to the More...
Philippines measles outbreak tops 40,000, prompts warnings in the US, Australia
The number of measles cases in the Philippines continues to rise according to data from the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region (WHO-WPR) and countries like the United States and Australia warn the More...
CDC issues travel notice for Guinea due to Ebola outbreak
The outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Guinea includes 86 suspected cases and 62 deaths, as of Mar. 26, according to the World Health Organization. Image/CIA Eleven of the reported cases have been confirmed More...
2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil: CDC warns about travelers diarrhea, dengue fever, schistosomiasis and STDs
With just 93 days before the beginning of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) World Cup 2014 in Brazil, an estimated 500,000 soccer fans from all over the globe, including many More...
CDC issues travel notice for the Philippines due to measles outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice today for travelers to the Philippines in light of the measles outbreak on the archipelago. Image/CIA The CDC notes that the Department More...
Chikungunya outbreak continues to grow as Caribbean case count nears 1,500
Since the chikungunya virus first made it’s appearance in the Western Hemisphere in early December on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, the outbreak has continued to grow and spread throughout many parts More...
What can travelers to China and other areas with H5N1 in poultry and wild birds do to protect themselves?
On the heels of the recent case of a Canadian woman who contracted H5N1 avian influenza in Beijing, China, and subsequently died of the infection upon return to Canada, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention More...
CDC issues yellow fever travel notice for the Sudan
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel notice Wednesday for the Sudan due to the current outbreak and the risk of yellow fever to travelers. Aedes aegypti Image/CDC The World Health More...
CDC updates travel notice: Chikungunya in the Caribbean
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated the notice for travelers to the Caribbean, particularly the islands of St. Martin, Martinique and others in the French Caribbean as the number of chikungunya More...
CDC issues travel notice for St. Martin as Chikungunya cases reach 10
In a follow-up to a report Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting 10 cases of chikungunya, as of Dec. 12 that have been identified in people who live on the French side of St. Martin in the More...
Indonesia reports 6,300 measles cases in 2013, CDC issues travel notice
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported more than 6,300 confirmed measles cases in Indonesia during 2013, from Jan.1 to Nov. 11, prompting the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue More...
CDC issues travel warning about Zika Fever in Tahiti
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a travel notice for Americans traveling to the French Polynesian islands of Tahiti, Tahaa, Uturoa, Bora-Bora, Taiohae, and Arutua due to More...
Turkey measles cases increase ten-fold in 2013
The number of measles cases on the transcontinental country of Turkey has increased ten times in 2013 as compared to the previous year, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a notice More...
CDC updates travel notice for Arabian Peninsula
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated travel notice for travelers to the Arabian Peninsula, in light of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) reported from More...
CDC issues travel warnings for Japan and Poland in light of Rubella outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are advising travelers to Japan and Poland, and especially pregnant women, to be up-to-date on their Rubella vaccines in light of huge outbreaks of the viral More...
CDC advises pilgrims to Hajj and Umrah on how to protect against MERS coronavirus and other injuries and illness
With the upcoming Muslim pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah approaching fast and the infectious disease and injury risks that are associated with such mass gatherings, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention More...
Poliovirus found in Israeli sewage, CDC issues polio travel notice for Somalia and Kenya
Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) was isolated from sewage samples collected on 9 April 2013 in Rahat, southern Israel, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update June 3. Health officials emphasize, the virus More...
