Health Professionals

Clinical Updates

Clinical Updates for Health Professionals

Information which may result in a change in travel health advice or practice is posted here.

Practitioners should also be aware of current outbreak information, for example on the following websites:

Clinical Updates

7 May 2008

Enterovirus in Asia

7 May 2008

Tropical Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar – advice for relief workers and other travellers to affected areas

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

Dengue activity update

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

Dengue in Brazil

19 March 2008

Influenza in Hong Kong, China

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

Canine rabies in France

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

Yellow fever in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay: Changes to yellow fever vaccination recommendations for Paraguay

13 February 2008

Yellow fever in Brazil - update

8 February 2008

Yellow fever in Paraguay

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

Yellow fever in Brazil

14 January 2008

Avian influenza H5N1in Dorset, United Kingdom

4 January 2008

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Viet Nam

19 December 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in China, Indonesia, Myanmar and Pakistan

13 December 2007

Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Uganda - update

5 December 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Indonesia and China

3 December 2007

Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Uganda

3 December 2007

Malaria risk for travellers

27 November 2007

Revised yellow fever vaccination recommendations

23 November 2007

Avian influenza in birds - situation update

21 November 2007

Leptospirosis in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua

19 November 2007

Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh - advice for relief workers and other travellers to affected areas

16 November 2007

Chikungunya virus infection in Italy - update

14 November 2007

Avian influenza H5N1 in Norfolk, United Kingdom

13 November 2007

Outbreak of cholera in Viet Nam

13 November 2007

Cluster of yellow fever vaccine associated viscerotropic disease, Peru

13 November 2007

Guidelines for Hajj pilgrims

8 November 2007

Rift Valley fever in Sudan

6 November 2007

Flooding in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico

26 October 2007

Malaria in Jamaica - update

26 October 2007

Malaria advice for travellers to Goa, India

18 October 2007

Ebola in DR Congo - Update

9 October 2007

Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus in a UK traveller

2 October 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Indonesia and Viet Nam

28 September 2007

Outbreak of cholera in Iraq

26 September 2007

Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Jamaica - update

13 September 2007

Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

7 September 2007

Schistosomiasis in travellers returning from Tanzania

3 September 2007

Chikungunya virus infection in Italy, Ravenna District

24 August 2007

Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Great Exuma, Bahamas

16 August 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Indonesia and Egypt

10 August 2007

Outbreak of gastroenteritis in the Dominican Republic

9 August 2007

Update on the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis for use in the United Kingdom

8 August 2007

British Behaviour Abroad

3 August 2007

Respiratory illness associated with cruise ship travel

25 July 2007

Outbreak of trichinellosis in Poland

17 July 2007

Zika virus outbreak in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia

17 July 2007

Avian influenza in birds - Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ghana, Togo, Viet Nam

11 July 2007

WHO study results on travel and venous thromboembolism

11 July

Health advice for those attending indoor and outdoor festivals

11 July 2007

Polio update

29 June 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Egypt, Indonesia and Viet Nam

21 June 2007

Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Jamaica - update

21 June 2007

Measles, Rubella and Yellow Fever Vaccination Recommendations for Travel to the American Cup (Copa América) in Venezuela

19 June 2007

Avian influenza in birds - Bangladesh, China, Ghana, Malaysia, Myanmar, Viet Nam

14 June 2007

West Nile virus

14 June 2007

Yellow fever vaccination certificates

6 June 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Indonesia and China

1 June 2007

Malaria in São Paulo, Brazil

18 May 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Indonesia

17 May 2007

Insect bite avoidance measures - an update for the summer months

16 May 2007

Rift Valley fever in Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania

14 May 2007

Avian influenza in birds - Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Japan, Pakistan, Viet Nam

8 May 2007

Health Protection Agency malaria statistics 2006

4 May 2007

Lassa fever in Liberia

23 April 2007

Rift Valley fever in Tanzania

19 April 2007

Cryptosporidiosis in Galway, Ireland

17 April 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Egypt and Cambodia

12 April 2007

Imported chikungunya virus in the United Kingdom, 2006

10 April 2007

Avian influenza in birds - Bangladesh, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia

4 April 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Egypt and China

30 March 2007

Meningitis activity and revised vaccine recommendations

22 March 2007

Avian influenza (H5N1) - human cases in Egypt and Lao People’s Democratic Republic

19 March 2007

Avian influenza in birds - Afghanistan, China (Tibet), Kuwait, Laos, Myanmar, Viet Nam

14 March 2007

Rabies in China and Peru

9 March 2007

Cluster of malaria cases from northern Goa - update

9 March 2007

Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Jamaica - update

2 March 2007

Avian influenza H5N1 - human cases in China, Egpyt and Lao People's Democratic Republic

28 February 2007

Avian influenza in birds - Afghanistan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand, Turkey

23 February 2007

Salmonella outbreak in the United States

23 February 2007

Dengue fever activity

15 February 2007

Trypanosomiasis in travellers to Malawi

15 February 2007

Avian influenza H5N1 - human cases in Egypt, Indonesia and Nigeria

5 February 2007

Avian influenza H5N1 in Suffolk, United Kingdom

1 February 2007

Rift Valley fever in Kenya and Somalia - update

1 February 2007

Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Jamaica - update 2

1 February 2007

Avian influenza in birds - Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Viet Nam

31 January 2007

Rift Valley fever in Kenya - update

26 January 2007

UK malaria treatment guidelines published

26 January 2007

Polio update

17 January 2007

Avian influenza H5N1 - human cases in China, Egypt and Indonesia

12 January 2007

Cluster of Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases from northern Goa - update

5 January 2007

Cluster of Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases from northern Goa

5 January 2007

Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Jamaica - update

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2004 Clinical Updates

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