America / Cuba / Bahamas: Tropical storm likely to cause travel problems Florida, the Bahamas and Cuba will face heavy downpours and gusty thunderstorms today as a developing tropical storm moves through the region. Tropical Depression Nine is currently near the Florida Keys, the southern part of the Florida Peninsula, the western Bahamas and central
Read more →Yellow fever immunisation policy SASTM has provided a policy statement on the period of validity of yellow fever immunisation policy (see www.sastm.org.za ). The WHO recently stated that a single yellow fever vaccination is now to be regarded as providing lifelong immunity and all countries were to adopt this policy as from 11 July 2016. In
Read more →Human rabies confirmed in a female child in the Free State province. 22 July 2016
Read more →Tick-Borne Encephalitis – Netherlands (Utrecht) The Netherlands has its 1st recorded case of tick-borne encephalitis, or TBE virus, public health institute RIVM said on Thu [21 Jul 2016]. The patient, who was not identified, is thought to have picked up the tick during a walk in the Heuvelrug area near Utrecht and is now recovering from the
Read more →Low malaria risk in South Africa, June to August 2016 There is currently no increase in the number of malaria cases in the lowveld areas of Mpumalanga Province around and within the Kruger National Park, in contrast to recent media reports. The number of malaria cases reported has in fact been lower during the period May
Read more →The number of confirmed Vaccine-Preventable diphtheria cases in Malaysia has risen to 14 after an additional case was reported in a 6-year-old boy from Kedah. According to Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the boy presented with a fever on 26 Jun [2016], and his condition worsened, and he was placed on a ventilator. He was
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