The Risk An increase in cases of Yellow Fever have been reported from December 2017 in Brazil, particularly in São Paulo state. Cases of yellow fever in unvaccinated travellers who travelled to risk areas in Brazil have also been reported recently in Brumadinho in Minas Gerais state, Ilha Grande in Rio de Janeiro state and [...]
TYPHOID Typhoid is most commonly spread through ingestion of food and drink that has been contaminated with faeces or urine from a human case or carrier. Travellers to all destinations should be advised to practice good Food and Water hygiene to reduce the risk of all food and water borne infections. WATER Typhoid can be [...]
Many schools and colleges are organising adventure holidays in many parts of the world this year. Trips are well organised by schools or colleges directly or by professional organisations/companies. Travel healthcare for both teachers and pupils is essential, but often only very general advice is supplied. Global Health Travel Clinic based at the health [...]
The entire state of São Paulo, Brazil should also be considered at risk for yellow fever transmission in addition to existing areas. The outbreak of yellow fever (YF) that occurred in 21 Brazilian states between December 2016 and June 2017 resulted in 777 confirmed human cases and 261 deaths During the winter months in Brazil [...]
Latest news The UK is bracing itself for one of the worst flu outbreaks since the swine flu pandemic in 2008-9. The NHS is preparing itself for a bad flu season, but there are already reports many hospitals have no spare beds available and in England many operations have been cancelled for January. If you [...]
January, February and March can be the peak period for seasonal flu in the UK. On 4/1/18 the levels of flu remain low, but the maps on the ‘flu survey’ are turning red, meaning high levels of flu are being recorded in certain areas of the country. The Independent has highlighted the first death [...]
How to prevent colds and seasonal flu at home or common infections whilst travelling. A new Royal Pharmaceutical Society survey shows that 84% of British adults don’t wash their hands for long enough to clean them of the bacteria which can cause infections such as diarrhoea, upset stomachs or pneumonia, or viruses which can [...]
Many of those with a chronic illness, such as diabetes or blood pressure, will be taking regular prescription medicines. Many travelling on holiday may take a small selection of medicines to cope with holiday ills such as diarrhoea, insect bites or heat rashes. Normally travelling with medicines does not create any problems. But travellers need [...]
If you are heading for winter sun and going afar, maybe heading for adventure, here are a few things to consider; Ensure you vaccinations are up to date for area, region or countries you are visiting If you are looking to travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays book your vaccinations early Check to [...]
The threat of a major outbreak of flu in the UK is still of concern this winter. Flu which has severely affected Australia during their winter, our summer, has been named ‘Aussie flu’ and is predicted to hit the UK this winter. However, Flu monitors show that there is a low incidence of flu generally [...]
