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Travel Alert: Yellow Fever

YELLOW FEVER in UGANDA, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CONGO DR, COTE D’IVOIRE, GAMBIA, SIERRA LEONE The outbreak in Northern Uganda has confirmed 53 deaths since the disease was first detected in late 2010. In Cote d’Ivoire 35 deaths have been reported in the past month. Central African Republic [CAR] reported 4 suspected cases of yellow […]

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Travel Alert: Malaria in India, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka

Travel Alert: Malaria in India, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka

Each year, more than 250 million cases of malaria are reported worldwide, killing between one and 3 million people. 90% of malaria-related deaths take place in Sub-Saharan Africa. Reports of malaria continue to appear in Mumbai India. In Andhra Pradesh India 2 deaths have been reported this year and 311 cases were reported in February […]

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Travel Alert: Hepatitis B in India and Uganda

Travel Alert: Hepatitis B in India and Uganda

In Punjab India as many as 142 cases have been confirmed so far this year. In Gujarat India 92 deaths were reported in the past year, most between 15 and 45 years old. In Uganda 24 cases have been reported this year; 4 deaths have been reported out of the 74 cases reported in 2010. […]

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