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Uganda: Ebola outbreak confirmed
Uganda has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak. So far, one case of Sudan Ebola disease has been confirmed in a nurse at Mulago Referral Hospital in Kamapala who died on 29 January 2025. The source of acquisition is unknown, investigations are ongoing. No other health workers or patients have shown symptoms of the disease. A total of 45 contacts, including health workers and family members of the confirmed case (deceased) have been identified and are currently under close monitoring. The identification of the case in a densely populated urban area requires rapid and intense response.
Panama: Oropouche outbreak in Darien province
The Ministry of Health, through the Epidemiology Department of the General Directorate of Public Health, informs the population of the detection of an outbreak of the Oropouche virus (OROV) in Darien province. So far, OROV infection was confirmed in 34 patients.
India: Zika situation in 2024
Between 1 January and 31 December 2024, a cumulative total of 151 Zika virus disease (ZVD) cases were reported from three states in India (Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra states). Maharashtra State reported a cumulative total of 140 ZVD cases through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP). Additionally, Karnataka and Gujarat states reported ten and one cases, respectively, in 2024. Underreporting is likely, given the mild to asymptomatic course of infection in most cases.
As of 31 December 2024, no cases of microcephaly and/or Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with this outbreak have been reported.
India: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreak in Pune
The Maharashtra health department has reported two suspected deathd linked to the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreak, which has primarily affected Pune. More than 120 cases have been reported so far. Among those infected, 16 patients are on ventilator support, with children under 9 and elderly individuals between 50 and 80 particularly affected. Investigation are ongoing.
The first suspected case in Pune dates back to 9 January 2025 when hospital tests detected the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni in patient samples, which is known to be responsible for almost a third of GBS cases worldwide.
Saudi Arabia: Meningococcal vaccines for all travelers - entry requirement
As of 1 February 2025, Saudi Arabia is introducing a compulsory vaccination for all travellers, including pilgrims making the Umrah or Hajj. The presentation of a vaccination certificate against meningitis (not older than 5 years for conjugate meningitis vaccines) will be required for everyone aged two and over.
Vaccination with a conjugate vaccine (Menveo®, Menquadfi®, Nimenrix®) is valid for 5 years, vaccination with a polysaccharide vaccine (Mencevax®, no longer in use in CH) is valid for 3 years .
Argentina: Trichinellosis outbreak in the province Cordoba
The Ischilín department reported 14 new cases of trichinellosis in 2025.
Trichinella infections are frequently reported in Argentina. Homemade sausage foods do not usually go through regulatory sanitary controls and may be sold privately on the roads of the country.
Trichinellosis is caused by the larvae of an intestinal worm when eating insufficiently cooked meat (mainly pork, but also game and other animals such as bear). Symptoms vary widely: muscle pain, inflammation of the eyelids and eye pain, diarrhea, and fever. Cardiac and neurological complications are possible, and the disease is sometimes fatal.
Brazil: First cases of rabies in capybaras
The first cases of rabies in capybaras (a mammal in the guinea pig family) on the coast of São Paulo raise concerns about virus monitoring. The variant detected in Ilha Anchieta was the same one carried by common vampire bats, which probably fed on the rodents' blood at a time of habitat alteration.
Three capybaras were found dead on Ilha Anchieta, in the municipality of Ubatuba (São Paulo state), between December 2019 and January 2020. The cases occurred shortly after the works carried out on the ruins on that island in 2019, when the roof of a building was renovated and the bats temporarily lost their shelters.
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Türkiye: Contaminated alcohol in Istanbul
According to media, there have been reports of about 80 cases of methanol poisoning (including 34 deaths) due to counterfeit/adulterated alcohol in Istanbul since 13 January 2025. It is possible that not all cases are being detected and the full extent is unknown. Methanol poisoning usually manifests itself within 12 to 24 hours of ingestion with neurological (e.g. headache, altered consciousness), gastrointestinal (e.g. nausea, vomiting, severe abdominal pain) and ophthalmological (e.g. blurred vision, photophobia) symptoms. Complications include seizures, loss of vision, kidney failure, respiratory arrest, coma and death. Counterfeit alcohol is widespread in Turkey due to the rising cost of alcoholic beverages.
Australia: Increase risk of mosquito borne diseases during summer season
The risk of mosquito borne infection is increased during the current Australian summer season. Various mosquito borne diseases occur in Australia such as:
- Ross River fever (RRF) is the most commonly reported mosquito-borne disease in Australia, averaging around 5’000 infections each year, although this is likely to be an underestimate of the true number. It is widespread in Australia but more commonly found in Queensland, the Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Ross-River-virus is an arthritogenic alphavirus.
- Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) - MVE virus is enzootic (endemic in animals) in freshwater habitats of the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the northern area of the Northern Territory. Occasional outbreaks occur as far south as NSW following the migration of infected birds and with local mosquito populations boosted by rainfall/flooding. While most people with MVE virus are asymptomatic, apparent clinical infection is often severe due to neurological involvement, causing death in approximately 15-30% of cases and residual mental or functional disability in up to half of those who survive. The causative virus belongs to the family of flaviviruses.
- Dengue - the dengue virus is no longer endemic in Australia but is introduced each year by infected travellers arriving from overseas. Risk of infection is elevated in Queensland or on the Cocoseilande (Throat Islands).
- Japanese Encephalitis occurs in Australia. First outbreaks were reported in 2022 in the states of Queenland, New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria - mainly in the Murray valley with over 70 pig farms affected throughout temperate regions of the country. Human cases and deaths had been reported. In the current season 2024/25, only sporadic human cases have been reported so far. The situation in Torres Strait and Cape York Pennisula in north eastern Australia is unclear since surveillance has been stopped since many years.
For more details to the diseases and other mosquito borne disease in Australia such as Barma Forest and Kunjin virus (a subtype of West Nile virus) infection, see LINK.
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Find out about the latest content updates on the websiteEntry requirements for yellow fever - update
The entry requirements for yellow fever have been updated for Bolivia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Malaysia, Paraguay, Sao Tomé and Principé.
Mpox – updated informationen and recommendations
Mpox recommendation have been updated by the Swiss Expert Committee for Travel Medicine on 5 January 2025.
Polio – updated WHO temporary recommendations
The country pages have been updated to reflect the updated WHO temporary polio recommendations.
Yellow Fever Country List
The 'Yellow fever country list (vaccination recommendations and countries’ entry requirements) has been updated and is available on PRO Version -> yellow fever -> documents for professionals
Entry requirements for polio - update
The entry requirements for polio have been updated for Nepal.
SOP meningococal meningitis - update
SOP meningococal meningitis has been updated and is available on PRO version.
Measles entry requirements
Measles entry requirements have been lifted for Solomon Islands.
Meningitis entry requirements - update
Meningitis entry requirements have been updated for Saudi Arabia.
Tanzania: Marburg virus outbreak – update
New recommendations for travellers have been issued by Tanzania. See LINK.