Dear Dames and Knights, 

please find below the latest medical alerts regarding active infectious disease outbreaks worldwide. 

If you are planning to travel to any of the affected destinations, or if you are currently residing in one of these areas and require further information on prevention measures, personal protection, or reducing your risk of infection, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of the General Secretary of FEMERAID International. We will be pleased to provide you with the latest evidence-based travel health advice and outbreak guidance. 

AFRICA 

Angola: Ongoing mpox activity, avoid contact with sick people 

Cameroon: Cholera outbreak, select safe food and water, consider vaccination 

Chad: Cholera outbreak in multiple regions, select safe food and water, consider vaccination 

Congo (DRC): Cholera outbreak, select safe food and water, consider vaccination. Ebola outbreak growing, consider deferring non-essential travel, obtain itinerary-specific advice. Measles outbreaks, ensure vaccination is up to date. 

Congo-Brazzaville: Increase in cholera, select safe food and water, consider vaccination Ghana: Yellow fever in Sissala East municipality, vaccination recommended, avoid mosquito bites 

Malawi: Increasing measles infections, check vaccination status 

Mozambique: Ongoing measles infections, check vaccination status 

Nigeria: Cholera outbreak in Borno state, select safe food and water, consider vaccination Senegal: Ongoing diphtheria risk, ensure vaccination is up to date 

South Africa: Ongoing measles outbreak, check vaccination status 

Uganda: Ebola outbreak declared over, maintain strict hygiene, consider deferring non-essential travel 

Brazil: Measles, check vaccination status 

Costa Rica: Chikungunya outbreak, avoid mosquito bites. Increase in hepatitis A, consider vaccination, pay attention to hygiene. Increased dengue transmission, avoid mosquito bites. Cuba: Limited healthcare services, shortages of medicines and safe water, defer non-essential travel 

Haiti: Anthrax risk in Grand’Anse department, avoid contact with animals, follow hygiene measures 

Nicaragua: Chikungunya infections rising, avoid mosquito bites 

United States: Local dengue transmission in Florida, avoid mosquito bites. Measles increasing in Wisconsin state, check vaccination status. West Nile virus infections increasing in California state, avoid mosquito bites. 

ASIA & THE PACIFIC 

Australia: Influenza increasing, ensure vaccination is up to date, follow hygiene measures. Measles outbreak in Adelaide, ensure vaccination is up to date. 

Bangladesh: Increase in dengue infections, avoid mosquito bites. Measles outbreak, ensure vaccination is up to date. 

Cambodia: Ongoing dengue activity, avoid mosquito bites 

China: Bird flu infections detected, avoid contact with birds, follow hygiene measures 

Fiji: Increase in influenza-like illness, follow hygiene measures, ensure vaccination is up to date 

India: Increasing dengue infections in several states, avoid mosquito bites 

Indonesia: Zika in Bali province, assess individual infection risk, avoid mosquito bites 

Micronesia: Increase in diarrhoeal infections in Yap state, select safe food and water 

New Zealand: Increase in influenza, ensure vaccination is up to date, follow hygiene measures 

Papua New Guinea: Measles outbreak, ensure vaccination is up to date 

Philippines: Increased dengue, avoid mosquito bites. Increased risk of leptospirosis, avoid contact with contaminated water. Solomon Islands: Increase in influenza-like illness, follow hygiene measures, ensure vaccination is up to date 

South Korea: Increase in hand, foot and mouth disease, pay attention to hygiene. Influenza increasing earlier than usual, ensure vaccination is up to date, follow hygiene measures. 

Vanuatu: Dengue outbreak on Efate and Espiritu Santo islands, avoid mosquito bites. Diarrhoea outbreak on Tanna island, select safe food and water. Pertussis outbreak in Penama province, ensure vaccination is up to date. 

Vietnam: Increasing hand, foot and mouth disease, pay attention to hygiene 

Austria: Legionnaires’ outbreak in Linz, seek medical attention if symptoms develop 

Belgium: West Nile virus infections in Flanders region, prevent mosquito bites 

France: West Nile virus infections increasing, prevent mosquito bites 

Germany: Malaria infections near Frankfurt Airport, be aware of symptoms, prevent mosquito bites 

Kosovo: Increase in measles, check vaccination status 

Moldova: Risk of West Nile Virus infection, avoid mosquito bites 

Netherlands: West Nile virus infections increasing, prevent mosquito bites 

Romania: West Nile virus infections in multiple counties, avoid mosquito bites 

Spain: West Nile virus infections increasing in several provinces, avoid mosquito bites 

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 

Yemen: Increase in dengue, avoid mosquito bites 

Should you require further guidance, please do not hesitate to contact the General Secretary of FEMERAID International for tailored recommendations and travel health advice at secretary.general@femeraid.org

 FEMERAID International Operational Office 

7 October 2026