Travel Talk

The World Malaria Report is published annually in December by the World Health Organisation.

Plague is an ancient disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and transmitted by rodent flea bites that continues to surprise us with first-ever events. This review documents plague in human cases in the 1st decade of the 21st century. In the United States, 56 persons were reported to have the disease, of which seven died.

As the bat breeding season begins, NSW Health is warning people not to approach or handle injured bats and flying foxes to avoid exposure to the potentially fatal Australia Bat lyssavirus, which is closely related to the rabies virus.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand has issued guidance for foreign tourists to act and dress respectfully and has updated tourist attraction and events which will remain closed during the period of national mourning. TAT officials asked visitors to wear sombre and respectful attire when in public.

A Brazilian study shows that infection of a pregnant woman by Zika virus may represent a risk to the baby's neurological development even when it occurs only a few days before the mother gives birth. Read more