080315 – World Status Report
August 3, 2015
Avoid Nonessential Travel
CDC
- Ebola standing travel notice. CDC urges all US residents to avoid nonessential travel to Guinea and Sierra Leone because of unprecedented outbreaks of Ebola in those countries.
U.S. Department of State
- 7/27/15 Nigeria Travel Warning. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states because the security situation in northeast Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable.
- 7/17/2015 Niger Travel Warning. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Niger and specifically recommends citizens avoid travel to the Diffa region, particularly those areas adjacent to Niger’s southern and eastern border, and Lake Chad.
- 7/16/2015 Ukraine Travel Warning. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all travel to Crimea and the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, and recommends those U.S. citizens currently living in or visiting these regions to depart.
Take Enhanced Precautions
WHO
- 07/29/2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia. Between 16 and 25 July 2015, the National IHR Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notified WHO of 8 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, including 1 death.
- 07/24/2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia. Between 1 and 14 July 2015, the National IHR Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notified WHO of 6 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection
- 07/23/2015 Meningococcal disease – Niger (update). Between 1 January and 28 June 2015, the Ministry of Public Health of Niger notified WHO of 8,500 suspected cases of meningococcal meningitis, including 573 deaths. This was the largest meningitis outbreak caused by Neisseria meningitides serogroup C in the African meningitis belt.
- 07/21/2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Republic of Korea. Between 18 and 21 July 2015, the National IHR Focal Point of the Republic of Korea notified WHO of no additional cases of infection and no new deaths related to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
- 07/18/2015 Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – China. On 16 July 2015, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of 5 additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, including 3 deaths.
U.S. Department of State
- 7/17/2015 Djibouti Travel Warning. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Djibouti, including the risk of attack by terrorist organizations in the region.
- 7/16/2015 Tunisia Travel Alert. The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Tunisia and recommends that U.S. citizens in Tunisia maintain a high level of vigilance in light of recent terrorist attacks on sites frequented by tourists.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- 08/03/2015 Summary of public health threats, CDTR week 31/2015. This issue covers the period 26 July to 1 August 2015 and includes updates on a fatal case of anthrax following animal exposure in Bulgaria, cases of cutaneous diphtheria reported in the EU, louse-borne relapsing fever in the Netherlands and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Ebola News
CDC
WHO
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Watch the latest on the #EbolaResponse with WHO’s Dr Bruce Aylward https://t.co/MtcNva6I6n #SierraLeone pic.twitter.com/qAJlDmJv1R
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 3, 2015
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Here is the latest WHO #Ebola situation report (29 July 2015) http://t.co/IlcfYopfRo pic.twitter.com/vtQCEAwwHo
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 29, 2015
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