080917 – World Status Report
August 9, 2017
Take Enhanced Precautions
CDC
- Rabies in Malaysia. The Malaysian state of Sarawak has declared parts of three divisions to be “rabies infectious areas.”
- Dengue in Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka has reported a dengue epidemic. More than 100,000 cases have been reported across the country.
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
- FRANKLIN-17 Mexico (138.9km/h). Tropical Cyclone FRANKLIN-17 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the Maximum sustained wind speed and the affected population and their vulnerability.
Zika News
CDC
- Zika Virus advisories updated forMexico, Cape Verde, Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, Curaçao, French Guiana, Marshall Islands, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sint Maarten, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands, Colombia, Bolivia, Suriname, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Guyana, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Venezuela, Grenada, Fiji, Belize, Saint Lucia, Argentina, Anguilla, Peru, Cuba, Sint Eustatius, Saba, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Turks and Caicos Islands, Maldives, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Palau, Montserrat, Guinea-Bissau, Solomon Islands, and Angola.
Recommended Reading / Viewing
CDC
- Travelers’ Diarrhea. Self-treat your travelers’ diarrhea and still enjoy your international trip.
WHO
- How to recognize Malaria symptoms
#Malaria symptoms usually appear 10-15 days after the infective mosquito bite:
-Fever
-Headache
-Chillshttps://t.co/OjAYjPF6uz pic.twitter.com/gJPFvre3Xy— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 7, 2017
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