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Measures to prevent bites from mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and other insects and arthropods during travel |
How to reduce the possibility of being bitten by insects or arthropods that can transmit diseases (vector-borne), such as malaria, dengue, and tick borne encephalitis (TBE), you should?
Use an insect repellent on exposed skin to repel mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and other arthropods. DEET concentrations of 30% to 80% are effective for several hours.
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Recommendations for Travel to Saudi Arabia during the Hajj |
Each year, nearly 2 million people from over 140 countries travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj, a pilgrimage to the holy places of Islam. Travelers to Saudi Arabia during the Hajj should expect large crowds at places of lodging.
Transportation services can become very crowded as well. Crowded conditions may play a role in the transmission of certain infections, such as meningococcal disease (meningitis), influenza (the flu) and other respiratory viruses; in addition, the potential for accidental injury is increased.
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Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus |
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Advice for travelers
Avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses usually affect wild birds but have infected and caused serious disease among poultry, such as chickens. Human infections with H5N1 viruses are rare, but have also occurred in several countries since 2003.
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Plague, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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According to World Health Organization (WHO) report, a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak was reported in 2 health zones of Haut-Uele District, Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). An outbreak of plague was reported in Ituri District of Oriental Province in June 2006.
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Chikungunya Fever: India and Indian Ocean Islands |
Chikungunya fever is a viral disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infected Aedes and Culex mosquitoes, including the daytime-biting Aedes aegypti and Ae.albopictus species. Symptoms can include sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, joint pain with or without swelling, low back pain, and rash. The symptoms are very similar to those of dengue, but, unlike dengue, there is no hemorrhagic or shock syndrome form. This disease is almost always self-limited and rarely fatal.
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