WHO, CDC and State Department Travel and Health Warnings

March 24, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|International Sources

The World Health Organization issued the following health alerts since the last ITT travel and health warning update:

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March 20: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (here)
March 20: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus (here)
March 20: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus (here)
March 18: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (here)
March 17: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus (here)
March 17: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (here)
March 17: Poliovirus in Cameroon (here)

Note: The above avian influenza alerts all originate in China.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following health notices:

March 18: Measles in the Philippines (here)
March 17: Zika Fever in Easter Island (here)

The State Department released the following travel alert and warnings:

March 21: The State Department issued a Travel Warning for Ukraine, particularly the Crimean Peninsula and eastern regions of Kharkiv, Donetsk and Lugansk due to the presence of Russian military forces in the Crimean Peninsula, and in Russia near the Ukrainian border (here).
March 21: The State Department issued a Travel Warning for Mali, due to on-going threats of terrorist attack (here).
March 18: The State Department issued a Travel Alert for Egypt, due to continuing social and political unrest (here).