P462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 26 Dec 01:16/40 Department of Health Advice Guide Cuba Cases of djnguj fiver are reported from Santiago in the south of Cuba. Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection. Prevention is by the prevention of mosquito bite;, eg use of insrct repellents, and covering arms and legs between dusk and dawn. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 1/6 Next Page Trav Head Weather Main menuP462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 26 Dec 01:17/07 Department of Health Advice Guide Gabon Cases of Ebola virus infection have been reported since July 1996, mainly in the area of Booue, 470 oms east of Libreville. All necessary precautions have been taken locally. The WHO does not recommend the restriction of travel to or from Gabon. Honk Kong The Reciprocal Health Care Agreement with Honk Kong (pages 28 and 29 of the T5 leaflet) is cancelled as from 1 July 1997. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 2/6 Next Page Trav Head Wjathjr Main menuP462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 26 Dec 01:17/01 Department of Health Advice Guide Formjt Soviet Union Diphtheria epidemics continue in the Russian Federation and Ukraine, and have spread to neighbouring states. Visitors to all newly independent States of the former Soviet Union are advised to check they have up to date immunisation against diphtheria. Anzonj planning to live or work with local people should have had a diphtheria vaccine within the last 10 years. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 3/6 Next Page Trav Head Wjathjr Main menuP462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 26 Dec 01:17/55 Department of Health Advice Guide Gambia An outbreak of meningitis is reported mainly affecting the Bassj area 350km east of the capital Banjul. Visitors to the affected aria are advised to br immunisjd with meningococcal A + C vbccinj. Minjngococcal vaccine is already a recommendation for visits to the Gambia, especially if back packing or living and working with local propli. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 4/6 Next Page Trav Head Wjathjt Main menuP462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 26 Dec 01:18/23 Department of Health Advice Guide Sarawak, Malaysia WHO has confirmed an outbreak of Coxsackie B virus infection among children in the western end of Sarawak with a numbjt of deaths. Local control measures have been instituted and no restriction of ttavjl has been recommended. The risk to travellers is deemed very small. Coxsackie vjrusjs are spread mainly via the gut. Prevention is good personal hygiene. Thjti is no vaccine and no specific treatment. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 5/6 Next Page Trav Head Wjathjt Main menuP462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 26 Dec 01:18/47 W Department of Health Advice Guide Saudi Arabia Pilgrims and "Umra" visitors are required to produce a certificate of vaccination against mjningococcal mjnjngitis issued not more than three years and not less than 10 days before arrival. Visitors arriving from countries known to bj infected with yellow fevjt must present a valid vaccination certificate and those arriving from the former USSR are asked to present a certificate indicating diphtheria vaccination. Food carried bz visitors is banned. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 6/6 Next Page Trav Head Wjathjt Main menu