News & Updates

An outbreak of pertussis has been ongoing in the UK since the beginning of 2024. The number of pertussis cases from Jan - May 2024 was 7,599. Pertussis outbreaks tend to cycle every few years with 6000 cases in 2016 being the last big UK outbreak and around 24 million cases a year globally[...]

World Rabies Day aims to raise awareness and advocate for rabies elimination globally, helping to unite all people, organisations, and stakeholders in the fight against rabies[...]

The World Health Organization has recently (14 Aug 2024) announced the current outbreak of mpox in African countries is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) with potential to spread to other countries in and outside Africa[...]

Hajj is an Islamic religious pilgrimage which is attended by 2 to 3 million pilgrims annually. There are many things you can do to keep as well as possible whilst travelling[...]

JVCI recommendations on use of Dengue vaccine (Qdenga) in the UK were published on 21/03/24[...]

Most episodes of traveller's diarrhoea are self-limiting and respond to supportive measures such as rehydration. For some travellers we may discuss the use of antibiotic treatment for traveller's diarrhoea[...]

Dengue fever is a viral disease spread by infected daytime biting mosquitos. Dengue outbreaks are occurring in many countries of the world in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. A new dengue vaccine, Qdenga, was licensed in the UK in 2023[...]