Dear Dames and Knights, 

Please find below the current active outbreaks worldwide. If you plan to travel to any of the affected countries, appropriate precautionary measures are advised by FEMERAID International Team. 

Should you require further guidance, please do not hesitate to contact the General Secretary of FEMERAID International for tailored recommendations and travel health advice at secretary.general@femeraid.org 

AFRICA 

Burundi: Cholera infections, select safe food and water, consider vaccination 

Madagascar: Mpox infections, avoid contact with sick people 

Malawi: Increase in cholera, select safe food and water, consider vaccination 

Mali: Ongoing diphtheria outbreak, ensure vaccination is up to date 

Mozambique: Cholera outbreak in Nampula and Tete provinces, select safe food and water, consider vaccination 

Namibia: Cholera outbreak in Grootfontein district, select safe food and water. Measles outbreak, ensure vaccination is up to date. 

Nigeria: Lassa fever, maintain strict hygiene measures and avoid contact with sick people. Ongoing diphtheria outbreak, ensure vaccination is up to date. Polio detected, booster recommended, carry proof of vaccination. Poor air quality, minimize exposure. 

South Sudan: Suspected Marburg in Eastern Equatoria state, maintain strict hygiene measures, avoid contact with sick people 

AMERICA 

Argentina: Increase in hantavirus infections, avoid contact with rodents and their environments Brazil: Diarrhoeal disease in Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo states, select safe food and water, pay attention to hygiene 

Guatemala: Measles circulating, ensure vaccination is up to date 

Mexico: Increase in measles, ensure vaccination is up to date 

Puerto Rico (US): Influenza increasing, ensure vaccination is up to date, follow hygiene measures 

Suriname: Chikungunya, avoid mosquito bites 

United States: Elevated seasonal flu activity, ensure vaccinations are up to date, follow hygiene measures. Legionnaires' disease in Ector county, Texas state, seek medical attention if symptoms develop. Ongoing measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah states and in South Carolina state, check vaccination status. Salmonella outbreak linked to raw oysters; avoid raw oysters. 

Australia: Increased Japanese encephalitis risk in New South Wales and Victoria, avoid mosquito bites, consider vaccination 

China: Bird flu infections in several areas, avoid contact with birds, follow hygiene measures 

Cook Islands: Dengue in Rarotonga, avoid mosquito bites 

India: Increase in typhoid in Gandhinagar (Gujarat), select safe food and water, vaccination recommended 

Indonesia: Health risks following floods, remain alert, follow advice of authorities. Measles in Pamekasan regency, ensure vaccination is up to date. 

South Korea: Increase in norovirus, follow hygiene measures 

Sri Lanka: Increase in dengue, avoid mosquito bites 

Thailand: Increase in influenza, ensure vaccination is up to date, follow hygiene measures. Reduced air quality, minimise exposure. 

Vietnam: Increase in meningococcal meningitis, consider vaccination. Increasing hand, foot and mouth disease in Ho Chi Minh City, pay attention to hygiene. 

Czech Republic: Ongoing Lyme disease activity, avoid tick bites 

Germany: E. coli outbreak of unknown source, choose safe food, seek medical care if symptoms develop 

Hungary: Increase in hepatitis A, vaccination recommended, pay attention to hygiene 

United Kingdom: Ongoing seasonal flu activity, ensure vaccinations are up to date, follow hygiene measures 

6 February 2026