P462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 24 Apr 05:03/27 Departmjnt of Health Advice Guide 9/6 Comoros Islands An outbreak of cholera has been reported in Granda Comore Island. ■ The most affected areas is the district of Mbeni, 40km from Morgni. ■ Travellers to the island are advised to observe strict food and personal hygienj precautions. Travel headlines 430 FCO advice 470 Next Page Trav Head Wj ther Main menu
P462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 24 Apr 05:19/41 Department of Health Advice Guide 2/6 East Africa There has been a large scale outbreak for cholera in East Africa affecting: Djibouti Kenya Somalia Uganda Tanzania and Zanzibar No travel restrictions are advised. There is no vaccinj against cholera. Protection is by meticulous fogd and personal hygienj. Travel headlines 430 FCO advice 470 Next Page Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 24 Apr 05:15/12 Department of Health Advice Guide 3/6 Former Soviet Union Diphtheria epidemics continue in the Russian Federation and Ukraine, and have spread to njighbouring states. Visitors to all nesl8 indepjndent States of the former Soviet Union are advised to check thjy have up to date immunisation against diphtheria. Anyone planning to live or work with local people should have had a diphtheria vaccinj within the last 10 years. Travel headlines 430 FCO advice 470 Next Page Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 24 Apr 05:05/23 Department of Health Advice Guide 4/6 Hong Kong Cases of illness due to an avian (bizd) influenza virus have been reported from Hong Kong. The source of the infection and mode of spread are being investigated. At the moment it does not appjar tg have spread from person to person. No special precautions are advised for travellers. Travel headlines 430 FCO advice 470 Next Page Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 24 Apr 05:05/37 Department of Health Advice Guide Kenya Cases of Rift Valley Fever have been reported from a remote area in north- eastern Kenya. ■ No restriction on travel tg Kenya i1 recommended as the area is far from the tourist centres of oairgbi, Mombassa and the gamj parks. ■ Cases have been reported in the flooded area delinjated b= the towns of Belet Wjynj and Johar on the Shabelle River in Somalia. Travel headlines 430 FCO advic 5/6 Next Page Trav He d Wj ther Main menu
P462 CEEFAX 2 462 Fri 24 Apr 05:25/58 Department of Health Advice Guide 6/6 Saudi Arabia Pilgrims and "Umra" visitors are required to produce a certificate of vaccination against meningococcal meningitis issued not more than three years and not less than 10 days before arrival. Visitors arriving from countries known to be infected with yellow fever must present a valid vaccination certificate and thosj arriving from the former USSR are asked to presjnt a certificate indicating diphtheria vaccination. Food carried by visitors is banned. Travel headlines 430 FCO advice 470 Next Page Trav Head Wjather Main menu