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11/14/2025

Wild Polio Virus Confirmed in Hamburg, Germany Wastewater

WPV1 has not been detected in wastewater in Germany in the past.

Wild polio virus infection causes paralytic polio

10/21/2025

Fiji's HIV Outbreak Intensified in 2025

Bluetoothing in Fiji is a national crisis.

Bluetoothing in Fiji is a national crisis

10/20/2025

Lyme Disease Carrying Ticks Found Across Great Britain

In Scotland, the tick is present is most of the Highland Glens, as well as part of Galloway and the Outer Hebrides.

The UK Health Security Agency and the Centre for Climate and Health Security recently reconfirmed that there are approximately 20 species of ticks that are endemic to the United Kingdom (UK). As of October 7, 2025, the data presented on the UKHSA dashboard focuses specifically on the Ixodes ricinus....

10/14/2025

The Republic of the Maldives Achieves Hepatitis B, HIV, Syphilis Triple Elimination

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that the Republic of the Maldives has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis. This makes the Maldives the first country in t...

10/11/2025

Florida's East Coast Dengue Challenges Continue in October 2025

To notify residents and visitors of this health risk, the DOH has announced that Alachua, Bay, Clay, Duval, Hillsborough, Lafayette, Leon, Palm Beach, Pasco, and Pinellas counties are currently under a mosquito-borne illness advisory.

And Brevard, Escambia, and Miami-Dade counties are presently under a mosquito-borne illness alert.

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) recently reported additional mosquito-transmitted Dengue Fever cases, one each in Miami-Dade and Brevard counties along the east coast. In 2025, 47 cases of locally acquired Dengue have been reported in Brevard (31), Hillsborough, Miami-Dade (14), and Pasco cou...

10/08/2025

Will Canada Lose Its Measles-Free Status in October 2025

Canada measles requirement expires at the end of October 2025

10/08/2025

Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate Is On-Track

While Lyme disease has been found in the northeastern USA for decades, ticks in the upper Midwest are now spreading this severe disease.

Valneva SE today reaffirmed that the Phase 3 clinical trial of its Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15, remains on track.

10/08/2025

Louisville Issues West Nile Virus Alert

The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) is alerting the Kentucky community to a concerning increase in West Nile virus (WNV) infections in Jefferson County, home to over 780,000 residents. As of early October 2025, nine residents have been confirmed to have contracted t...

10/08/2025

Hawaiʻi Mumps Case Reveals Under-vaccination Concerns

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health recently confirmed a case of mumps in an individual on Hawaiʻi Island.

While vaccination rates among kindergartners in Hawaiʻi improved last school year compared to the 2023-2024 school year, gaps in coverage remain a health risk. For example, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) recently confirmed a case of mumps in an individual on Hawaiʻi Island. Mumps is a con...

10/04/2025

Mpox Outbreak Continues in Chicago

104 cases of Mpox have been reported....

more cases than were reported over the same time period in 2023 (40) and 2024 (53) combined.

While the United States has witnessed a reduction in Mpox cases in 2025, the city of Chicago's recent spike in cases has not abated. According to the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), from June to September 30, 2025, 104 cases of Mpox have been reported. Those are more cases than were repo...

10/02/2025

5% of Cruise Ship Passengers Diagnosed with Norovirus

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) reports on various norovirus outbreaks onboard cruise ships. According to the CDC's recent report, the Serenade of the Seas's current voyage (September 19, 2025–October 2, 2025), about 5% of passengers (94 ...

09/29/2025

Costa Rica's Dengue Risk Reduced in 2025

The incidence rates were reported in San José, Alajuela, and Puntarenas.

https://www.vax-before-travel.com/costa-ricas-dengue-risk-reduced-2025-2025-09-29highest