Public Health Agency of Canada - Travel Health Advisories from the Public Health Agency of Canada
- Travel Health Notice - Medical Care Abroad
The Public Health Agency of Canada reminds travellers that there are risks involved in receiving medical care abroad. - Travel Health Notice - 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recommends routine travel advice to help ensure a healthy trip for travellers attending the 2010 Commonwealth Games. - Travel Health Notice - Malaria: Global Update
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reminds travellers that malaria transmission occurs in over 100 tropical and subtropical countries around the world. All travellers are at risk if going to a destination where malaria occurs. - Pertussis (whooping cough) in California and Idaho, USA
An increased number of pertussis cases (also called whooping cough) has been reported this year in California, USA and most recently in Idaho, USA, a state bordering on western Canada. - Polio in Angola and Tajikistan
- Global H1N1 Flu Virus
The Public Health Agency of Canada, along with the World Health Organization and public health authorities around the world, continue to monitor the H1N1 flu virus globally. - Global Chikungunya Fever Activity
The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends that travellers protect themselves from mosquito bites if going to regions where there is a risk of chikungunya - Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in China
Chinas Ministry of Health has reported 987,779 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, including 15,501 severe cases and 537 deaths this year. Officials have identified that the majority of the cases were caused by enterovirus 71, which is a more severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease that is commonly found in Canada. - Travel Health Notice - Global H1N1 flu virus
The Public Health Agency of Canada, along with the World Health Organization and public health authorities around the world, continue to monitor the H1N1 flu virus globally.