According to media report, another international traveller who felt ill after flying has been diagnosed with measles. Read more on https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/39558100/man-contracts-measles-exposes-others/

Two confirmed cases of measles among international travelers are reported in media. According to the article, health officials in New Jersey and Michigan are warning travelers who passed through three airports that they may have been exposed to measles following two confirmed cases in international travelers. Read more on https://nypost.com/2018/03/15/measles-warning-issued-after-infected-travelers-flew-to-three-airports/

Canadian public health officials are investigating a confirmed case of measles on an Air Canada flight from Switzerland. Online news reported that this latest case, coincidentally, is the second such measles incident involving possible exposure on an Air Canada flight from Switzerland in a matter of weeks. Last month, the Canadian officials confirmed that an infant was infected after a recent international travel.

Please note for your information that a WHO Disease Outbreak News has been posted for the following public health event:

·     Suspected Plague (Ex-Madagascar) in Seychelles - - http://www.who.int/csr/don/26-october-2017-plague-seychelles/en/    

Please note for your information that a Disease Outbreak News has been posted by WHO for the following public health event:

·        Marburg virus disease in Uganda - http://www.who.int/csr/don/25-october-2017-marburg-uganda/en/

On 20 February 2017, the Ministry of Health of Benin notified WHO of a Lassa fever case in Tchaourou district, Borgou Department, Benin, close to the border with Nigeria. Read more at WHO disease outbreak news http://www.who.int/csr/don/10-march-2017-lassa-fever-benin-togo-burkina-faso/en/

Dear Colleagues,
Please note for your information that the Handbook for management of public health events on board ships is now available in French on WHO website:
http://www.who.int/ihr/publications/9789241549462/fr/

The third edition of the IHR has just been published. For those of us working at ports, the change of particular interest to us is that yellow fever protection by approved vaccination is now recognised by WHO as providing lifetime protection as compared to the previous 10 year validity. Available at http://www.who.int/ihr/publications/9789241580496/en/